NFBC Records: 2004-2017

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have 14 full seasons in the books for our five national championships in the NFBC. We keep track of the top teams in each of the 10 statistical categories for each season and compare them to other seasons. These aren't the top 14 overall teams in each statistical category for the NFBC Main Event; instead they are the leaders in each statistical category for each of the 14 seasons. And so it goes for the other contests as well.

This is a great way to compare the trends throughout the years. For instance, in several of our contests this year we set a new record in Home Runs and Runs. We also saw the lowest number of Stolen Bases and Saves this past year in all of the national contests. Two years ago, we saw pitching records across the board and this year the power numbers stand out.

Enjoy and we'll highlight the new leaders from 2017's contests in our next post:

NFBC RECORDS
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Lake Shore Drive (George Kleemann), .3025 (2004)
2. Too La Daddies (Dave Kerpen), .3015 (2007)
3. Miami Mac (Rey Diaz), .2982 (2006)
4. Rubberneck (Jared Eagle), .2925 (2008)
5. Team Eldridge (Andy Eldridge), .2920 (2009)
6. Rototimes.com (Nate Ravitz), .2897 (2005)
7. Silent Assassins (Anson Chan), .2886 (2012)
8. Welcome to Stevieland (Andy Nolan, .2868 (2016)
9. Mighty Mighty McDads (Sean McCormick), .2867 (2011)
10. Renaissance Men (James Mack), .2849 (2015)
11. The Christian Vazquez Experience (Andy Saxton/Marc Winokur), .2844 (2017)
12. Going Number Two (Nick Cassavetes), .2842 (20102)
13. Street Dogs (Lou Villano), .2832 (20133)
14. Stealing From Romeo (Sam Botnick), .2819 (2014)

RUNS
1. Showtime (Joe Thelen), 1,301 (2004)
2. Miami Mac (Rey Diaz), 1,298 (2006)
3. Stargell’s Stars (Bruce Lev), 1,295 (2007)
4. Hell Bent For Leather (Clark Olson), 1,234 (2017)
5. Roy’s Ice Cream Man (Roy Ericson III), 1,214 (2008)
6. The “So Called” Expert (Todd Zola), 1,211 (2009)
7. Showtime (Joe Thelen), 1,202 (2005)
8. Chico Lind’s Hermanos (Anthony Palavis), 1,199 (2012)
9. LONG GONE (Kelly Uganski), 1,192 (2016)
10. Jockich Jones (Michael Sonday), 1,178 (2010)
11. Chico Lind’s Hermanos (Anthony Palavis), 1,147 (2011)
12. Pine Tar Pros (Ty Parsons), 1,132 (2015)
13. Mr. Cee’s Crew (Carl Borgatti), 1,129 (2013)
14. Team 2 Gillis (Eddie Gillis), 1,115 (2014)

HOME RUNS
1. King of Queens (Glenn Schroter) & Oaktown (Scott Jenstad), 390 (2017)
1. East Coast Schwag (Joshua Sack), 375 (2006)
2. Doug's Dawgs (Doug Gruber), 355 (2016)
3. Perjury (Steven Williams), 340 (2008)
4. Ya Gotta Believe (Ari Benjamin), 336 (2004)
5. Brothers (Alan Salem), 335 (2007)
6. Sultans of Smack (Stephen Fiore), 332 (2009)
7. Murder Inc (Michael Gebby), 329 (2012)
8. Chico Lind’s Hermanos (Anthony Palavis), 328 (2011)
9. Thunder Road (Joseph Monaco), 320 (2005)
10. Guess Who? NY (Mark Srebro), 315 (2010)
11. BOSCH (John Bosch), 310 (2013)
12. Bronx Yankees (Mike Mager), 307 (2015)
13. Heenan Family, (Daniel DaSilva), 292 (2014)

RBI
1. Team Cummings (James Cummings), 1,312 (2006)
2. Kingman-Millan Gambit, 1,227 (2004)
3. Schwartzstops (Pat DePirro), 1,216 (2007)
3. Oaktown (Scott Jenstad), 1,216 (2017)
5. Perjury (Steven Williams), 1,211 (2008)
6. Bob Enzyte (Lindy Hinkelman), 1,190 (2009)
7. Ray Ray's Revenge (Robbie Brown), 1,187 (2016)
8. Latham LV (Randy Barbour), 1,157 (2010)
9. Chico Lind’s Hermanos (Anthony Palavis) 1,148 (2011)
10. SlackerBrothers (Dan Satinoff), 1,147 (2005)
11. Low Talkers (Dave Potts)/drives likka lemon (Terry Lewis), 1,139 (2012)
12. Ugly Brown Suit, (Chris Perri), 1,121 (2014)
13. Pearls of Pine Tar (Dave Gilland), 1,108 (2013)
14. Bronx Yankees (Mike Mager), 1,090 (2015)

