NFBC Memorial Day Contest: SOLD OUT!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

We still have several days until the first draft is offered for the debut NFBC Memorial Day "Second Chance" Contest begins, but let's create a signup thread so that everyone can see exactly how many spots are still remaining. The first draft is set for Wednesday, May 22nd and they will continue through Sunday, May 26th. We have 15 draft dates set up and if we will them all we will finish with exactly 180 teams. That's the goal.

Remember that we have a $10,000 grand prize for this contest with league prizes paying $1,400 for first place and $700 for second place. All stats begin on Memorial Day and are accumulated through the end of the MLB regular season. Rules are exactly the same as the Rotowire Online Championship except that the minimum Innings Pitched level is 650 for this contest. Enjoy and good luck.

Here's the current signup list with the countdown to 180 teams:

NFBC "Second Chance" Memorial Day Championship
Wednesday, May 22, 8 pm ET
1. Dave Koebele
2. Trey Rogers
3. Kenny Higby
4. Ron Spurgeon
5. Jason Anthony
6. Michael Kelstrom
7. Rob Silver
8. Bee WIllis
9. Adam Hackel
10. Chris Carmody
11. Ben Fils
12. Samuel Horton

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
1. Steven Cozzolino
2. Jin Chun
3. Dana Pasternak
4. Richard Kulaski
5. Ross Baker
6. matthew jacobson
7. Daniel Bronski
8. Stavros Lazos
9. Steve Elbaum
10. Michael Noakes
11. Matthew Shepherd
12. Dave Taylor

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
League No. 2
1. Marc Baker
2. Ben Fils
3. James Milkowski
4. Stephen Goodwin
5. JAMES O'BRIEN
6. Terence Moriarty
7. Chris Larrick
8. David Miller
9. Matt Homich
10. Aaron Metcalf
11. Daniel Bourdon
12. Ross Baker

Thursday, May 23, 8 pm ET
1. Michael Miranda
2. Daniel Iverson
3. Stephen Ruschak
4. Michelle Smith
5. Mike Cameron
6. Brad Lape
7. Jeffrey Rubenstein
8. Samuel Horton
9. Robert Zidonik
10. Aaron Markowitz
11. CJ Kaltenbach
12. Michael Kelstrom

Thursday, May 23, 10 pm ET
1. Michael Lins
2. Jeremy Brader
3. Todd Lockhart
4.James Tomony
5. matthew jacobson
6. Matthew Mattingly
7. Bradley Beckman
8. Dave Koebele
9. Dave Taylor
10. Robert DiPietro
11. Philippe Dussault
12. Nathan Chart

Friday, May 24, 8 pm ET
1. Bradley Beckman
2. Vincent Altieri
3. Anthony Lambert
4. silas dain
5. Johnhenry Schroeder
6. Moses Port
7. Richard Cohen
8. Samuel Horton
9. Bill Strickler
10. Dustin Wagner
11. Jeremy Brader
12. Bee WIllis

Friday, May 24, 10 pm ET
1. Jeff Dameron
2. Bryan Fouts
3. Scott Kotchek
4. Jeffrey Rubenstein
5. Michael Crescenzi
6. Matthew Shepherd
7. Fred Spinder
8. Alex OConnor
9. Daniel Finnegan
10. Ken Magner
11. John Pausma
12. Joseph Reagor

Friday, May 24, 11 pm ET
"Beat Paul Sporer" League (SOLD OUT)
1. Paul Sporer
2. Zachary Hooker
3. Christopher Beesley
4. Gregg Martin
5. David Harris
6. Michael Noakes
7. Chris Fargis
8. Gregory Girsch
9. Adam Howe
10. winston guest
11. Brent Franey
12. Matthew Martin

Saturday, May 25, 10 pm ET
"Beat Justin Mason" League (SOLD OUT)
1. Richard Kulaski
2. Scott Freiler
3. Justin Mason
4. Timothy Klawitter
5. Jeffrey Sobers
6. Jenny Butler
7. Michael Noakes
8. j v
9. Aaron Cumming
10. Ross Baker
11. Colin Weatherwax
12. Jim Nicola

