Sigmund Bloom is the man! (1 Viewer)

[FantasyTrader]

Back in August, the Fantasy Sports Writer's of America Association invited it's 268 members to join a 48-Team Battle Royale. It turned into a 47 team battle because Sig absolutely smoked the rest of us.

I really enjoyed competing against you Bloom. You deserve some recognition for not just winning this league, but dismantling it!

For the record, here was his squad for those interested.

Aaron Rodgers QB GNB vs DET 8 - Starter 0.00

Michael Turner RB ATL vs STL 7 - Starter 0.00

Matt Forte RB CHI @ HOU 8 Q Starter 0.00

Steve Slaton RB HOU vs CHI 2 - Starter 0.00

Brandon Marshall WR DEN @ SDG 8 P Starter 0.00

Randy Moss WR NWE @ BUF 4 T Starter 0.00

Vincent Jackson WR SDG vs DEN 9 P Starter 0.00

Tony Gonzalez TE KAN @ CIN 6 - Starter 0.00

Kris Brown K HOU vs CHI 2 - Starter 0.00

New York Giants Def/ST NYG @ MIN 4 - Starter 0.00

Matt Schaub QB HOU vs CHI 2 - Reserve 0.00

Sage Rosenfels QB HOU vs CHI 2 - Reserve 0.00

Fred Jackson RB BUF vs NWE 6 - Reserve 0.00

Ladell Betts RB WAS @ SFO 10 - Reserve 0.00

Dominic Rhodes RB IND vs TEN 4 - Reserve 0.00

Lance Moore WR NOR vs CAR 9 - Reserve 0.00

Santana Moss WR WAS @ SFO 10 P Reserve 0.00

Braylon Edwards WR CLE @ PIT 5 - Reserve 0.00

Todd Heap TE BAL vs JAC 2 - Reserve 0.00

San Diego Chargers Def/ST SDG vs DEN 9 - Reserve 0.00

FINAL 2008 FSWA IIL Playoff Point Standings

Congratulations to

Sigmund Bloom - FBG, 2008 FSWA Industry Insiders Champion

01. Footballguys - Sigmund Bloom 1018.44

02. Barracuda Sports 895.07

03. FSP - Mike Jones 873.09

04. Fantasy Football Trader JFish - 833.20

05. Fantasy Football Trader - Perkins 832.90

06. Fantasy Football Times 814.06

07. CBS Sports 799.40

08. The Thundering Blurb 796.70

09. RotoWire - DVR 771.36

10. Fantasy Football Trader - Jon 765.63

11. Team M. Schauf - 738.16

12. TFS - Yeastie - 715.91

13. Fantasy Insights - Smitty 715.34

14. The Scores Report - John Paulsen - 712.02

15. THE RotoExpert - 699.25

16. Team Jon Williams - 615.88

 

[MaddHatter]

Back in August, the Fantasy Sports Writer's of America Association invited it's 268 members to join a 48-Team Battle Royale. It turned into a 47 team battle because Sig absolutely smoked the rest of us.

I really enjoyed competing against you Bloom. You deserve some recognition for not just winning this league, but dismantling it!

For the record, here was his squad for those interested.

