The NFBC, Me, and Thank You!
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:50 am
The NFBC sure has changed since I joined in 2005.
Back then, we had a few satelite leagues and the Main Event, That was it.
Now, we have so many games to choose from.
There is something here for everybody.
Greg has even added betting on teams.
That is beyond me, but Greg has done more than a few things I've disagreed with.
And done some things that I wholeheartedly backed.
From my perspective, the NFBC loses in allowing betting.
We can no longer tell politicians or states that we are a skills game only.
In my mind, as soon as the first bet is received, our site changes.
We are doing what Pete Rose did, only with permission.
Worse, we lose some of our charm.
It's just not my thing, but Greg knows what he is doing.
And I'm not gonna be negative on the Main pages and raising Hell like I do with lesser items like game 163
I wasn't even on these Message Boards that much back when starting. And why would I be? I was a rookie, knowing my place.
The Boards were dominated by Gekko and others.
Loud posters who knew they were good.
When making my bones, I started writing. It felt good. I wrote in College, majored in journalism, and loved baseball.
I really appreciate that Greg gave me this space to write.
That started when I was posting three or four threads on the Main Page.
Can you even imagine three or four new threads on the Boards each day now? Let alone by the same poster?
Then thinking that I was dominating those pages so much that I would find myself writing under different subjects to ease the saturation.
Steve Jupinka suggested to Greg that I have my own subject line and here I am.
Its become a labor of love.
Its also become a little nook where I like to think that only the savviest of NFBC players check out
Over the years, a lot of stories about players. Old players. Drafting scenarios. Joey Votto. Value. Fantasy Camp. And you.
During my time in the NFBC, I've met so many wonderful people. Most keep in touch through emails, texts, and private messages.
I don't do the social media thing.
Anyway, some of those folks have become some of my best friends outside of my hometown.
Sometimes I don't think I belong here. I don't have near as much money as most high stakes players. Not even close.
In that way, I'm caught between a rock and hard place.
There is no doubt in my mind that the best fantasy players in the world are mostly right here in the NFBC.
So, to play against those players, I have to come up with the means to play.
It's not easy.
Over the last 15 years, the NFBC has been a large part of my life.
I've dedicated myself to creating and leading drafts, participating in other drafts, and writing on these Boards.
It fit well.
This year, I'll be headed for Las Vegas for the Main Event. I love the live drafts. A chance to meet a bunch of other dorks like me who think about baseball way too much. A chance to draft against the best players in the world.
I get a chance to talk to a few people I've recruited to attend live events. They've always come back.
Top notch food, baseball, and drafting. Nothing better.
This year will, most likely, be my last in attending live events.
No family or health problems. Nothing like that.
I just know it's time.
And I also know that soon, the NFBC will be in the rear view mirror of my life.
Till then, I'm going to enjoy the Hell out of it.
I have been a working man most of my life and semi-retired for the last few years.
This year will be the first year that I will be fully retired. Ready to watch a lot of baseball and enjoy the teams drafted here.
I can't wait.
When retiring, you tend to look back at life.
I just wanted to let you guys know that you have been a wonderful part of that journey.
Thank you.
Back then, we had a few satelite leagues and the Main Event, That was it.
Now, we have so many games to choose from.
There is something here for everybody.
Greg has even added betting on teams.
That is beyond me, but Greg has done more than a few things I've disagreed with.
And done some things that I wholeheartedly backed.
From my perspective, the NFBC loses in allowing betting.
We can no longer tell politicians or states that we are a skills game only.
In my mind, as soon as the first bet is received, our site changes.
We are doing what Pete Rose did, only with permission.
Worse, we lose some of our charm.
It's just not my thing, but Greg knows what he is doing.
And I'm not gonna be negative on the Main pages and raising Hell like I do with lesser items like game 163
I wasn't even on these Message Boards that much back when starting. And why would I be? I was a rookie, knowing my place.
The Boards were dominated by Gekko and others.
Loud posters who knew they were good.
When making my bones, I started writing. It felt good. I wrote in College, majored in journalism, and loved baseball.
I really appreciate that Greg gave me this space to write.
That started when I was posting three or four threads on the Main Page.
Can you even imagine three or four new threads on the Boards each day now? Let alone by the same poster?
Then thinking that I was dominating those pages so much that I would find myself writing under different subjects to ease the saturation.
Steve Jupinka suggested to Greg that I have my own subject line and here I am.
Its become a labor of love.
Its also become a little nook where I like to think that only the savviest of NFBC players check out
Over the years, a lot of stories about players. Old players. Drafting scenarios. Joey Votto. Value. Fantasy Camp. And you.
During my time in the NFBC, I've met so many wonderful people. Most keep in touch through emails, texts, and private messages.
I don't do the social media thing.
Anyway, some of those folks have become some of my best friends outside of my hometown.
Sometimes I don't think I belong here. I don't have near as much money as most high stakes players. Not even close.
In that way, I'm caught between a rock and hard place.
There is no doubt in my mind that the best fantasy players in the world are mostly right here in the NFBC.
So, to play against those players, I have to come up with the means to play.
It's not easy.
Over the last 15 years, the NFBC has been a large part of my life.
I've dedicated myself to creating and leading drafts, participating in other drafts, and writing on these Boards.
It fit well.
This year, I'll be headed for Las Vegas for the Main Event. I love the live drafts. A chance to meet a bunch of other dorks like me who think about baseball way too much. A chance to draft against the best players in the world.
I get a chance to talk to a few people I've recruited to attend live events. They've always come back.
Top notch food, baseball, and drafting. Nothing better.
This year will, most likely, be my last in attending live events.
No family or health problems. Nothing like that.
I just know it's time.
And I also know that soon, the NFBC will be in the rear view mirror of my life.
Till then, I'm going to enjoy the Hell out of it.
I have been a working man most of my life and semi-retired for the last few years.
This year will be the first year that I will be fully retired. Ready to watch a lot of baseball and enjoy the teams drafted here.
I can't wait.
When retiring, you tend to look back at life.
I just wanted to let you guys know that you have been a wonderful part of that journey.
Thank you.