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Welcome to Fantasy Playmakers! FPM was launched in November, 2004 with the goal of providing a safe, fun, informative and close-knit community for all fantasy sports junkies, as well as providing quality, competitive and entertaining fantasy sports gaming. What makes FPM unlike any other fantasy sports website is that our development effort is based on a “user-centric” effort. This means that all the content, features, additions, etc for the site was shaped by, and for, our members. We will continue to follow this developmental theory , even as we continue to grow. Our members come first and we will do what it takes to make sure their stay with FPM is enjoyable. If you have any ideas for the site, please feel free to Contact Us. Interested in Becoming a Contributing Writer to FantasyPlaymakers.com? Do you have a love of sports? Do you feel the need to share this with the rest of the world? Well, FPM is looking for "undiscovered" talent, please fill out our Writer Form! Fantasy Playmakers Staff  Kyle Smego (Founder, Webmaster) has been involved in various forms of fantasy sports for over fifteen years. From fantasy baseball to fantasy golf, he has tried it all. He is an Army veteran and currently works as a Software Engineer for the Department of Defense. Kyle attended West Virginia University and DePaul University. He currently lives in Linthicum, MD with his wife and two kids.
Hometown: Greenwich, CT…but a Mountaineer by heart
Favorite Sports Teams: NY Jets, West Virginia Mountaineers
Favorite Athletes: Boomer Esiason, Barry Sanders, Al Toon, Michael Jordan
Favorite Sports Moment: anytime the Steelers lose, WVU Mountaineers defeat the No. 4 ranked Miami Hurricanes on the way to an undefeated season, the 1993 Big East football championship and a Sugar Bowl berth.
Worst Sports Moment: Seeing the undefeated, "Cinderella Story" 1988 WVU Mountaineers lose to Notre Dame in the National Championship game (Fiesta Bowl).
 Jimmy Greco (Co-Founder, FPM Radio host) has been competing in fantasy sports for twelve years and crunching numbers for even longer. Following an eight-year stint in the Navy, he currently is a government contractor. Jimmy resides in Sykesville, MD with his wife.
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Favorite Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins, New York Yankees, Miami Hurricanes, Miami Heat
Favorite Athletes: Dan Marino, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Zach Thomas
Favorite Sports Moment: Aaron Boone hitting a walk-off homer to beat Boston and go on to the 2003 World Series.
Worst Sports Moment: Miami Hurricanes losing to Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl and the Yankees blowing a 3-0 lead to Boston in the 2004 ALCS.
Favorite Fantasy Sport: Football
 Scott Mickels (Editor/Senior Staff Writer/FPM Radio Cohost) was born and raised in the Oklahoma City area. Scott is a lifelong Sooner, and true baseball fan. He started playing fantasy baseball, and running his own league, in '98 while working in Yellowstone. He's played fantasy football some in the mid-90's, and every year since 2001. He's also played and run his own fantasy basketball league since 2001. Scott is online daily checking news and updates about his teams. Scott currently resides in Denver, CO. He is also a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Favorite Sports Teams: Oklahoma Sooners, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bulls
Favorite Athletes: Billy Sims, Barry Sanders, Scottie Pippen, Jim Thome.
Favorite Sports Moment: Watching OU tight end Keith Jackson catch a TD pass
streaking down the middle from Jamelle Hollieway in the '86 Orange Bowl to defeat Penn State for the national title, 25-10. Oklahoma beating heavily-favored Florida State 13-2 in the 2000 Orange Bowl for the national title is a close second.
Worst sports moment: Game 7 of the '97 World Series. Watching Edgar Renteria single up the middle off of Charles Nagy to score Craig Counsell from third, as the Cleveland Indians lose the World Series in extra innings.
Best Fantasy Accomplishment: Drafting Mark McGwire as my #1 pick in '98— only to have him go off for 70 homeruns. You may have heard about it. ;)
Worst Fantasy "Accomplishment": Drafting Tim Naehring in that same draft— only to have him get hurt shortly into the season and never play another major league game again.
 John Lubic (Senior Staff Writer/FPM Radio Cohost) got into fantasy football in high school and has been expanding his involvement to nearly every form of fantasy sports since, spending countless hours glued to ESPNews and logged into various leagues on the web. John attended the University of Pittsburgh and works in logistical analysis. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife. John is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Sports Teams: Steelers, Pirates, Penguins, and all teams Pitt Panthers
Favorite Sports Moment: Being at Three Rivers Stadium on a cold, January day in 1996 when the Steelers won the AFC Championship over the Indianapolis Colts, then being interviewed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette afterwards.
Worst Sports Moment: The home plate umpire blowing the call in Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS when Sid Bream was called safe at the plate and the Braves defeated the Pirates; oh, and the four home AFC Championship Game losses by the Steelers since 1995.
Best Fantasy Sports Accomplishment: Picking up Kurt Warner off of the waiver wire after Week 1 in 1999 and riding it to another league championship.
Worst Fantasy Sports Moment: Drafting Ken Griffey Jr. two years in a row thinking, "This year he stays healthy!"
Adam Hathaway (Senior Staff Writer, Forum Administrator) is relatively new to the fantasy world, but has been studying sports as far as he can remember. As a lifelong Red Sox fan, Adam finally saw his team “Reverse the Curse” in 2004. By day, he works as a computer operator and enjoys Linux and “geeky” toys in his free time. Adam resides in Taunton, MA with his wife. Hometown: Taunton, MA
Favorite Sports Teams: New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Montreal Canadiens Favorite Sports Moment: Red Sox come from 0-3 to win the 2004 ALCS
Anthony Ovitt (Senior Staff Writer), a former semi-pro hockey player, is probably the most obsessed baseball fan you will ever come across. A lifetime fan of the NY Yankees and the NY Giants, he has been involved in fantasy sports for over a decade. He is currently in the Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejuene, NC. Anthony resides in Jacksonville, NC with his wife. Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY
Favorite Sports Teams: NY Giants, NY Yankees, Carolina Hurricanes, Syracuse Orangemen
Favorite Sports Moment: Super Bowl XXV (Giants and Bills) Scott Norwood misses last second field goal wide right. Giants go on to win 20-19.
Peter Hurley (Staff Writer) was born in Boston, MA and grew up in southern N.H., watching the Patriots grow into a dynasty and watching the Red Sox break his heart year after year until 2004! He has been playing fantasy sports for six years and has tried them all, even NASCAR, hockey and golf. His favorite fantasy sports are baseball and football. Hometown: Manchester, NH
Favorite Sports Teams: New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins
Least Favorite Sports Teams: New York Yankees, Miami Dolphins and the NY Jets
Favorite Sports Moment: Adam Vinatieri kicking the winning field goal against the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Worst Sports Moment: Aaron "#*!@^*" Boone. 2003 ALCS!!
Favorite Fantasy Moment: Looking at my 2002 roster and seeing McNabb, LaDainian and Priest ......still I didn't win it that year
Worst Fantasy Moment: Fielding a 2-12 Fantasy football team in 2001.
Former Contributors: Peter Mazurkiewicz, Joe Smart Thanks for visiting FPM and we hope that you make us one of your daily stops in an attempt to satisfy your fantasy sports fix. The FPM Staff |
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