Aaron Rodgers QB GNB vs DET 8 - Starter 0.00

Michael Turner RB ATL vs STL 7 - Starter 0.00

Matt Forte RB CHI @ HOU 8 Q Starter 0.00

Steve Slaton RB HOU vs CHI 2 - Starter 0.00

Brandon Marshall WR DEN @ SDG 8 P Starter 0.00

Randy Moss WR NWE @ BUF 4 T Starter 0.00

Vincent Jackson WR SDG vs DEN 9 P Starter 0.00

Tony Gonzalez TE KAN @ CIN 6 - Starter 0.00

Kris Brown K HOU vs CHI 2 - Starter 0.00

New York Giants Def/ST NYG @ MIN 4 - Starter 0.00

Matt Schaub QB HOU vs CHI 2 - Reserve 0.00

Sage Rosenfels QB HOU vs CHI 2 - Reserve 0.00

Fred Jackson RB BUF vs NWE 6 - Reserve 0.00

Ladell Betts RB WAS @ SFO 10 - Reserve 0.00

Dominic Rhodes RB IND vs TEN 4 - Reserve 0.00

Lance Moore WR NOR vs CAR 9 - Reserve 0.00

Santana Moss WR WAS @ SFO 10 P Reserve 0.00

Braylon Edwards WR CLE @ PIT 5 - Reserve 0.00

Todd Heap TE BAL vs JAC 2 - Reserve 0.00

San Diego Chargers Def/ST SDG vs DEN 9 - Reserve 0.00

FINAL 2008 FSWA IIL Playoff Point Standings

Congratulations to

Sigmund Bloom - FBG, 2008 FSWA Industry Insiders Champion

01. Footballguys - Sigmund Bloom 1018.44

02. Barracuda Sports 895.07

03. FSP - Mike Jones 873.09

04. FFT JFish - 833.20

05. FF Trader - Perkins 832.90

06. Fantasy Football Times 814.06

07. CBS Sports 799.40

08. The Thundering Blurb 796.70

09. RotoWire - DVR 771.36

10. Fantasy Football Trader - Jon 765.63

11. Team M. Schauf - 738.16

12. TFS - Yeastie - 715.91

13. Fantasy Insights - Smitty 715.34

14. The Scores Report - John Paulsen - 712.02

15. THE RotoExpert - 699.25

16. Team Jon Williams - 615.88

Great job Bloom!

 

[Wildman]

Congrats Bloom!

So how did this league work?

 

[FUBAR]

I'm not sure whether to give kudos to Sig or ask what he laced your beverages with.

 

[Bob Magaw]

bloom actually isn't human...

"he" is a series of parallel processing supercomputing clusters FBG leases from los alamos and the national weather center, using some proprietary hotrodded bayesian & genetic algorithms for FF optimization, stochastically generating billions of permutations...

the image you see with cec is merely a CGI creation of our attempts to render what we think he WOULD look like if flesh & blood (kind of like HAL's voice in 2001)...

B ayesian

L os alamos

O ptimization

O racle &

M achine intelligence

 

[Big 'N Tasty]

bloom actually isn't human..."he" is a series of parallel processing supercomputing clusters FBG leases from los alamos and the national weather center, using some proprietary hotrodded bayesian & genetic algorithms for FF optimization, stochastically generating billions of permutations...the image you see with cec is merely a CGI creation of our attempts to render what we think he WOULD look like if flesh & blood (kind of like HAL's voice in 2001)...B ayesianL os alamosO ptimizationO racle &M achine intelligence

Maybe you should get out more

 

[Almas_4th_Child]

He not only does that....but runs for 4,000 yards in a season. Crazy

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=123170

 

[FantasyTrader]

Congrats Bloom!So how did this league work?

Four 12-Team Divisions. Top four from each division advanced to playoffs, beginning in week 12 and starting with your average pts. per week during the regular season, it was a 5 week TP race among the 16 playoff teams.

 

[Mr Capicollo]

bloom actually isn't human...

"he" is a series of parallel processing supercomputing clusters FBG leases from los alamos and the national weather center, using some proprietary hotrodded bayesian & genetic algorithms for FF optimization, stochastically generating billions of permutations...

the image you see with cec is merely a CGI creation of our attempts to render what we think he WOULD look like if flesh & blood (kind of like HAL's voice in 2001)...

B ayesian

L os alamos

O ptimization

O racle &

M achine intelligence

The Sigmund Bloom Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic decision-making. Bloom begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug . . .

 

[gianmarco]

bloom actually isn't human..."he" is a series of parallel processing supercomputing clusters FBG leases from los alamos and the national weather center, using some proprietary hotrodded bayesian & genetic algorithms for FF optimization, stochastically generating billions of permutations...the image you see with cec is merely a CGI creation of our attempts to render what we think he WOULD look like if flesh & blood (kind of like HAL's voice in 2001)...B ayesianL os alamosO ptimizationO racle &M achine intelligence

Actually, none of this is really true. It just so happens that Bloom stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.Congrats, Bloomers

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

I could also post a few leagues that I was , but this one was pretty sweet. I have to say I set out to send a message in this league. This kind of Secretariat finish was exactly what I envisioned when I joined it, because it includes the likes of Michael Fabiano (NFL.com), Stephania Bell and Chris Harris (ESPN), Jamey Eisenberg (CBSSports.com), George Winkler (Sporting News), and many other well-respected analysts from many other well-respected sites. I just wanted to represent FBG, show that we are the premier fantasy site. This community is the supercomputer that Bob describes, I'm lucky to be part of it!

