Who's Coming To The 2012 NFBC And Where?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We began our 21st Main Event league over the weekend by welcoming back a familiar face to the Main Event. Emory Upchurch
of Ukiah, California competed in the NFBC Main Event in the past, but stuck to Online Championships in the NFBC last year. Now he's back in the NFBC Main Event Online on Saturday, March 31st as we now have over 300 teams overall. Welcome back Emory and best of luck in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're working on our second full Main Event league in Mahwah, New Jersey as we welcome back another veteran NFBC owner to the First Weekend. Christopher Talbott of Hoboken, New Jersey is staying close to home and participating in our First Weekend Main Event at the Sheraton Mahwah. Last year, Chris led his Hoboken Oglers to a 7th place finish in New York League 2 with 88 points, while finishing 157th overall with 2,112.0 points. Welcome back Chris and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's great to welcome another new owner to our debut NFBC XII Main Event. Dennis Dale of Cornelia, Georgia has never competed in a Main Event with us before, but he did compete in our NFBC Live Double Play last year and this year he's stepping up to the 12-Team Main Event. Dennis will be competing in the Sunday, April 1st, 1 p.m. EST Online League and we wish him best of luck in the hunt for the $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have 90 NFBC owners taking teams in both ends of the Main Event doubleheader today as we welcome our latest owner to do just that. NFBC veteran Jeff Butler of Grafton, Virginia will be drafting Online for the NFBC Main Event on Saturday, March 31st and then on Sunday, April 1st at 1 p.m. EST Online in the debut NFBC XII. Jeff competed in the NFBC Main Event last year and led his EM 02 HOF team to a 9th place finish in Online League 1 with 74 points, while placing 255th overall. Welcome back Jeff and best of luck in the hunt for both league prizes, the $150,000 in grand prizes and the $75,000 cash bonus.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We continue to work on our fourth New York Main Event league as we have 300+ owners in our signature event already. We're happy to welcome back another veteran NFBC owner to the Big Apple on Saturday, March 31st as Michael Samuels of Albertson, New York is back in the Main Event again. Mike has been with us since 2004 and last year he led his Aces High team to a 5th place finish in New York League 1 with 97 points, placing 89th overall with 2,500.5 points. Welcome back Mike and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have LESS THAN 85 SPOTS LEFT in the Main Event and only 5 GUARANTEED SPOTS LEFT for the First Weekend Main Event. Ned Donohue of Hopewell Junction, New York signed up for the New York Main Event last week, but this week he couldn't help himself and jumped into the First Weekend Main Event Online!! Welcome back for the doubleheader Ned!! Last year, Ned did both weekends as well and competed in the Atlantic City Main Event. Puddle of Nud finished 6th in Atlantic City 2 with 91 points and placed 127th overall with 2,757.0 points. Welcome back Ned and best of luck in the hunt for both Main Event league titles and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Let's keep the momentum going for the NFBC XII today and add a few more names to the list. John Piontek of Orlando, Florida is an NFBC Charter Member who is going to test the waters in the 12-Team Main Event this year after 8 years of busting heads in the NFBC Main Event. John competed in Las Vegas League 4 last year when Lindy Hinkelman won that league and the $100,000 grand prize. John's Superpions finished 7th in that league with 77 points and placed 193rd overall with 1,927.5 points. John's local league is a 12-teamer, so he's moving into more familiar territory and grabbing a spot in the NFBC XII Online League on Sunday, April 1st at 1 p.m. EST. Welcome back John and best of luck in the hunt for this $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We've added another team to the NFBC XII overnite as the tag team of Dean DeCuir and Christian Newkirk of Dutch Harbor, Arkansas will be joining us Online on Tuesday, March 27th at 9 p.m. EST. Dean competed in two Online Championship Leagues last year and is sticking with the 12-team format and moving into our new 12-Team Main Event. I like it. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for the $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're pushing closer to that 4th full Main Event league at the New York Hilton on Saturday, March 31st as we welcome another NFBC veteran back for the 2012 signature event. The team of Keith Mininson of Livingston, New Jersey and co-manager Ira Rogowsky are back with us in the Big Apple on Saturday, March 31st for a shot at the big prize. Last year, Keith and Ira led The Losers to a 5th place finish in New York League 5 with 106 points (it was a crazy league) and finished 73rd overall with 2,566.0 points. Welcome back guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

WE NOW HAVE 1 SPOT LEFT in the $1,300 AL Auction League in Las Vegas on Friday, March 30th at 4 p.m. PST. Blair Wendell of Kitchener, Ontario grabbed one of the last spots as he's going to have the ultimate auction day at the Bellagio. Blair is already entered in the $1,300 NL Auction League in the morning and after a short break he's going to come back for the $1,300 AL Auction League. NICE!!! Welcome aboard Blair and best of luck in the hunt for the $7,400 league prize.

