FIRST PITCH ARIZONA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007
8:00 AM: Fact or Fluke? The Surprises of 2007
JEFF ERICKSON, Rotowire / XM Radio
JOE SHEEHAN, Baseball Prospectus
PETER KREUTZER, MLB.com / AskRotoman.com
TRACE WOOD, LongGandhi.com
DOUG DENNIS, Baseball HQ
MODERATOR: Patrick Davitt, Baseball HQ
Our experts will analyze the top surprises and aberrations of the past year, and pass judgment as to whether they are for real. One of our most popular sessions!
9:30 AM: In Quest of Accuracy
RON SHANDLER, Baseball HQ
STEVE MOYER, Baseball Info Solutions
TODD ZOLA, FantasyBaseball.com
ANDY ANDRES, Baseball HQ / Tufts University
MODERATOR: Matt Beagle, Baseball HQ
Each spring, the same question always appears on online message boards: "Who has the most accurate projections?" In this statistical panel, our experts will attempt to figure out just what constitutes "accuracy" and if there are some reasonable goals we can set for our prognosticating systems.
10:30-10:45 AM: Break
10:45 AM: Rules Innovations Forum
LAWR MICHAELS, CREATiVESPORTS
JEFF BARTON, Scoresheet Sports
GREG AMBROSIUS, National Fantasy Baseball Championship
GENE McCAFFREY, Wise Guy Baseball
MODERATOR: Ron Shandler, Baseball HQ
It all started with the Founding Fathers, but over two decades later, Rotisserie and fantasy leagues often bear little resemblance to the game described in 1984. In this interactive session, the speakers and attendees will share their ideas and experiences regarding rules tweaks, innovations and concepts for future enhancements to the game. What is the optimal draft format? League construction? Transaction frequency? How do you encourage owner interaction? What are the best methods for adjudicating constitutional crises? All these questions will be answered, and more.
12:35 PM: AFL ballgames
*Javelinas at Desert Dogs (Phoenix Municipal Stadium)
Rafters at Saguaros (Peoria Sports Complex)
3:00 PM: 6th Annual Xperts Fantasy League (XFL) Draft
Jeff Winick, Brian Feldman, Alex Patton/Peter Kreutzer
Perry Van Hook, Trace Wood, John Menna, Rick Wilton
Doug Dennis, Todd Zola, Brian Walton, Greg Ambrosius
Ron Shandler, Don Drooker, Steve Moyer, Lawr Michaels
Join the grandmasters of the fantasy baseball industry for the XFL's sixth annual keeper league auction. Following the draft, join the group at the ballpark for the post-mortem as they reveal their strategies, discuss how the draft went, and answer your questions.
4:00 PM: Scoresheet Forum
Spend the afternoon talking simulation gaming with Jeff Barton, founder of Scoresheet Baseball.
7:05 PM: AFL ballgame
*Solar Sox at Scorpions (Scottsdale Stadium)
* Symposium attendee game
NOTE: SCHEDULE IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