STOLEN BASES
1. Vinnie Has No Team (David DiDonato), 260 (2009)
2. Pine Tar Pros ME1 (Greg Headrick), 239 (2013)
3. Boom! IYA (John Laurence), 236 (2012)
4. Black Sox (Doug Moore), 231 (2007)
5. Team Karlovic (Eric Karlovic), 229 (2011)
6. Guess Who? AC (Mark Srebro), 228 (2010)
7. Rube Nation (Allen Kimman), 224 (2008)
8. Main Waggener (Scott Waggener), 222 (2015)
9. Ronkonkytown Mulletts (Brian Zirlin), 221 (2006)
10. It's So Easy (John Lemke) and Mr. Delrae's Top Shelf (David Geisinger), 220 (2016)
11. On your mark, get set...terrible, (Gabe Donnelly), 216 (2014)
12. Roundtrippers, (Rick Thomas), 214 (2005)
13. Razor Shines Last Fan (Aaron Seefeldt), 208 (2004)
14. Der Komminsk (Danny Bronski), 192 (2017)

ERA
1. Mr Bigglesworth (Roger Garvin), 2.732 (2015)
2.    Lone Amigo (David Longood), 2.906 (2013)
3.    NOAH, (Chris King), 2.913 (2014)
4. The Death Squad 2010 (John Sisto), 3.0310 (2010)
5. Scared Money Don’t Make Money (J.T. Visco), 3.101 (2011)
6. Absolute Power (Ken Bayes/Meat Loaf), 3.115 (2005)
7. Team Johnson (Donn Johnson), 3.125 (2009)
7. BAG BALLS (Alex Blumenthal), 3.125 (2017)
9. Team Libros (Bradley Libros), 3.182 (2016)
10. Team Cameron (Mike Cameron), 3.275 (2012)
11. Ousbin Parteen (David Longood), 3.344 (2008)
12. chicken dinner (Terry Haney), 3.367 (2004)
13. Macedawggs (Greg Masters), 3.394 (2007)
14. Vegas Double D's (Dave Dvorchak), 3.580 (2006)

WINS
1. Longhorns, (Patrick Gallagher), 139 (2014)
2. Emma/Srebro Main (Mark Srebro), 126 (2015)
3. http://www.RotoRank.com (Gerry Scotto di Marco), 124 (2006)
4. Idaho Gnomes (John Zaleski), 124 (2010)
5. The GST (Chris Vaccaro), 123 (2013)
6. Contender (Mark David), 122 (2008)
7. Sunshineresearch.com (Bill Strickler), 122 (2007)
8. deadmoney4 (kc cha), 121 (2016)
9. Team O'Connor (Mike O'Connor), 120 (2005)
10. Balls-Deep (Kris Carroll), 120 (2012)
11. MadCow and Bama (Ken Norred/Dan Semsel) and Team McDonald (Phillip McDonald), 119 (2011)
12. Cashin In (Steve Glover), 114 (2004)
12. Ciao Bella (Chris Schinker), 114 (2009) and Toptarts and Tenders (Scott Burkhardt), 114 (2009)
12. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), 114 (2017)

WHIP
1. King of Queens, (Glenn Schroter), 1.048 (2015)
2. BATS OUT OF HELL 1, (James Havey), 1.067 (2014)
3. BABIP McBatFlips (Rob Silver), 1.102 (2016)
4. MORONS (Matthew Shepherd), 1.107 (2013)
5. Scared Money Don’t Make Money (J.T. Visco) 1.140 (2011)
6. crazytown.gov (Dan Mitlof), 1.157 (2005)
7. The HumenFund (Josh Jantas), 1.157 (2012)
8. The Death Squad 2010 (John Sisto), 1.1589 (2010)
9. Man In Black (Roger Garvin), 1.116 (2010)
10. FUPayMe1 (Chad Silverstein), 1.165 (2007)
11. Walla Walla (John Crane), 1.189 (2004)
12. Three Finger Brown (Richard McCormick), 1.196 (2008)
13. Benchwarners (Steve Keiran), 1.205
14. DiamondKing (Dave Clum), 1.207 (2009)

STRIKEOUTS
1. Hell Bent For Leather (Clark Olson), 1,673 (2015)
2. Team passalacqua (Damian Passalacqua), 1,609 (2017)
3. Showtime, (Joe Thelen), 1,588 (2014)
4. Hats Off To Hinkelman (Ross Longood), 1,585 (2012)
5. ctm baseball (Matt Modica), 1,538 (2016)
6. The New Style (Richard Sellers), 1,533 (2013)
7. Dynamic Inertia (David Shovein), 1,496 (2011)
8. JaserD (Jason Doane), 1,482, (2010)
9. We Go Now (Salvatore Vella), 1,444 (2004)
10. DiamondKing (Dave Clum), 1,441 (2009)
11. Team Markowitz (Howard Markowitz), 1,420 (2008)
12. Peace Warrior (Lance Goebel), 1,388 (2007)
13. Puffins (Michael Fishman), 1,357 (2005)
14. Ballfour (Richard Bales), 1,337 (2006)

SAVES
1. Butterball Brown, (Tommy Brown), 163 (2014)
2. Team Keikoan (Scott Keikoan), 161 (2012)
3. Vegas Double D’s (Dave Dvorchak), 159 (2006)
4. Croatian gyros (John Manuel), 148 (2008)
5. One Eyed Jack (Eric Heberlig), 147 (2015)
6. The Chameleons (Chris Plouffe), 135 (2017)
7. MrRipp A's Zimnox (John Zimnox), 134 (2005)
8. The Perfect Obsession (Bruce Barnard), 133 (2004)
9. Worst Team Ever (Zac Staples), 131 (2007)
10. Big Knuckle 2 Derek (Leif Lasagne), 131 (2013)
11. Yah Mules (Jim Jeckewicz), 127 (2016)
12. MIAMI CANES (Frank Heron), 126, (2010)
13. DOUGHBOYS (Dan Kenyon), 124 (2011)
14. Joy, from a pro (William Beausoleil), 122 (2009)