Now, who wants the last spot?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have 116 spots filled for the First Weekend Main Event, leaving us with 4 GUARANTEED SPOTS for an 8th full league. If you plan on competing in the Main Event that First Weekend, don't delay. Our latest person to sign up for the First Weekend Main Event is Billy McAleer of Boston, Massachusetts. Billy also grabbed an Online Championship team is going to try and win "The Lindy" $75,000 cash bonus that way. Last year, Billy competed with us in Las Vegas on the First Weekend and his A-Team finished 5th in Las Vegas 3 with 94 points, placing 111th overall with 2,343.5 points. Because of work commitments, Billy has to draft this year's team Online, but we still wish him best of luck in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

The signups keep coming in for the NFBC's Main Event today as we welcome another veteran to our signature event. Kyle Czirr of Houston, Texas has grabbed a spot in the Second Weekend Main Event Online after drafting live with us last year in Las Vegas. Kyle competed in the First Weekend last year as he led his Pie-Eyed Pigeons to a 7th place finish in Las Vegas League 3 with 84 points, placing 195th overall with 1,918.0 points. We're glad to have you back in 2012 Kyle and we wish you best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We moved a step closer to a second full league in Chicago last night with the arrival of another NFBC Charter Member into the 2012 Main Event. Jason Aberli of Louisville, Kentucky will be joining us at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago on Saturday, March 31st for the NFBC's Main Event. Jason has been a member of the NFBC and NFFC for 9 years and we're glad to have him back again. His Shawon-O-Meters struggled in Las Vegas League 3 last year, but a return to the Windy City for his team namesake (Shawon Dunsten) should cure those problems. Welcome back Jason and best of luck in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Les Travis is already signed up for the First Weekend Main Event in Las Vegas and today he added a second Main Event team Online. Glad to have you back for the second weekend Les and best of luck in the hunt for this $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

