Buckeye and Reds fan. I love cooking, true crime, and playing fantasy baseball
@TheNFBC
. Fantasy baseball contributor to
@FTNFantasy
@Rotoballer
. she/her
My yearly MLB rant:
I am blacked out from 3 teams. All are more than a 2 hour drive away and none are on local tv.
YouTube TV doesn’t carry the MLB network.
My new LG smart tv doesn’t allow me to download the mlb tv app. I know I’m old, but I had no idea that was a thing.
It’s so disheartening to work so hard for 5+ months to get a fantasy team into a good position only to see things completely fall apart in the last few weeks. Even just one good day would be encouraging at this point
I just did the math, and I am looking at a difference of $8400 depending on how the last day of the season goes. These aren’t pipe dreams either. I only counted spots that are within 2 points of each other
⚾️UPDATE⚾️
FTN Baseball Draft Guide
Our third guest writer is an accomplished high stakes player and she’s making her fantasy sports writing debut.
It’s
@JennyButler830
!!
Her piece is on optimal roster construction.
Give Jenny a follow if you don’t already!
NEW: Ohio mother pleads guilty to the murder of her 16-month-old baby after she left her in a Pack-N-Play pen alone for 10 days.
Absolutely horrific.
Kristel Candelario's daughter Jailyn was found soiled with urine and feces after her mother decided to leave for 10 days on
I've started an article series for
@Fantrax
this season previewing the upcoming month. Any feedback would be appreciated! What else can I include that would be helpful?
On my way to draft this morning, and I realized that I have a little
@JustinMasonFWFB
face watching from under my fleece. Is this a lucky sign, or will I draft 9 injured pitchers? Time will tell
Roster construction and draft strategy w/
@JennyButler830
! Fun one for my
@TheNFBC
players out there. Finding positional targets, creating a roadmap and drafting for balance from each part of the first round.
My first TGFBI draft is officially in the books! Let me know what you think. I had the 7th pick. Thanks to
@deadpullhitter
for giving me his extra entry. Hopefully next year I'll earn my own.
For those of you starting in
@TGFBI
today and who aren't familiar with
@theNFBC
, you can set up notifications for your phone. From your "My Teams" page, click on the little gear icon⚙️next to the team. These notifications are a lifesaver during slow drafts.
This season ends with mixed emotions. I did well overall, but 4th place in my super auction and both main events is a tough pill to swallow
At least I will be saved by finishing in 2nd place in the
@SuperBookNV
MLB season wins contest. I keep telling the NFBC drafters to enter!
It just occurred to me that people in other parts of the country aren't used to weekly tornado siren tests. How do you know when it's noon on Wednesday?
Watching We Are the Champions on
@netflix
about the world yo-yo championships. I think they need to come and cover the
@TheNFBC
main event! A hotel ballroom full of nerds? We can match that energy!
Receiving great feedback on
@JennyButler830
's Roster Construction piece in the FTN MLB Draft Guide.
She's a chemist and technical writer by trade but also a high-stakes NFBC player.
This is her first fantasy baseball article:
I’ve recently heard several analysts dismissing all-star week as an opportunity to stash or hold injured players, but I disagree. There are only 8 teams playing on Thursday, and 4 of them are playing doubleheaders. That’s a chance to maximize AB.
1/2
What?
@jeffwzimmerman
is doing a PitchCon presentation on late pitching targets a few hours before he drafts next to us in the Tag Team league? I hadn’t noticed...
A very underrated plus to drafting at the live NFBC events is the two 15 min breaks. It gives you a chance to catch your breath and plan for the next 10 rounds
If there is the no value or reward for being a good moral person, people will stop being moral people.
Societal or spiritual benefit, and/or punishment has been a primary driver of good behavior for millennia.
Once you take that away, as we have there is no value to be good,
@JimBowdenGM
Because of that wildcard series, the Braves got the favorable pitching matchup of Strider vs Suarez. If they can’t stay ready and take advantage of that, it’s on them
Never told you how to do your job-i don’t even know who you are.
I’m a fan who loves his team you’re a troll looking for attention.
Hustle back to creating clicks and causing trouble!
Bet you thought I was done with the tricks up my sleeve?
NOPE
I saved the best Guest Analyst for last.
@JennyButler830
is back for her third straight appearance in the
@FTNFantasy
Baseball Draft Guide!
Won't tell you what the article is about but it'll be out next week!
@edecaria
While we're at it, can we just standardize all the names? We can't decide between Cedric Mullins and Cedric Mullins II or AJ Pollock and A.J. Pollock. The Fangraphs projections export with accents in the names, while the auction calculator doesn't. It makes me crazy!
I absolutely hate the fact that we're now studying frame by frame to see if someone's hand or foot came off the bag for a split second. It's rediculous
Presidents Biden, Obama, Clinton, and Bush are attending ceremonies today in remembrance of 9/11, while Trump is doing commentary on a washed-up boxing match. The fact that anyone ever thought that Trump had one ounce of patriotism is unbelievable.
@corscorp
@ThatEricAlper
In high school, my best friend's boyfriend wrote this to her in a note, and we made fun of him for it behind his back. They are now married with two kids so what do I know.
Funniest take I've seen on people throwing out their Bud Light:
"Budweiser doesn't care what you do with your Bud Light after you buy it. If they wanted you to drink it, they would have made it taste good"
😂😂😂
@BCB_Sara
If we're going to ban pride jerseys, why don't we ban players wearing crosses, bible verses, etc. I don't like that stuff being shoved in my face all the time 🙄
For the 2nd year in a row, I got the same draft spot in both of my main event leagues. This year it was a higher preference, but it still makes it more difficult to diversify
Couldn’t they just use him in 2024 in the pen as a way to build innings then stretch him out to start again in 2025? Why is everyone acting like this is a permanent move?