The Greatest Fantasy Baseball Player On Earth

[DOUGHBOYS]

Sometimes, I don't care if I step on somebody's toes or hurt their feelings.
One of the benefits of getting old I guess.
So in this time of, 'Congratulations, you're a great player, blah, blah, blah', I wonder who really is the greatest player of all.

First, I can tell you that he (sorry Jules and other ladies, in an industry so dominated by men, I'll stay with 'he' here....See, I told you I don't mind stepping on toes)
must come from the NFBC.
I know, I know, there are millions of fantasy baseball players, writers, and enthusiast who don't perform in the NFBC.
Too bad for them.
Until they get tired of winning lesser leagues or shelling out fantasy advice like ' No, I would not trade Trout for the Rockies staff', these folks cannot be considered.
If they really want to earn their chops, they'd step up and be part of the best, as is, they are more comfortable being a shark in waters filled with minnows.

So, what about NFBC'ers?
How do we go about seeing who the best player is?
First, lets take away the thought that he MUST play in Diamond Leagues or expensive leagues.
Having the means to play in these leagues only means you have the means to play in these leagues.
Is that mean?
Good! I mean it.
I know some will say that with more money at stake, the tenacity level is raised, but tenaciousness is only a small part of what it takes to be a great player.
These players win vast amounts of money when winning these leagues and get mucho pub for doing so. But, no pub at all for losing $10,000 in one league.
If a player loses $10,000 in this league and wins a Main Event and two $250 satelites, is he a good player?
You bet your ass he is!
But, he lost money, you say.
True, he comes out losing a few hundred bucks, but go ahead and try and win three leagues in a year, not so easy to do.
What if he wins the Diamond and doesn't cash in eight other leagues?
Well, it's great for his pocketbook, but we're looking for a winner, not a one trick pony.

So, the idea is to win.
What a novel idea!
We can have a list of the all-time winners and how much money they've won, but that too, does not work.
Missing is how much money these folks put in to win all this money.
I can play 10 years and not cash in one Main Event league and cash in a couple of Diamond Leagues and VOILA! I am a heavy cash winner.
That doesn't work.

What about Main Event overall winners and great placers?
I have placed high in the Main Event, but sadly, I'll have to discount that as well.
You see, although it is a thought of winning the overall, we're really striving to win our leagues first.
If we win or place in the overall, it is gravy on that Thanksgiving turkey.
I know, I know, Dave Potts, Lindy, Steve and all the rest are great players and they may be THE GREATEST', but winning the overall signals a great year, not the greatest player for that achievement alone.
I also don't think winning an overall should be the largest part of getting Hall of Fame acknowledgement, but that's above my pay grade.

The greatest player must pass the eyeball test. It seems that every league you see this guy in, he is either on top or near the top. He wins $125 satelite leagues, he wins Main Events....He just wins, baby.

The true test would to take all the money that a player has invested in NFBC leagues and then weigh that against how much he has won from leagues.
12 teams, 15 teams, satelites, Diamonds, Auctions, it doesn't matter, they'd all be included.
But, we don't have that information.
At least, I don't.
KJ's standings also have to be taken into consideration.
They are a well thought out tool for signalling the 'who's who' of the NFBC.
And again, there is that eyeball test.
Go ahead, look through any standings over the last few years and you'll probably see his name around the top.
It doesn't matter if it's a small or large league, it's there.

Steve Jupinka, you are the greatest fantasy player on earth.
I don't have the numbers to prove it, but you pass every other test.
This title doesn't mean much to those in the real world.
But, to us, it is quite an achievement.
Congratulations, you're a great player, blah, blah, blah, Steve!

[DOUGHBOYS]

After thinking about this, I am wrong.
No doubt about it, Steve is a wonderful fantasy baseball player. Consistency is the key to being a real Champ in our hobby and nobody has had the consistency of Mr. Jupinka.

But, and like mine, it is a big BUT, there is a better fantasy baseball player than Steve.

He is coming to the Main Event next March 23 and/or 30.
We don't know yet whether he'll be coming to Las Vegas or New York, or Chicago, or be Online next year, but he'll be there.
He'll be there because he knows in his heart of hearts that he is better than Steve. And, not only does he want to show Steve that he is the better fantasy man, he wants to show everybody.

He'll do his homework, he'll prep, he'll draft early, he'll draft often.
Nothing will stop him in showing Mr. Jupinka that his consistency stops NOW.
This guy is unstoppable.
And when he reaches that draft table on March 23 or 30, he'll know it is he that the other 400-500 drafters had better watch out for.

Who is this guy?
It is you and me.
Every one of us knows that we can beat Steve Jupinka.
This year Dave Potts did it.
Lasy year, Lindy.
We know it in our hearts.
We know that it'll be us next time.
There is a part in each and every one of us that knows we're the best in this hobby.
If you're reading this, you're one of the best already.
The next step is proving to everybody else that you are THE best.

[Dak]

Come on man!! Jupinka is no better than anyone else...........in or out of the NFBC!