WE NOW HAVE 310+ TEAMS IN THE NFBC MAIN EVENT!!! LESS THAN 80 GUARANTEED SPOTS LEFT!!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have 117 teams signed up for the First Weekend Main Event, leaving us with ONLY 3 GUARANTEED SPOTS LEFT!! Again, it's possible we could go beyond 120 teams on that first weekend, but why chance it? We need full 15's and we're nearing our 8th full league now. Our latest signup for that First Weekend Main Event in Las Vegas is the veteran team of Rob Maysey and Trevor Mance. Rob and Trevor have drafted with us in Las Vegas several years and they will return to the Bellagio on Saturday, March 24th as we continue near a third full league. Last year, Rob and Trevor led their Macedawggs to an 8th place finish in Las Vegas League 6 of the Second Weekend with 74.5 points, placing 241st overall with 1,745.5 points. Welcome back guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Nobody won 2 Main Event league titles last year, but the one person who almost accomplished that was David Deterra of Jamestown, Rhode Island. David had a phenomenal year in 2012, winning an Ultimate League title and a Main Event league title. His bluebloods won Online League 2 of the First Weekend and finished 16th overall, while his New York League 4 bluebloods finished 3rd with 105.5 points, just two points out of 1st place as the bluebloods finished 43rd overall there with 2,750.0 points. David was already signed up for the NFBC Main Event in Mahwah, New Jersey on March 24th and today he added the New York Main Event on the Second Weekend. NICE!! Great job last year David and best of luck in the hunt for both league titles and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have more than 125 signups for the NFBC XII as we welcome NFBC veteran Jeff Kratz of Mansfield, Texas back to Las Vegas. Jeff competed in the Main Event last year on the First Weekend and while his team struggled in Las Vegas 1 he's excited to come back to the competition again. However, he's coming back this year in the NFBC XII and will be drafting with us on Saturday, March 24th at 4 p.m. PST. We're glad to have you on board in the 12-Team Main Event Jeff and we wish you best of luck in the hunt for the $4,000 league prize and the $50,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're glad to have another NFBC Charter Member back in the NFBC's Main Event again in 2012. Dan Fallon of Long Beach, California was with us in 2004 and then was limited to some satellite leagues the last few years. He even won a March 27th $125 satellite league last year for a $1,000 payday and now is coming back to the Main Event at the Bellagio Las Vegas on Saturday, March 31st. We're glad to have him back with us in Sin City as we continue to work on our sixth league that day. That's going to be a lot of fun with 6-8 leagues going on there at the Bellagio. Let's keep it going everyone. Welcome back Dan and best of luck in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's been an incredible night of signups for the NFBC, but none of them was more incredible than this last one. Billy Johnson of Buena Park, California is one of the original VEGAS BANDITS, the threesome that would come to the Las Vegas drafts each year with their own baseball jerseys made for the NFBC drafts. There were three of them starting in 2005, but Billy is the last one still holding down the name. He loves these live drafts and this year he wouldn't miss it for the world, even though he just found out he needs an angioplasty. He's getting that done in the next two weeks so that he can drive from California and be at the Bellagio for the Main Event on Saturday, March 31st. He wants to be there in the worst way and we'll all be praying for him to have a successful procedure and then a successful season. The VEGAS BANDITS struggled to a 13th place finish in Las Vegas League 1 last year, but I have a feeling this is Billy's year. Best of luck with everything Billy and good luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're glad to welcome back another NFBC Charter Member to his 9th straight NFBC Main Event. John Menna of Fort Collins, Colorado is the Wise Guy sidekick with Gene McCaffrey and certainly a well-known player in the Sim Leagues and CDM Fantasy Baseball games. He loves the live drafts in Las Vegas, the camaraderie that comes with it and the fun of trying to win the six-figure grand prize. He will be back with us at the Bellagio Las Vegas on Saturday, March 31st for the Main Event and we're glad to have him back. Last year, his Wise Guy Baseball team finished 13th in Las Vegas League 3 with 65 points, but John is a year wiser and ready for a money finish!! Welcome back John and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We reached 315 Main Event teams last night when Derek Pierson of Ballwin, Missouri grabbed a second Main Event team. Derek is already signed up for the St. Louis Main Event and an NFBC XII Online, but last night he added a Main Event in Las Vegas on the Second Weekend. Derek and his co-manager Tony Wilhelm competed in Las Vegas last year and it's good to see they are returning to the scene of the crime!! Welcome back guys and best of luck in the hunt for all of these league prizes and the $150,000 in grand prizes.

[Greg Ambrosius]

The Main Event keeps rolling along as we welcome another new team to our $100,000 challenge. The team of Daniel Kent of Somerville, Massachusetts and Jace Anders will be competing in the Main Event Online on Saturday, March 31st. Jace competed in the Main Event several years back, but this is the first venture into the NFBC for Daniel. We're glad to have them on board as we work on our 22nd Main Event League with a goal of 26. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We keep moving forward today with the Main Event, moving ever so closely to 320 teams. Let's welcome back another veteran tag team as Henry and Shick Tang of San Francisco, California has grabbed a spot in the Main Event Online on Saturday, March 31st. These brothers are always with us in Las Vegas, but work duties are keeping them grounded in California this year. Last year, Henry was in Las Vegas League 4 where Lindy Hinkelman won the $100,000 grand prize, but his shelby's Guarddogs finished 4th with 85.5 points and placed 148th overall with 2,149.5 points. Welcome back guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

WE NOW HAVE 319 SIGNUPS FOR THE MAIN EVENT as we welcome back another NFBC veteran to our 2012 signature event. Robert Sargent of Portland, Oregon is already preparing for this year's big dance by competing in a couple of Slow Draft Leagues and now he's officially entered in the Main Event Online on Saturday, March 31st. Robert was in Las Vegas on the Second Weekend last year and he led his Rainiers to a 2nd place in Las Vegas League 1 with 113 points, while placing 33rd overall with 2,786.0 points. Nice job Robert. Oh, and best of luck this year in the hunt for the $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize.

Great job everyone. Let's keep it going for the Main Event!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're now at 320 teams for the Main Event as we welcome our newest member to the growing NFBC family. Let's give it up for Luke Dorsey of Andover, Minnesota as Luke will be competing for the first time with us in the Main Event Online on Saturday, March 31st. Welcome aboard Luke and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $5,600 league prize and the $100,000 grand prize. I promise you'll love the competition and you'll love it when you win the money, too!!