Saturday, May 25, 10 pm ET
League 2:
1. Shawn Harvey
2. Jeffrey Mitz
3. Peter Badejo
4. Aaron Jones
5. Bradley Beckman
6. Moses Port
7. Brad Bevil
8. Todd Zola
9. Robert Riemer
10. Ken Magner
11. Matthew Shepherd
12. Chris Kozaczka

Sunday, May 26, 2 pm ET
1. Ben Fils
2. Chris Steahle
3. Stephen Goodwin
4. Dale Morgan
5. Moses Port
6. Terry Lewis
7. Larry DeLuca
8. Steven Myette
9. Peter Christensen
10. Samuel Horton
11. Dave Shovein
12. Scott Vetter

Sunday, May 26, 4 pm ET
"Beat Chris Liss" League (SOLD OUT)
1. Chris Liss
2. paul obrien
3. Ron Obine
4. Don Mathis
5. Michael Jr Ciallela
6. David Miller
7. Ken Magner
8. Michael Kelstrom
9. Kurt Uhler
10. Bill Strickler
11. Mike Rothe
12. Samuel Horton

Sunday, May 26, 8 pm ET League 1
1. Greg Blankenship
2. Jody Ryan
3. John Roberts
4. Eric David
5. Matthew Dozier
6. Philip Bachner
7. ryan gorman
8. Samuel Horton
9. Michael Wallis
10. Jeffrey Cook
11. Joel Gullo
12. Rick Bay

Sunday, May 26, 10 pm ET
"Beat Scott Pianowski" League
1. Jody Earley
2. Geoffrey Cresap
3. Paul Granholm
4. Scott Pianowski
5. Christopher A Dolin
6. Daniel Thompson
7. Ryan Faye
8. George Babcock
9. Rob Sussman
10. Mary Ann Lonigro
11. Dave Taylor
12. Jeffrey Rubenstein

Sunday, May 26, 10 pm ET League 2
1. Zach Nelson
2. John Bosma
3. Mike Cameron
4. carter gill (prefers 8 pm)
5. Matthew Mattingly
6. Victor Werny
7. Matt Shepherd
8. Zachary Viglianco
9. Terry Lewis
10. Glenn Lowy
11. Steve Elbaum
12. Chris Killman

[Greg Ambrosius]

All rules can be found here: https://playnfbc.shgn.com/rules/246

Here are the available draft dates and times:

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Friday, May 24, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 10:00 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 2:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 4:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 6:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 8:00 PM ET
Sunday, May 26, 2019 10:00 PM ET

Prizes are as follows:

League Prizes
1 $1,400
2 $700

Overall Prizes
1 $10,000
2 $4,000
3 $2,500
4 $2,000
5 $1,500
6 $1,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in the Sunday, May 26th 8 pm ET "Second Chance" League. This looks like it will be the first league to sell out, so jump in soon if that's the date and time that fits your schedule. Thanks all and good luck.

Here's the current signup list:

Sunday, May 26, 8 pm ET
1. Greg Blankenship
2. Jody Ryan
3. John Roberts
4. Eric David
5. Chris Sakas
6. Matthew Dozier
7. Philip Bachner
8. ryan gorman

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're happy to announce that Paul Sporer of Fangraphs.com has volunteered to host a "Beat Paul Sporer" Memorial Day Second Chance League on Friday, May 23rd at 11 pm ET. You get something special if you beat Paul in this league, plus you have a shot at the $10,000 grand prize. Paul is excited to participate in these "Second Chance" leagues and believes a lot of the Fangraphs customers are clamoring for another draft.

Push it hard Paul and we'll fill this one up. Thanks all and enjoy the competition against Paul:

Friday, May 24, 11 pm ET
"Beat Paul Sporer" League
1. Paul Sporer
2. Zachary Hooker
3. Christopher Beesley
4. Gregg Martin
5. David Harris
6. Michael Noakes

[Greg Ambrosius]

The "Beat Paul Sporer" Second Chance league on Friday, May 24th at 11 pm ET is now Sold Out. Great job everyone and best of luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for that one:

Friday, May 24, 11 pm ET
"Beat Paul Sporer" League
1. Paul Sporer
2. Zachary Hooker
3. Christopher Beesley
4. Gregg Martin
5. David Harris
6. Michael Noakes
7. Chris Fargis
8. Gregory Girsch
9. Adam Howe
10. winston guest
11. Brent Franey
12. Matthew Martin

[rkulaski]

Greg or Tom or Derik,

Can you move me from Sunday league to Saturday May 25th 10 est? Looks like it will be easier to fill that league. Thanks.

