New Sport Media Demonstration Fantasy Baseball Michael Tillery
New Sport Media Demonstration: Fantasy Baseball Michael Tillery / Nathan Teada 89 -286 Sport Communication & Technology
The invention of fantasy baseball • John Burgeson in 1960 – Akron, Ohio • Programmer runs simulations on IBM 1620 • Use the players but doesn’t manage team as modern day fantasy baseball • Rege Cordic Fall of 1961 • Radio announcer for KDKA-Pittsburgh “calls” the fantasy game from Burgeson’s IBM printouts • http: //www. grantland. com/story/_/id/7793059/john-burgeson-ibm-computer-startbaseball-video-games • Dan Okrent in 1980 • the basis for all modern day fantasy sports • http: //espn. go. com/video/clip? id=8392996
MLB. com
CBS Sports – Official Fantasy Baseball Commissioner Game of MLB. com
ESPN – online videos and phone app
Real News on Fantasy Baseball
How to set up a League • Tell everyone to log on to a site
League Format Rosters Drafts • • Autopick by computer Online Auction style Offline Playoffs • Starts near the end of the regular season • optional bye weeks • One or 2 weeks for each matchup Keeper Leagues • Can keep a set number of players from year to year
League Customization • Rotisserie • Against all opponents all season long. Receive points based on ranks within league • Head to head each category • same 10 stat categories, new opponent each week, receive a win/loss/tie for each stat category. • Head to head most categories • same 10 stat categories, new opponent each week and receive a win/loss/tie for the combined number of categories • Head to head points • new opponent every week and receive points based on performance 1 point for every base, 1 point for a run, 1 point for a stolen base. 1 point for a walk, 1 point for an RBI, minus one point for a strikeout. Pitchers have similar point value.
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