OVERALL POINTS
1. Madcow & Bama (Dan Semsel & Ken Norred), 3,939 or 90.55% of Total Points (2013)
2. Fire Dynasty BC (Chris Fessler), 4,343.5 or 90.49% of Total Points (2017)
3. BABIP McBatflips (Rob Silver), 4,066.5 or 90.37% of Total Points (2016)
4. Quahogs LV (Stephen Jupinka) 3,925.5 or 90.24% or Total Points (2010)
5. King of Queens (Glenn Schroter) 4,025.5 or 89.46% of Total Points (2015)
6. Bob Enzyte (Lindy Hinkelman), 3,458.0 or 88.67% of Total Points (2009)
7. Bob Enzyte (Lindy Hinkelman), 3,407.0 or 87.36% of Total Points (2011)
8. Fat Tub of Goo (Terry Haney), 3,254.0 or 86.77% of Total Points (2007)
9. Sons of Thunder 2014 (Greg & Dale Morgan), 3,643.0) or 86.74% of Total Points (2014)
10. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), 3,628.0 or 86.38% of Total Points (2012)
11. Moneymaker (Brian Oldenski), 2,586.0 or 86.2% of Total Points (2005)
12. Vinnie's Team (David DiDonato), 2,828.5 or 85.7% of Total Points (2006)
13. Some Assembly Required 4 (Robert Jurney), 3,269.5 or 83.8% of Total Points (2008)
14. Triple A (Artie Rastelli), 1,580.5 or 81.05% of Total Points (2004)

LEAGUE POINTS FROM OVERALL CHAMPIONS
1. Quahogs LV (Stephen Jupinka), 144.5, LV 5 (2010)
2. BABIP McBatflips (Rob Silver), 143, March 28th Online League 1 (2016)
3. Moneymaker (Brian Oldenski), 141, NY 5 (2005)
4. Bob Enzyte (Lindy Hinkelman), 139.5, LV8 (2009)
5. Fire Dynasty BC (Chris Fessler), 138.5, LV3 (2017)
5. Bob Enzyte (Lindy Hinkelman), 138.0, LV4 (2011)
5. King of Queens (Glenn Schroter, 138.0, LV3 (2015)
7. Madcow & Bama (Dan Semsel & Ken Norred), 136.5, LV7 (2013)
8. Sons of Thunder 2014 (Greg & Dale Morgan), 134.5, March 22nd Online 1 (2014)
9. Vinnie's Team (David DiDonato), 133, LV 9 (2006)
10. Some Assembly Required (Robert Jurney), 131.5, CHI 2 (2008)
11. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), 130.0, LV 1 First Weekend (2012)
12. Fat Tub of Good (Terry Haney), 129, Chicago 1 (2007)
13. Triple A (Artie Rastelli), 127 New York 1 (2004)


NFBC ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Wolfpack (Mark Gotto), .2996 (2009)
2. Tanis (Elliott Pell), .2979 (2017)
3. What Can Brown Do For You? (Jeffrey Brown), .2917 (2012)
4. Team Malsch (Will Malsch), .2906 (2013)
5. Team maddock (Chris Maddock), .2899 (2016)
6. Incredible Hulking Us 1 (Michael Edelman), .2877 (2010)
7. Flopped the Nuts (Michael O’Brien), .2876 (2011)
8. Long Wong (Tim Berry), .2872 (2015)
9. Miggy Rios (Scott Keikoan), .2849 (2014)

RUNS
1. The Justice Berrys (Matthew Bredin), 1,258 (2017)
2. Sack & Godfather II (Ken Magner), 1,254 (2009)
3. Flopped the Nuts (Michael O’Brien), 1,252 (2011)
4. Team Fisher (Ryan Fisher), 1,246 (2016)
5. Team Rasmussen (Josh Rasmussen), 1,237 (2012)
6. Motorboat Jones (Jonathan Kent), 1,232 (2010)
7. Cocktails and Money III (Chad Schroeder), 1,199 (2015)
8. Team Welp (Mike Welp), 1,197 (2013)
9. Oak OL 2 (Scott Jenstad), 1,186 (2014)

HOME RUNS
1. Team Blum (Caleb Blum), 406 (2017)
2. ebsteelers2.0 (Michael Franchino), 402 (2016)
3. Baseball savant (Lenny Diveglio), 365 (2009)
4. CHET LEMONADE (Matthew Shepherd), 364 (2015)
5. Against The Grain 401 (Bill Strickler), 345 (2012)
6. Here We Go!!-2 (Kris Carroll), 343 (2011)
7. DU Screamin’ Ducks (Scott Cohen), 333 (2014)
8. Slammers (Avi Weisfogel), 329 (2010)
9. Moo Jew Gai Pan (Joe Probasco), 327 (2013)

RBI
1. Team toth (Travis Toth), 1,268 (2009)
2. Flopped the Nuts (Michael O’Brien), 1,263 (2011)
3. Cheech's Squad (Daniel Marchica), 1,249 (2017)
4. CrabButter (Todd Schoenfeld) 1,243 (2016)
5. Team Bilak (Marcel Bilak), 1,210 (2012)
6. Slump Buster (Robert Hudson), 1,202 (2010)
7. friendly alien seeks water source (Fydoe Barks), 1,176 (2013)
8. MustSeeTV314 (Derek Pierson), 1,153 (2015)
9. DU Screamin’ Ducks (Scott Cohen), 1,145 (2014)