Rich

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, we have several industry writers who are willing to put their reputations and their money on the line in these Memorial Day Second Chance leagues. We have ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in the "Beat Justin Mason" league on Saturday night, while we just added a "Beat Scott Pianowski" League on Sunday at 10 pm ET. Take on Yahoo's top industry writer in the final draft of the Second Season.

Here you go:

Saturday, May 25, 10 pm ET
"Beat Justin Mason" League
1. Justin Mason
2. Timothy Klawitter
3. Jeffrey Sobers
4. Jenny Butler
5. Michael Noakes
6. Scott Freiler
7. J. Vaziri
8. Aaron Cumming

Sunday, May 26, 4 pm ET
"Beat Chris Liss" League
1. Chris Liss

Sunday, May 26, 10 pm ET
"Beat Scott Pianowski" League
1. Jody Earley
2. Geoffrey Cresap
3. Jason Rotenberg
4. Scott Pianowski

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the "Beat Justin Mason" Saturday, March 25th 10 pm ET "Second Chance" League. The next one in closes out this league. Here's the current signup list:

Saturday, May 25, 10 pm ET
"Beat Justin Mason" League
1. Richard Kulaski
2. Scott Freiler
3. Justin Mason
4. Timothy Klawitter
5. Jeffrey Sobers
6. Jenny Butler
7. Michael Noakes
8. j v
9. Aaron Cumming
10. Ross Baker
11. Colin Weatherwax

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in the Wednesday, May 22nd 10 pm ET "Second Chance" league. Let's fill up both leagues on Wednesday and kick this contest off right. There will be no ADPs for these first drafts, so enjoy.

Here's the current signup lists:

NFBC "Second Chance" Memorial Day Championship
Wednesday, May 22, 8 pm ET
1. Dave Koebele
2. Trey Rogers
3. Kenny Higby
4. Ron Spurgeon

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
1. Steven Cozzolino
2. Jin Chun
3. Dana Pasternak
4. Richard Kulaski
5. Ross Baker
6. matthew jacobson
7. Daniel Bronski
8. Stavros Lazos

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT for the Wednesday 10 pm ET "Second Chance" league:

NFBC "Second Chance" Memorial Day Championship
Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
1. Steven Cozzolino
2. Jin Chun
3. Dana Pasternak
4. Richard Kulaski
5. Ross Baker
6. matthew jacobson
7. Daniel Bronski
8. Stavros Lazos
9. Steve Elbaum

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the Wednesday 10 pm ET "Second Chance" League. There will be no ADP for the Wednesday drafts, so jump into these two at 8 and 10 ET to lead the road map. It could lead you to the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list. Next one in closes this league out:

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
1. Steven Cozzolino
2. Jin Chun
3. Dana Pasternak
4. Richard Kulaski
5. Ross Baker
6. matthew jacobson
7. Daniel Bronski
8. Stavros Lazos
9. Steve Elbaum
10. Michael Noakes
11. Matthew Shepherd

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: The Wednesday 10 pm ET "Second Chance" league is now Sold Out. KDS will run tonight, so please set your KDS preferences now. Good luck all in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize and the $1,400 league prize.

We now have 4 Sold Out leagues with room for 11 more leagues. Here's the final lineup card for this one:

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
1. Steven Cozzolino
2. Jin Chun
3. Dana Pasternak
4. Richard Kulaski
5. Ross Baker
6. matthew jacobson
7. Daniel Bronski
8. Stavros Lazos
9. Steve Elbaum
10. Michael Noakes
11. Matthew Shepherd
12. Dave Taylor

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: We just Sold Out the Wednesday, May 22nd 8 pm ET "Second Chance" League. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $1,400 league prize and the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for that league:

Wednesday, May 22, 8 pm ET
1. Dave Koebele
2. Trey Rogers
3. Kenny Higby
4. Ron Spurgeon
5. Jason Anthony
6. Michael Kelstrom
7. Rob Silver
8. Bee WIllis
9. Adam Hackel
10. Chris Carmody
11. Ben Fils
12. Samuel Horton

We will keep the Wednesday 10 pm ET spot open for a potential second league. All Wednesday leagues will be held before ADPs have been available. If you like that, sign up for the 10 pm league and battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in the last available "Second Chance" league of the season. That one is the "Beat Scott Pianowski" League on Sunday, March 26th at 10 pm ET. Jump into that one now and set your KDS preferences now. You could get draft spots soon for that one.