This was the only draft that I stayed with my plan completely - Airballed my 2nd round (Braylon) and 5th Round (Edge) picks, but otherwise nailed my top 10 picks. WCOFF format, PPR, start 3 WR + Flex, so going WR early was crucial. The only non WR I took in my first 4 picks was Turner. I got one of the last of the top TEs (gonzo), two from my underrated QB list (Rodgers and Schaub), and was also able to land SMoss and Vjax. The crucial late pick was Slaton.

Thanks for the recognition, this is one of the leagues I focused most on this year.

 

[NoFBinLA]

Congrats Sig! You already know my thoughts on the domination!

I remember looking up the first week of the playoffs, seeing Bloom's total already and saying 'Aw Crap'.

Heckuva job man!

Fun league too - I enjoyed it thoroughly and plan on catching you next year!

 

[Jene Bramel]

You know the drill.

 

[belljr]

I could also post a few leagues that I was , but this one was pretty sweet. I have to say I set out to send a message in this league. This kind of Secretariat finish was exactly what I envisioned when I joined it, because it includes the likes of Michael Fabiano (NFL.com), Stephania Bell and Chris Harris (ESPN), Jamey Eisenberg (CBSSports.com), George Winkler (Sporting News), and many other well-respected analysts from many other well-respected sites. I just wanted to represent FBG, show that we are the premier fantasy site. This community is the supercomputer that Bob describes, I'm lucky to be part of it!

This was the only draft that I stayed with my plan completely - Airballed my 2nd round (Braylon) and 5th Round (Edge) picks, but otherwise nailed my top 10 picks. WCOFF format, PPR, start 3 WR + Flex, so going WR early was crucial. The only non WR I took in my first 4 picks was Turner. I got one of the last of the top TEs (gonzo), two from my underrated QB list (Rodgers and Schaub), and was also able to land SMoss and Vjax. The crucial late pick was Slaton.

Thanks for the recognition, this is one of the leagues I focused most on this year.

 

[Mr Capicollo]

I could also post a few leagues that I was , but this one was pretty sweet. I have to say I set out to send a message in this league. This kind of Secretariat finish was exactly what I envisioned when I joined it, because it includes the likes of Michael Fabiano (NFL.com), Stephania Bell and Chris Harris (ESPN), Jamey Eisenberg (CBSSports.com), George Winkler (Sporting News), and many other well-respected analysts from many other well-respected sites. I just wanted to represent FBG, show that we are the premier fantasy site. This community is the supercomputer that Bob describes, I'm lucky to be part of it!

This was the only draft that I stayed with my plan completely - Airballed my 2nd round (Braylon) and 5th Round (Edge) picks, but otherwise nailed my top 10 picks. WCOFF format, PPR, start 3 WR + Flex, so going WR early was crucial. The only non WR I took in my first 4 picks was Turner. I got one of the last of the top TEs (gonzo), two from my underrated QB list (Rodgers and Schaub), and was also able to land SMoss and Vjax. The crucial late pick was Slaton.

Thanks for the recognition, this is one of the leagues I focused most on this year.

You're a big fan of fiveheads?

 

[ratbast]

As a newer FBG supporter...this actually carries some big weight for me. To dominate your industry's own game, great job man! Great team!

 

[LionsFan78]

Wow. That was one hell of a draft.

Congrats Bloom!

 

[belljr]

I could also post a few leagues that I was , but this one was pretty sweet. I have to say I set out to send a message in this league. This kind of Secretariat finish was exactly what I envisioned when I joined it, because it includes the likes of Michael Fabiano (NFL.com), Stephania Bell and Chris Harris (ESPN), Jamey Eisenberg (CBSSports.com), George Winkler (Sporting News), and many other well-respected analysts from many other well-respected sites. I just wanted to represent FBG, show that we are the premier fantasy site. This community is the supercomputer that Bob describes, I'm lucky to be part of it!