STOLEN BASES
1. MINGALING (Scott Fleming), 263 (2012)
2. THE HAZEL CHARLIES (Matthew Bredin) 259 (2016)
3. Cleveland Dustimites I (Jacob Halusker), Fresh Fish (Brian McLauchlin), Sleepy Eye Stars (Mark Severson), 253 (2011)
4. Bringing Down The House-Online (Scott Williams) and MGBS109 (Martin Bedell), 249 (2009)
4. CHET LEMONADE (Matthew Shepherd), 249 (2015)
6. Gladiators II (John Lowery), 238 (2013)
7. Mr. Cee’s Crew IV (Carl Borgatti), 237 (2010)
8. NY Knick (John Terrazzano), 234 (2014)
9. InItToWinIt (Silas Dain) & Oscitaters (Danny Bronski), 217 (2017)

ERA
1. Mashed Taters (Gary Tater), 2.617 (2014)
2. Amazins (Peter Marrero), 2.652 (2013)
3. JaserD Ty’s (Jase Doane), 2.8218 (2010)
4. npl77 (Nick Lamarca), 2.827 (2016)
5. The Return of the Patriot (Pendo Krup), 2.859 (2015)
6. Cinderella Man (Scott Keikoan), 2.949 (2011)
7. I See Blue…He Looks Glorious (Matthew Smith), 2.986 (2012)
8. Team Bennette (Stephen Bennette), 3.102 (2017)
9. Chicks Dig The Long Ball (Kevin Schiller), 3.183 (2009)

WINS
1. Bud Frogs II (Donald Haworth), 136 (2010)
2. MustSeeTV314 (Derek Pierson), 131 (2017)
3. The GST (Christopher Vaccaro), 128 (2013)
4. Briggsiespeaks (Andrew Briggs), 127 (2016)
5. Srebro rotowire (Mark Srebro), 125 (2015)
6. SAR 0403 (Robert Jurney), 124 (2009)
7. THE FORCE (Alexander Luna), 124 (2012)
8. Mel’s Diner 350, (Brian Green), 124 (2014)
9. Capital City Goofballs (Mark Hobson) and Pine Tar Pros (Ty Parsons/Greg Headrick) 122 (2011)

WHIP
1. Jobu's Heroes (Brandon Bell), 1.059 (2015)
2. Team Dunn, (Kevin Dunn), 1.060 (2014)
3. Suicide Squeeze, (Tony Notaro), 1.067 (2013)
4. Team Mangan (Tom Mangan), 1.068 (2016)
5. Team Bennette (Stephen Bennette), 1.091 (2017)
6. XXX-DEFAULT TEAM-XXX (Robert Sokol), 1.1077 (2010)
7. I See Blue…He Looks Glorious (Matthew Smith), 1.108 (2012)
8. Rubberneck Online (Jared Eagle), 1.115 (2011)
9. Who Are These Guys (Ron Serich), 1.177 (2009)

STRIKEOUTS
1. Team Bolger (Sean Bolger), 1,712 (2014)
2. The Krukster (Eric Heberlig), 1,688 (2017)
3. Briggsiespeaks (Andrew Briggs), 1,681 (2016)
4. The Ron Jeremy Midget Porn (Dan Semsel), 1,670 (2015)
5. Texas Connection (Jon Stadtmueller), 1,650 (2013)
6. Team Strickler (Bill Strickler) 1,632 (2011)
7. Becca (Avi Weisfogel), 1,628 (2010)
8. Scotty Doesn’t Know! (Scott Burkhardt), 1,601 (2012)
9. EasyMoney (Brian Ng), 1,519 (2009)

SAVES
1. JohnnyArchive.com (Johnny Archive), 178 (2010)
2. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 169 (2014)
3. Explosive Renteria (Eric Wyman), 167 (2013)
4. UnMerciful1 (Rod Nixon), 158 (2016)
5. Team Keikoan (Scott Keikoan), 157 (2012)
6. Team Eroh (Herb Eroh), 156 (2011)
7. WICKSPOTS (Steven Hewitt), 151 (2009)
8. Team McQuin (Steve McQuin), 146 (2015)
9. Lost Cause (Chris Steahle) & Om Brewers (Jay O'Toole), 132 (2017)

OVERALL POINTS
1. BURNERS (Jim Phan), 16,734.5 or 93.59 percent of available points (2017)
2. Nut Flush (Michael O’Brien), 8,072.5 or 93.43 percent of available points (2012)
3. The Krukster (Eric Heberlig), 10,583.0 or 92.83 percent of available points (2013)
4. Joe Vandal (Lindy Hinkelman), 5,542.0 or 92.37 percent of available points (2009)
5. Layin’ the Smack Down (Jaime Baird), 7,628.5 or 92.13 percent of available points (2010)
6. Tristan’s Team (Gino Yu/Stephen Kim), 7,176.5 or 92.01 percent of available points (2011)
7. Cocktails and Money II (Chad Schroeder/Joe Berg), 13,720.5 or 91.47 percent of available points (2015)
8. Long Beach Bombers (Joseph Reagor), 11,383.5 or 91.21 percent of available points (2014)
9. Rally Caps (Jim Tomony), 14,668.5 or 89.88 percent of available points (2016)


