Fantasy Baseball Website Preview – 365FantasySports.com
Mar 21, 2010 FSH Live Blog
Baseball season will be here before you know it, so it’s time to start taking a look at some of the sites offering daily fantasy baseball cash games and contests. First up is 365FantasySports.com.
David Lowitz runs 365FantasySports and he’s a good friend of Fantasy Sports Handicapping. You guys should really check out the site if you like variety in your fantasy games. There is truly something for everyone at 365FantasySports. I asked David to give me a quick rundown of the fantasy baseball games they would be offering this season and here are a few early examples of what they have planned:
- Hardball – 8 to 10 draft rounds, each with 4-6 very closely rated players of any position. Choose one from each round.
- Positions- 9 or 10 rounds each with several closely ranked players BY position (we purposely leave guys like Pujols out from time to time as he would be the “automatic” choice in that round, thus rendering that round useless.) The players we list are so closely matched that players will be scratching their head wondering “Wow… who should I take?”
- Positions with Point Cap – Same as above, but now we will list every player playing that day at their position… from the top guy all the way down to the scrubs. Each is assigned a point value. The contestant must stay below the set “point cap” (think salary cap) when choosing one player from each draft round to comprise their roster. Player point values are re-calculated every night as players’ stats change throughout the season.
- All Star Challenge - Play with the Stars! Ten rounds, 2 players in each draft round, both competitively matched All Star caliber players… often times from different positions… sometimes playing against each other that day… sometimes pitcher vs hitter… you never know what you will find. Whoever you choose, your roster will be filled with 10 studs.
- Threesome - This is our version of ”Speed Fantasy Baseball”. Three draft rounds, each with 15 – 20 “B” level players. Select one from each round to make up your best three man team. This is always played as the three contestant game, winner take all.
David also added, ”In addition to everything above, our site visitors may find any and all of these with different variations (Day or Night games only, AL or NL only) We will build new contest types throughout the season and into the playoffs based on participation and suggestions from our players. All of the contests above are available with $6, $11, $22, $33, $44, $55 and $110 buy-ins and all are available in 2, 3, 4, and 6 man formats (except Threesome which is always a 3 man game). Every so often we will run fee free, 100% payout contests.”
Registering for games is a big factor when deciding where to play, just as table selection is important for winning poker. As fantasy players, often times we want to find the best opponents to play against. David offered the following about entering contests at 365FantasySports, “At our site the players have the option of entering contests with two different mindsets. If you are the first player in a contest you are essentially saying, “I’m entering this contest and I don’t care who else joins me, I’ll take on anyone!” The second option is choosing whether or not to play in a contest based on who the other competitors are. For example, if you see a contest that has 5 of 6 players, you’ll be able to see who the first five players are and then decide if you want to challenge (join) that contest or not. You are essentially saying, “I see who I’m up against and I’m ready and willing to play against you.” We’ve noticed some interesting “rivalries” forming between several of our contestants. Additionally, since there are no ’set draft times’ for our contests you can select and change your roster any time you want prior to the start.”
If there is some kind of game that you guys want that you can’t find at 365FantasySports, you can always get in touch with David and ask him about creating it for you. The customer service there is very responsive and they will accommodate most requests if there is enough interest in a certain type of game or buyin amount.
Also, he has a great promotional tool for all you website owners and bloggers out there who want to create games just for your readers. He’ll set you up with a private, password protected game that you can use for competition between you and your readers to build the social aspect into your site. It’s definitely something worth checking out.
For the record, I’ll tell you guys that I play at the site under the name ‘Tippy’ and you will find me there this baseball season. Also, Fantasy Sports Handicapping does get referral fees if you guys decide to sign up, so please enter “tippy” in the Promo Code box when you register. Doing so will get you your FIRST GAME FREE and a 15% deposit bonus. Referral fees are our only source of income for providing all the free handicapping information here at FSH and we appreciate all the help we can get!
See you guys at 365FantasySports.com this fantasy baseball season.