Here's the current signup list for that one:

Sunday, May 26, 10 pm ET
"Beat Scott Pianowski" League
1. Jody Earley
2. Geoffrey Cresap
3. Paul Granholm
4. Scott Pianowski
5. Christopher A Dolin
6. Daniel Thompson
7. Ryan Faye
8. George Babcock
9. Rob Sussman
10. Mary Ann Lonigro
11. Dave Taylor

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: The "Beat Scott Pianowski" Second Chance League on Sunday, May 26th at 10 pm ET is now Sold Out. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots tonight. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for this league:

Sunday, May 26, 10 pm ET
"Beat Scott Pianowski" League
1. Jody Earley
2. Geoffrey Cresap
3. Paul Granholm
4. Scott Pianowski
5. Christopher A Dolin
6. Daniel Thompson
7. Ryan Faye
8. George Babcock
9. Rob Sussman
10. Mary Ann Lonigro
11. Dave Taylor
12. matthew jacobson

[Greg Ambrosius]

The Memorial Day Contest starts today with drafts at 8 pm ET and 10 pm ET. We will highlight the results tonight on our High Stakes Fantasy Advantage show on SiriusXM Radio and hope to bring on a few participants from the 8 pm ET draft. If you're available after 11 pm ET, contact Tom at [email protected]. Can't wait to spread the word about the latest ADPs from these leagues.

Let's fill up these remaining leagues and compete for the $10,000 grand prize. We are pushing for a third league tonight at 10 pm ET. This one will be held before the ADPs are available, so if you like that scenario jump in now. 6 SPOTS LEFT IN THIS ONE:

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
League No. 2
1. Marc Baker
2. Ben Fils
3. James Milkowski
4. Stephen Goodwin
5. JAMES O'BRIEN
6. Terence Moriarty

Thanks all and good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT in tonight's 10 pm ET Second Chance League:

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
League No. 2
1. Marc Baker
2. Ben Fils
3. James Milkowski
4. Stephen Goodwin
5. JAMES O'BRIEN
6. Terence Moriarty
7. Chris Larrick
8. David Miller
9. Matt Homich

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT IN tonight's 10 ET Second Chance League:

Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
League No. 2
1. Marc Baker
2. Ben Fils
3. James Milkowski
4. Stephen Goodwin
5. JAMES O'BRIEN
6. Terence Moriarty
7. Chris Larrick
8. David Miller
9. Matt Homich
10. Aaron Metcalf

Our promotional partners have done a fantastic job bringing in new players to this contest. Look at the list in the first thread and you'll see a bunch of new participants for this contest. Fantastic.

We called it the "Second Chance" league because we really were going to promote this contest to our current NFBC players who already had season-long games. But it looks like the industry is proving that there are more people who either want another season-long team or want to play their first season-long contest starting on Memorial Day. Either way, we are ecstatic with the early response.

Thanks all and good luck. We can't wait to post the ADPs tomorrow after tonight's three drafts. Should be a fun weekend of online drafts.

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: We have a third full Second Chance League set for tonight as the 10 ET league just Sold Out. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for this league:

NFBC Second Chance League
Wednesday, May 22, 10 pm ET
League No. 2
1. Marc Baker
2. Ben Fils
3. James Milkowski
4. Stephen Goodwin
5. JAMES O'BRIEN
6. Terence Moriarty
7. Chris Larrick
8. David Miller
9. Matt Homich
10. Aaron Metcalf
11. Daniel Bourdon
12. Ross Baker

Okay, all other leagues that draft Thursday through Sunday will have access to the ADPs. We'll generate them tonight and they will be available at playnfbc.com. Just pull down to New Contests for this ADP. Enjoy and jump in soon if you still want to compete because spots are limited.