NFBC Auction Championship Records
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Incredible Hulking Stanton (Michael Edelman/Andy Saxton), .2881 (2013)
2. Lightning (Mason Favazza), .2858 (2012)
3. Team Jurney (Bobby Jurney), .2840 (2011)
4. Team Taylor (Dave Taylor), .2839 (2017)
5. Poppers (Kevin Bass), .2823 (2010)
6. Clumsy Yeti (Jason Pfingsten), .2819 (2015)
7. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), .2806 (2016)
8. Team Booth (Russ Booth), .2790 (2014)

RUNS
1. The Legion of Doom (Les Travis), 1,191 (2017)
2. Frozen Ropes (Eddy Betancourt), 1,169 (2010)
3. Glenneraton X (Glenn Lowy) and Three Little Birds (Rick Talley), 1,167 (2016)
4. ALL In Saxton (Jeff Dobies/Andy Saxton), 1,146 (2012)
5. Round 2 (Ante Meich), 1,141 (2011)
6. Team Dolin (Chris Dolin), 1,092 (2015)
7. The Achievers (Michael DeCavalcante), 1,080 (2014)
8. BOSCH AUC2 (John Bosch), 1,064 (2013)

HOME RUNS
1. Auto Draft (Anson Chan), 397 (2017)
2. Glenneration X (Glenn Lowy), 350 (2016)
3. Bawlmer Yard Dawgs (Gary St. Ours), 316 (2011)
4. MORON + WAY-D (Matthew Shepherd), 312 (2012)
5. 853OKG (Dave Clum), 302 (2015)
6. GORDON LEVITZ CL AUCTION (Richard Gordon), 293 (2010)
7. BK Mets A2 (Alan Greenberg), 288 (2013)
8. Morning Wood (Matthew Snoga/David Conkey), 287 (2014)

RBI
1. Gallo's Humor (Jason Pfingsten), 1,195 (2017)
2. Bawlmer Yard Dawgs (Gary St. Ours), 1,170 (2011)
3. Team Taylor (Dave Taylor), 1,158 (2016)
4. Zefurs AU (KJ Duke), 1,131 (2010)
5. Halladay in Cambodia (Clark Olson), 1,092 (2012)
6. NYMSD (KJ Duke), 1,089 (2013)
7. SAXTON 10 AM AUCTION (Andy Saxton), 1,057 (2014)
8. Polish Thunder (Tom Sudol), 1,056 (2015)

STOLEN BASES
1. Chalklines (Ron Marien), 228 (2011)
2. TheFanAddict (Corey Parson), 225 (2016)
2. WW Bombers (Ted Cohan), 225 (2012)
4. BNBears2 (Ken O’Brien), 223 (2014)
5. Two 84 Gators and Sons – M (Marc Meltzer), 221 (2010)
6. Team Ferrari (Jim Ferrari), 209 (2015)
7. A Threesome Team (John Eigenauer), 204 (2013)
8. Mudhens (Jon Stadtmueller), 186 (2017)

ERA
1. Miggy Swigs Jose (Kevin Hiebler), 2.952 (2015)
2. 853OKG (Dave Clum), 3.038 (2014)
3. Awkward Moments (James Stanard), 3.058 (2011)
4. LEATHERNECK V (Thomas Warner), 3.143 (2016)
5. GoHomeAndGetYourShineBox (Emilio Cutaneo), 3.1568 (2010)
6. PACO THYME (Paul Weber), 3.159 (2013)
7. Cocktails and Dreams (Chad Schroeder), 3.168 (2012)
8. Of Mikes and Men AC (Michael Stevens & Mike Rothe), 3.288 (2017)

WINS
1. Bo’s Perls (Marc Perlmutter), 125 (2010)
2. Scranton Foul Balls (Anthony Eramo), 124 (2012)
3. LEVITZ/GORDON (Richard Gordon), 122 (2011)
4. Awkward comments (James Stanard), 118 (2014)
4. TEAM GORDON (Richard Gordon) and Wiffle Ball Legends (Mike Rothe), 118 (2016)
6. The Northsiders (Matthew Anderson) and APPLEGATES DEVLISH LOLAS (Gary Gelesh), 115 (2013)
7. George "Butterass" DeCicco (Patrick Longood) & Team Cox (Jeffrey Cox & Bill Culver) 113 (2017)
8. Auto Draft (Anson Chan), 112 (2015)

WHIP
1. Auto Draft (Anson Chan), 1.072 (2015)
2. Team Taylor (Dave Taylor), 1.122 (2016)
3. LEVITZ/GORDON (Richard Gordon), 1.125 (2011)
4. Cocktails and Dreams (Chad Schroeder), 1.127 (2012)
5. The Achievers (Michael DeCavalcante), 1.131 (2014)
6. PACO THYME (Paul Weber), 1.136 (2013)
7. SaxWin AC2 (Andy Saxton & Marc Winokur), 1.152 (2017)
8. YellowRage (Anson Chan), 1.1849 (2010)