This was the only draft that I stayed with my plan completely - Airballed my 2nd round (Braylon) and 5th Round (Edge) picks, but otherwise nailed my top 10 picks. WCOFF format, PPR, start 3 WR + Flex, so going WR early was crucial. The only non WR I took in my first 4 picks was Turner. I got one of the last of the top TEs (gonzo), two from my underrated QB list (Rodgers and Schaub), and was also able to land SMoss and Vjax. The crucial late pick was Slaton.

Thanks for the recognition, this is one of the leagues I focused most on this year.

You're a big fan of fiveheads?

she has "it"

 

[chook]

Are any of us surprised?

Of course not - you're the man Sig.

And FBG is that far ahead of the rest, it's awesome that you could show that to them all (& their supporters).

 

[NoFBinLA]

Who is the man who can beat the tar out of his fellow men?

BLOOM!

Can you dig it?

 

[JAA]

nice work bloom

congratz

 

[munchkin]

Too bad first place wasn't a pair for all three PHISH shows at Hampton, eh Bloom?!?!?!?!?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Didn't FBG participate in the HAFAX league this year too? 2nd place finish I believe, not too shabby.

 

[rzrback77]

Congrats Bloom, very solid draft!

 

[Bri]

POINTS ARE IRRELEVANT but these are all the guys Bloom beat.

It's quite a list.

FFL Scoreboard: Week 16Footballguys - Sigmund 156.70

Barracuda Sports 141.75

Final

FSP - Mike Jones 155.50

CBSSports.com 109.20

Final

F.F.T.-JFish 152.95

RotoWire - DVR 91.65

Final

F.F. Trader - Perkins 158.15

The Thundering Blurb 134.90

Final

Fantasy Football Times 159.35

Fantasy Football Trader 113.85

Final

Team M. Schauf 113.25

THE RotoExpert 91.50

Final

The Scores Report - Joh 122.00

Fantasy Insights - Smit 134.70

Final

TFS - Yeastie 141.45

Team Jon Williams 106.75

Final

Christopher Harris - ESPN 132.45

College & Pro Football Newsweekly 98.70

DraftSharks.com 119.60

FanBall-Mark Hooper 117.60

Fans Fantasy Football - Ken 129.35

Fantasy Baseball Flash 62.30

Fantasy Football Empire.com 101.35

FFChamps 150.75

FFToolbox.com 134.25

FootballDiehards 108.10

FootballHangout Brian Moore 92.60

Injury Experts 85.40

MelnickandGreco.com 139.85

Northeastff.com-DNowak 125.45

RotoExperts 124.75

Sports Buff Perry 103.40

Sweater Vests 102.10

Team Abene, MD 77.05

Team F. Ferreira 102.20

Team Fabiano 123.50

Team G. Winkler 81.60

Team Georgopoulos 132.10

Team J. Baker 110.15

Team J. Levit 122.85

Team Kadlec 73.10

Team Rakowski 125.30

Team Rune 178.85

Team S. Bell 72.35

Team S. Wayne 49.50

The Fourth Down 89.90

The Huddle (2V) 100.95

Unemployed Fantasy Writer - Kinzer

Congrats Bloom

Also Andrew Garda NFBinLA did very well

 

[Jene Bramel]

Didn't FBG participate in the HAFAX league this year too? 2nd place finish I believe, not too shabby.

Yeah, we were undefeated through the final week of the regular season and lost that final week and the championship game. 2nd place is solid, but we definitely wanted to convert the total points and all-play domination into a championship.

 

[bloomfan#1]

 

[NoFBinLA]

Thanks Bri - I'll take 8th out of 64 any day.

In the interest of full disclosure, I had never done a WCOFF style league before (which is essentially what this was) and talked to Sig before my draft to see if he had any tips.

Not saying his advice put me 8th but it certainly influenced how I approached my draft given the format.

I'm pretty damned happy to place as high as I did and look forward to assaulting Sig next year.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Nice work Sig. What I like the most out of your draft is that you got the guys you're high on. I don't know if this happened to any of you guys before but you are high on certain players all preseason, then you end up drafting and somehow those guys don't end up on your team.

By seeing some of the guys on your team like B. Marshall and Forte, guys I can recall you being very high on it's cool to see you rolling with them and cashing in so to speak.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Didn't FBG participate in the HAFAX league this year too? 2nd place finish I believe, not too shabby.

Jene and I lost in the championship game. Oh well - it happens.Congrats Bloom - way to represent.Are any of you / us surprised?