Next up: Thursday at 8 pm ET and Thursday at 10 pm ET.

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT in Thursday's 8 pm ET Second Chance League. Jump in now as we have only two available drafts before we get to the holiday weekend. Here you go:

NFBC Second Chance Leagues:
Thursday, May 23, 8 pm ET
1. Michael Miranda
2. Daniel Iverson
3. Stephen Ruschak
4. Michelle Smith
5. Mike Cameron
6. Brad Lape
7. Jeffrey Rubenstein
8. Samuel Horton
9. Robert Zidonik

Thursday, May 23, 10 pm ET
1. Michael Lins
2. Jeremy Brader
3. Todd Lockhart
4. Michael Kelstrom
5. James Tomony
6. matthew jacobson
7. Matthew Mattingly

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: Thursday's 8 pm ET NFBC Second Chance League is now Sold Out. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for that league:

Thursday, May 23, 8 pm ET
1. Michael Miranda
2. Daniel Iverson
3. Stephen Ruschak
4. Michelle Smith
5. Mike Cameron
6. Brad Lape
7. Jeffrey Rubenstein
8. Samuel Horton
9. Robert Zidonik
10. Aaron Markowitz
11. CJ Kaltenbach
12. Michael Kelstrom

Next up is Thursday's 10 pm ET Second Chance League. NOW ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT in tonight's only available Second Chance League at 10 pm ET. The ADPs are out, so be ready to draft tonight and to compete for the $10,000 grand prize. Once this league is sold out we'll move onto Friday's open schedule.

Here's a look at the current signup list:

Thursday, May 23, 10 pm ET
1. Michael Lins
2. Jeremy Brader
3. Todd Lockhart
4.James Tomony
5. matthew jacobson
6. Matthew Mattingly
7. Bradley Beckman
8. Dave Koebele
9. Dave Taylor
10. Robert DiPietro

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT in tonight's 10 pm ET Second Chance League. Next one in closes this one out, so please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots 15 minutes after the league sells out. Thanks all and good luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the current signup list:

Thursday, May 23, 10 pm ET
1. Michael Lins
2. Jeremy Brader
3. Todd Lockhart
4.James Tomony
5. matthew jacobson
6. Matthew Mattingly
7. Bradley Beckman
8. Dave Koebele
9. Dave Taylor
10. Robert DiPietro
11. Philippe Dussault

[Greg Ambrosius]

SOLD OUT: Tonight's 10 ET NFBC Second Chance league is now Sold Out. Please set your KDS preferences now and look for draft spots shortly. Thanks all and best of luck in the battle for the $10,000 grand prize.

Here's the final lineup card for this league:

Thursday, May 23, 10 pm ET
1. Michael Lins
2. Jeremy Brader
3. Todd Lockhart
4.James Tomony
5. matthew jacobson
6. Matthew Mattingly
7. Bradley Beckman
8. Dave Koebele
9. Dave Taylor
10. Robert DiPietro
11. Philippe Dussault
12. Nathan Chart

Okay, let's move on to the available weekend drafts. Friday has 8 pm and 10 pm ET drafts that we'd love to fill. We have only 55 spots available between the Friday, Saturday and Sunday drafts, so secure your spots now if you want to compete in this great format. Remember, $10,000 is the guaranteed grand prize and each league pays $1,400 to first place and $700 to second place.

Here's the next available leagues:

NFBC Second Chance Leagues
Friday, May 24, 8 pm ET
1. Bradley Beckman

Friday, May 24, 10 pm ET
1. Jeff Dameron
2. Bryan Fouts
3. Scott Kotchek
4. Jeffrey Rubenstein
5. Michael Crescenzi
6. Matthew Shepherd
7. Fred Spinder

[Greg Ambrosius]

NOW ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT in Friday's 10 pm ET Second Chance League. This will make 10 full leagues once we fill this one.

Here's the current signup list:

Friday, May 24, 10 pm ET
1. Jeff Dameron
2. Bryan Fouts
3. Scott Kotchek
4. Jeffrey Rubenstein
5. Michael Crescenzi
6. Matthew Shepherd
7. Fred Spinder
8. Zach Nelson