STRIKEOUTS
1. Cue the Duckboats LV 1300 (Jason Duponte), 1,645 (2017)
2. Ninja squirrels (tim short), 1,610 (2016)
3. DR FRANKENDRAFT (George Puhl), 1,595 (2014)
4. Texas Connection (Jon Stadtmueller), 1,540 (2011)
5. Auto Draft (Anson Chan), 1,536 (2015)
6. Cocktails and Dreams (Chad Schroeder), 1,533 (2012)
7. team mclaughlin (Rick McLaughlin), 1,477 (2013)
8. Stud Depot (John Bosch), 1,457 (2010)

SAVES
1. Billy Batts Boys (Emilio Cutaneo), 159 (2012)
2. GoHomeAndGetYourShineBox (Emilio Cutaneo), 140 (2010)
3. Kmeisters (Rick Kanfer), 136 (2011)
4. The Mega Powers (Andrew Park), 131 (2015)
5. CT Friday (Chris Throop), 125 (2016)
6. Sgt. Brady (Don Brady), 123 (2013)
7. I Win Auctions (Dan Mitlof), Mooseknuckles (Craig Fleetwood), 119 (2014)
8. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), 111 (2017)

OVERALL POINTS
1. Team Taylor (Dave Taylor), 1,486.0 points or 90.06 percent of all available points (2016)
2. ALL IN Saxton (Jeff Dobies/Andy Saxton), 1,181.0 points or 87.48 percent of all available points (2012)
3. LEVITZ/GORDON (Richard Gordon/Charles Levitz), 1,149.5 points or 85.15% of all available points (2011)
4. ALL-IN (Jeff Dobies), 1,140.5 points or 84.48% of all available points (2010)
4. Team Cox (Jeffrey Cox & Bill Culver), 1,514.5 points or 84.14 percent of all available points (2017)
5. BK Mets A2 (Alan Greenberg), 1.130.5 points or 83.74 percent of all available points (2013)
6. The Pale King (Bob Particelli), 1,119.0 points or 82.89 percent of all available points (2014)
7. Auto Draft (Anson Chan), 1,336.5 points or 81.0 percent of all available points (2015)


NFBC PRIMETIME/XII Records
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), .2925 (2012)
2. Team Johnson (Shawn Johnson), .2884 (2014)
3. Smoke Show XII 324 (Bill Strickler), .2828 (2013)
4. Incendiary Hammakers (Jason Magoon), .2807 (2015)

RUNS
1. Low Talkers (Dave Potts), 1,226 (2012)
2. Cocktails and Money XI (Chad Schroeder), 1,176 (2015)
3. BOSCH PRIME (John Bosch), 1,136 (2014)
4. Scruffy XII (David DiDonato) and Smoke Show XII 327 (Bill Strickler), 1,131 (2013)

HOME RUNS
1. The Justice Berrys (Matthew Bredin), 354 (2015)
2. Brooklyn Deckers (Rob Silver), 349 (2012)
3. Scruffy XII (David DiDonato), 311 (2013)
4. Smoke Show Primetime (Bill Strickler), 300 (2014)

RBI
1. Team Keikoan (Scott Keikoan), 1,173 (2012)
2. Smoke Show XII 327 (Bill Strickler), 1,167 (2013)
3. Cali Cartel (Ronny Mor), 1,130 (2014)
3. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 1,130 (2015)

STOLEN BASES
1. MORON + WAY-D (Matthew Shepherd), 235 (2012)
2. High Cheese (Michael O'Brien), 211 (2015)
3. The Pale King I (Bob Particelli), 208 (2013)
4. Saxton BBN (Andy Saxton & Bill Cleavenger) and Stealing From Romeo (Sam Botnick), 197 (2014)

ERA
1. MORONS (Matthew Shepherd), 2.771 (2014)
2. Team Warner XII (Don Warner), 2.806) (2015)
3. Roy’s Outlaws-XII (Roy Ericson), 2.910 (2013)
4. Hinko d Mayo (Lindy Hinkelman), 3.234 (2012)

WINS
1. Sultans of Smack (Steve Fiore), 123 (2013)
2. Team Libros (Bill Bros), 123 (2014)
3. Against The Grain XII 331 (Bill Strickler), 119 (2012)
4. Darth Vander Prime (David VanDerStuyf), 111 (2015)

WHIP
1. Schmoppin To The Top (Jason Santucci & Edmond Chan), 1.063 (2014)
2. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 1.079 (2015)
3. Team Keikoan (Scott Keikoan), 1.106 (2013)
4. Cocktails and Dreams (Chad Schroeder), 1.139 (2012)

STRIKEOUTS
1. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 1,679 (2015)
2. Schmoppin To The Top (Jason Santucci & Edmond Chan), 1,660 (2014)
3. Incredible Hulking Us NY XII (Michael Edelman), 1,590 (2012)
4. Bama XII (Ken Norred), 1,544 (2013)

SAVES
1. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 162 (2014)
2. Team Keikoan (Scott Keikoan), 153 (2012)
3. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 140 (2015)
4. Jeff Fassero MTL Expos 94 (Gaetan Lavoie), 130 (2013)

OVERALL POINTS
1. Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 2,215.0 points or 92.29 percent of available points (2014)
2. Cocktails and Money XI (Chad Schroeder), 1,865.0 or 91.42 percent of available points (2015)
3. Smoke Show XII 327 (Bill Strickler), 2,039.0 points or 89.45 percent of available points (2013)
4. EM 33 BO (Jeff Butler), 2,146.0 points or 85.16 percent of available points (2012)