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Didn't FBG participate in the HAFAX league this year too? 2nd place finish I believe, not too shabby.

Yeah, we were undefeated through the final week of the regular season and lost that final week and the championship game. 2nd place is solid, but we definitely wanted to convert the total points and all-play domination into a championship.

What he said.

 

[Bri]

and look forward to assaulting Sig next year.

I hope the 3 of us can be in the same league-also hope I don't lose power during the draft and get assigned players again but...it'd be fun to all be in the same leaguewhich FFtrader is fantasytrader?

 

[blenderfrog]

Congrat's Bloom! Glad to see FBG competing in major FF expert leagues.

 

[FantasyTrader]

and look forward to assaulting Sig next year.

I hope the 3 of us can be in the same league-also hope I don't lose power during the draft and get assigned players again but...it'd be fun to all be in the same leaguewhich FFtrader is fantasytrader?

I'm "Perkins" Bri. Finished 5th. I'll take it as well. Very tough league - I think making the playoffs is something to be very proud of.

 

[NoFBinLA]

and look forward to assaulting Sig next year.

I hope the 3 of us can be in the same league-also hope I don't lose power during the draft and get assigned players again but...it'd be fun to all be in the same leaguewhich FFtrader is fantasytrader?

I'm "Perkins" Bri. Finished 5th. I'll take it as well. Very tough league - I think making the playoffs is something to be very proud of.

Definitely - and congrats on that finish as well man. I look forward to it again next summer - should be a hoot. Again.

 

[r3t2]

bloom, the real question is:

did you hang on to win that game you were following during the recap shows?!

 

[Depth Charge]

bloom, the real question is: did you hang on to win that game you were following during the recap shows?!

yeah man, 70 pt lead down to 2? how did it end??

 

[silentmark]

Does anyone else not realize FF is luck ? Been doing it for over a decade and in that time I see it's luck ... Congrats SB ...

 

[gianmarco]

Does anyone else not realize FF is luck ? Been doing it for over a decade and in that time I see it's luck ... Congrats SB ...

I guess some people are luckier than others........

 

[identikit]

Does anyone else not realize FF is luck ? Been doing it for over a decade and in that time I see it's luck ... Congrats SB ...

I guess some people are luckier than others........

:branch rickey:

 

[renesauz]

Great job Sig!

Now, if we could just get that stupid IBCL down..........

 

[tex]

Sig continues to impress. I have been in 1 league with Sig for 4 years now, and this is the first year he hasn't made the playoffs. Although he hasn't won the championship yet, let it be known, this league has some extremely tough and very savvy owners. And there are NO wild cards. 4 divisions and division winners are the only ones who make the playoffs!! Seeing the level of competition in this experts league and how he completely just blew away the rest of the league is a great feat. Congrats Sig--it is a pleasure to compete with you.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

bloom, the real question is: did you hang on to win that game you were following during the recap shows?!

yeah man, 70 pt lead down to 2? how did it end??

No points for my opponent in overtime, and Corey Graham came through with a good game Monday Night that would have given me the win, but I am still mad at my leaguemates for trying to Bloom me with early congratulations.

 

[JPeso]

Does anyone else not realize FF is luck ? Been doing it for over a decade and in that time I see it's luck ... Congrats SB ...

I guess some people are luckier than others........

The playoffs are largely luck, which is why you want to get as many teams to the playoffs as possible and let the rest take over. It is not lucky to get 75%-100% of your teams to the playoffs.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Does anyone else not realize FF is luck ? Been doing it for over a decade and in that time I see it's luck ... Congrats SB ...

I guess some people are luckier than others........

The playoffs are largely luck, which is why you want to get as many teams to the playoffs as possible and let the rest take over. It is not lucky to get 75%-100% of your teams to the playoffs.

If there wasn't skill involved, you wouldn't have the same owners year after year making playoffs in most leagues.If there wasn't luck involved, the same 1-2 owners would win every year.There is more skill involved than most lucky players will want to admit, and more luck than skilled players ever care to say.Luck is a part of the game and has to be appreciated, else you wouldn't have most average players ever wanting to join. This is also why an amateur is willing to shell out money to join a poker tournament populated with many pros.

 

[rikishiboy]

Congratulation Sigmund. Way to represent!!!!