LEAGUE POINTS
1.      Home Run Derbies (Eric Heberlig), 114.0 points or 95.00 percent of available points (2014)
2. Cocktails and Money XI (Chad Schroeder), 112.0 points or 93.33 percent of available points (2015)
3.    Smoke Show XII 327 (Bill Strickler), 109 points or 90.83 percent of all available points, March 27, 7 pm ET Online (2013)
4.      EM 33 BO (Jeff Butler), 109 points or 90.83 percent of available points (2012)


NFBC Draft Champions Records
BATTING AVERAGE
1. Doctor Who (Dustin Wagner), .2978 (2017)
2. Cedar Hills Socials (Max Hogan), .2930 (2016)
3. Corleone (Marty Strege), .2927 (2012)
4. Curious Yeti (Jason Pfingsten), .2897 (2015)
5. SportsCheetah (Preston Johnson),.2893 (2014)
6. Krazy Eyez Killa’s (Ben Emmons), 2.886 (2013)

RUNS
1. Team Clarke 2 (Steve Clarke), 1,204 (2017)
2. Lucky #7 (Tom Stevens), 1,189 (2016)
3. Triple A (Artie Rastelli) and artful dodgers (Gregory Churchill), 1,162 (2012)
4. CRACKERJAX (Jack Anthony), 1,139 (2015)
5. Phillies (Eric Heberlig), 1,117 (2014)
6. Pond Jumpers (Randy Kirby), 1,116 (2013)

HOME RUNS
1. Sea Cattle (Alex Vanek), 405 (2017)
2. team steinerman (Robert Steinerman), 385 (2016)
3. CHEEZDAWGZ (Matthew Shepherd), 356 (2012)
4. Moose @ Squirrel (John Noeske), 335 (2015)
5. DOUGHBOYS (Dan Kenyon), 308 (2013)
6. Yellow Penguins (Josh Lindell), 304 (2014)

RBI
1. MCMLXV (Garth Cooke), 1,256 (2017)
2. The Late Chargers (Dale & Greg Morgan), 1,230 (2016)
3. Yankeeing At My Hart (Lawrence Liebman), 1,169 (2012)
4. Napoleon Bonapartes (John Bonandrini), 1,131 (2014)
5. Scared Hitless (mark hesters), 1,121 (2013)
6. LONG GONE (Kelly Uganski), 1,102 (2015)

STOLEN BASES
1. No Soup For You (Dave Potts), 274 (2013)
2. Fantasy Cipher (Jeff Schwartz), 256 (2012)
3. RICKY BOBBY 15-2/17 (John Hamon) 250 (2017)
4. MORONS (Matthew Shepherd), 243 (2014)
5. Two Time (Joseph Meehan), 243 (2016)
6. Perpetual Motion Squad Duex (Josh Lindell), 238 (2015)

ERA
1. Team Martin (Roger Martin), 2.650 (2014)
2. South Philly Boyz (Paul Staas), 2.752 (2015)
3. AvonBarksdale (Richard Van Fleet), 2.853 (2012)
4. Vargas1 (Brian Ortega), 2.896 (2016)
5. The Boss (Gregory Bukowski), 2.898 (2013)
6. Truffle Butter (Eliot Stevenson), 2.904 (2017)

WINS
1. Bread Zeppelin (Travis Jones), 135 (2016)
2. Delvets (Brian Comegys), 133 (2014)
3. fading.... (Ray Floyd), 127 (2015)
4. The Ron Jeremy of Midget Porn (Dan Semsel), 126 (2012)
5. Da Giant Bums (Neal Moses), 126 (2013)
6. Pick Pockets (Dave Dvorchak & Ron Ludwin), 124 (2017)

WHIP
1. BABIP All-Stars (Jariax Grayson), 1.029 (2015)
2. Madison Meercats (John Shaw), 1.057 (2013)
3. TampRons (Ron Anderson), 1.062 (2014)
4. Fido's Knife (David Guarascio), 1.073 (2016)
5. Willie Randolph (John Thaler), 1.105 (2017)
6. Team Pope (Jayson Pope), 1.109 (2012)

STRIKEOUTS
1. Five Tool Players (Dennis Tramer), 1,787 (2017)
2. zzzzzzzzzz (Chris King), 1,752 (2015)
3. Showtime (Joe Thelen), 1,732 (2014)
4. One for the Dagger (Eric Karlovis), 1,692 (2016)
5. SportsDraftDaily.com (Shawn Childs), 1,642 (2012)
6. Team Biogenesis (Thomas Greenwald), 1,630 (2013)

SAVES
1. Captain Muller (Chad Fleming), 199 (2016)
2. Bluffton Black Sox (John Van Wagoner), 175 (2015)
3. 2014-LLL?? (Mike Konemann), 169 (2014)
4. Bucks Dragons (Michael Partigianoni), 168 (2013)
5. Team Blackbirds (Bob Blackman), 160 (2012)
6. Still Too Early (Thomas Young), 142 (2017)

OVERALL POINTS
1. Starfishmn 0211 (Bill Cook), 22,454.5 points or 91.278 percent of available points (2014)
2. Aubrey Huff's Comeback (Yoram Batner), 26,332.5 points or 90.49 percent of available points (2016)
3. Wild Elk of the Wasatch (Eric Sorensen), 25,846.0 or 89.74 percent of available points (2015)
4. Las Vegas Ratpack (Steve Wells), 9,239.5 points or 88.00 percent of all available points (2012)
5. TAKE FIVE (Richard Van Fleet), 16,239.0 points or 88.00 percent of all available points (2013)
6. Leicester City (Mark Hesters & Dave Vidaver), 26,612 points or 87.83 percent of all available points (2017)

[Greg Ambrosius]

New records set in 2017 include:

NFBC MAIN EVENT
Home Runs:
King of Queens (Glenn Schroter) & Oaktown (Scott Jenstad) tied with 390


ROTOWIRE ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP
Runs:
The Justice Berrys (Matthew Bredin) with 1,258

Home Runs
Team Blum (Caleb Blum) with 406

Overall Points
BURNERS (Jim Phan), 16,734.5 or 93.59 percent of available points


NFBC AUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Runs
The Legion of Doom (Les Travis) with 1,191

Home Runs
Auto Draft (Anson Chan) with 397

RBI
Gallo's Humor (Jason Pfingsten), 1,195

Strikeouts
Cue the Duckboats LV 1300 (Jason Duponte) with 1,645


NFBC DRAFT CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Batting Average
Doctor Who (Dustin Wagner) at .2978

Runs
Team Clarke 2 (Steve Clarke) with 1,204

Home Runs
Sea Cattle (Alex Vanek) with 405

RBI
MCMLXV (Garth Cooke) with 1,256

Strikeouts
Five Tool Players (Dennis Tramer) with 1,787

[Bronx Yankees]

NFBC RECORDS

HOME RUNS
1. King of Queens (Glenn Schroter) & Oaktown (Scott Jenstad), 390 (2017)
1. East Coast Schwag (Joshua Sack), 375 (2006)
2. Doug's Dawgs (Doug Gruber), 355 (2016)
3. Perjury (Steven Williams), 340 (2008)
4. Ya Gotta Believe (Ari Benjamin), 336 (2004)
5. Brothers (Alan Salem), 335 (2007)
6. Sultans of Smack (Stephen Fiore), 332 (2009)
7. Murder Inc (Michael Gebby), 329 (2012)
8. Chico Lind’s Hermanos (Anthony Palavis), 328 (2011)
9. Thunder Road (Joseph Monaco), 320 (2005)
10. Guess Who? NY (Mark Srebro), 315 (2010)
11. BOSCH (John Bosch), 310 (2013)
12. Bronx Yankees (Mike Mager), 307 (2015)
13. Heenan Family, (Daniel DaSilva), 292 (2014)

Just look at the top Home Run totals from the last four Main Events:

2014 - 292
2015 - 307
2016 - 355
2017 - 390

That's a pretty big increase in just a few years. Is it really just a change in batting approach and "launch angles" or are we in the era of steroid baseballs? It will be a challenge to figure out what targets to aim at come next March.

Mike

[Greg Ambrosius]

Mike, here's the HR totals from the last four years in Major League Baseball:

2017 - 6,105
2016 - 5,610
2015 - 4,909
2014 - 4,186

That's more than just launch angles, if you ask me. That's INSANITY. The game has totally changed and in my opinion not for the better. I guess "Chicks Dig the Long Ball" again.

[Bronx Yankees]

Mike, here's the HR totals from the last four years in Major League Baseball:

2017 - 6,105
2016 - 5,610
2015 - 4,909
2014 - 4,186

That's more than just launch angles, if you ask me. That's INSANITY. The game has totally changed and in my opinion not for the better. I guess "Chicks Dig the Long Ball" again.

Wow, that's crazy. Roughly a 50% increase in home runs over three years. Seems like it wasn't that long ago when folks were complaining that pitching was dominating and MLB needed to make the games more exciting. (I was not one of them.) In the past, I have tended not to spend much time in my draft preparations thinking about how overall trends in the game were or were not changing. Maybe I should, but damned if I know today whether this "trend" is likely to continue next year or revert back in the other direction. Lots to think about between now and March!

Mike

[DOUGHBOYS]

Mike, here's the HR totals from the last four years in Major League Baseball:

2017 - 6,105
2016 - 5,610
2015 - 4,909
2014 - 4,186

That's more than just launch angles, if you ask me. That's INSANITY. The game has totally changed and in my opinion not for the better. I guess "Chicks Dig the Long Ball" again.

In 2011, 78 hitters struck out 100 times or more.

In 2014, 117 hitters struck out 100 times or more.

In 2017, 140 hitters struck out 100 times or more.

The game has changed most definitely.

Edit- Scarier (and worse for baseball fans, who like to see action)...
Over one third of all at bats, this year, resulted in a ball NOT being put in play.

Re-Edit- Sacrifice hits are at an all-time low.
Intentional walks are near bottom standards over the last four years.
Nobody has stolen 75 bases in over 10 years.
Only six players had 30 stolen bases this year.
29 players had 20 stolen bases.
Of those 29, 20 had double digit homers.
Players that did not have 10 homers, such as RDavis, Revere, Dyson, and Ellsbury played significantly less games than counterparts.
Big time speedsters, Hamilton, Gordon, Turner the exceptions.
Most sluggers with speed, do not waste their time stealing bases.
Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, noted exceptions.
Hit and runs...moving runners over...sacrifices....smallball....all dinosaurs.
To the contrary, defensive indifference and stolen bases without a throw are on the rise...

It is Baseball's version of 'Texas Hold 'Em'
And they can't wait to go 'All-in'.