Fantistics Baseball Customer Testimonials
In our season ending
survey we asked subscribers if they were interested in submitting a
testimonial which we could publish:
(in
alphabetical order)
2nd year in
a row that I won. This software is worth every penny. (Bill Smith)
After half a decade of being with Fantistics pre-season and
in-season subscription, I am well on my way to participating,
enjoying and recommending Fantistics for the next half decade. Paul
Reilly - Grafton, WI (Paul Reilly)
As a long time user of your service I am delighted with the
continual improvement and development of your product. Your
individual player forecasting is top rate, and your projection
software is indispensable in all draft formats. I relied on your
projection software to assist me in establishing my starting lineups
and referred to your daily emails and web site tools on a regular
basis to manage my teams throughout the year. Combining your
projections with some patience and a little luck, plus some
strategies that I have learned from Fantistics, led to a successful
year. I won both my leagues. But most of all, I had fun playing the
games (as I always do - no matter what the result). (Roger Beckley)
As always, GREAT job by you good folks. See you in '09. (Donald
Lindsay)
AS USUAL GREAT OVERALL JOB!!! (Larry Wolfe)
At the beginning of the season I decided I was sick of losing in my
head-to-head league every year, so I set out to do some basic
statistical analysis to see if I could predict which players would
outperform in 2008. Then I found Fantistics. It was exactly what I
was looking for. I used the draft day software live during my draft
and I loved it. I smoked the competition with a top-notch draft.
Then I monitored the daily emails and made good free agent moves
throughout the year. I only made one trade. I play in a league with
some very baseball-savvy guys, and I was able to make some good
pickups before them, which I haven't been able to do in years past.
I ended up bringing home the championship, and I couldn't be happier
with the Fantistics service. (Pat Walsh)
Best part of draft day is its fantistics vs. rotolab. this year
fantistics won. But you have to stick to the plan. I live by EAV.
Set up your league, use EAV during the draft and you will succeed.
Thanks fantistics. (Mark Ashjian)
By far the best year for Fantistics! I love the fact that now the
players are listed in every position they are eligible to play
rather than just their main position. (Gary Pavlik)
Excellent job, it is always a pleasure to receive daily emails with
tons of information. (Luis Gerardo Venegas Guerrero)
During the survey we asked
subscribers if they were satisfied enough to return in 2009:
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Yes: 90%
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Maybe: 9%
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No: <1%
Excellent software and more information than I thought I would need.
As I used more of the sight I was able to make more trades/waiver
moves to improve my team. I found the mid season ranking very
helpful. I really liked the historic data on players sound half
stats trends. This allowed me to target players that improved in all
the areas that needed improving. I don't think I could've finished
as strong as I did without this. I know as a fact your complete
package allowed we to win a very competitive league as a rookie.
Thanks! (Tim Comeau)
Fantastic year again. Unlike ESPN, you guys stayed with us until the
very end. It's nice to find the daily updates even on the last day
of the season. Thanks for your assistance in helping me be a back 2
back champion in my league. (Mike Corazzini)
Fantistics Baseball has become the most important tool that serious
fantasy players use to win year after year. (Kevin Weatherwalks)
Fantistics is great, I have been using your system for years and I
would be lost with out it. I was able to look at my league and
compare the past three years winner's stats, so that I could put
that into my goals for each category. This strategy worked great, I
was able to dominate my league this year. (Chris Reyes)
Fantistics is more than a great tool for draft preparation, it has
become a welcome, daily part of my fantasy baseball season. I look
forward to receiving both NL and AL news every day and miss them
when the season dwindles and ends. But there's hope -- only 143 more
days until pitchers and catchers report for '09. (Rick Goff)
Fantistics is not only a great draft software to help you get a
balanced team, but also provides the needed information during the
season to help you excel to the top. It has helped me win my league
7 of the last 8 seasons. (GRANT BURROW)
Fantistics is one of the best fantasy baseball resources on the
internet! The pre-season projections are worth their weight in gold
and I'll be signing back up for my sixth season with Fantistics next
year!! (David Bush)
See
the details of the Player Projections Software
Fantistics is the only fantasy baseball site I use. From pre-season
to setting my team for next spring, it provides exactly the kind of
information I need and more importantly, when I need it. (Dennis
Eller)
Fantistics keeps getting better and better which is a testament you
your staff's passion for not only Fantasy baseball but also for
making sure that your product is #1 on the market. It is also a
primary reason that I have been able to finish in the money 4 of the
last 5 years in my league. Keep up the good work, and please do not
invest any money into marketing your product. I certainly do not
wish to have my fellow team owners utilize your product. (Tim Kelbel)
FYI.... the projections your draft day forecasting does once all
teams have been assembled was pretty accurate barring injuries and
major acquisitions during the season (Steve Sullivan)
Gets better every year. Keep up the good work. Thank You all. (Joe
Wollyung)
Given that I had catastrophic injuries to start the year and was in
last place for quite some time, I had to lean even heavier on the
projections and rankings this year. Through those timely pieces of
information, I was able to make savvy trades and waiver wire picks
that allowed me to climb back into contention after everyone had
written me off for the season. I might not have made the playoffs
this year, but it wasn't until the last week of the season that I
was fully out. AND I ended the season with the most overall points.
(First time anyone has had that many points and not made the
playoffs) Goes to show that there is a little luck involved, but you
guys sure make the difference in every other area! (Eric Frans)
Great daily notes, with (mostly) good humor mixed in. Your writers
seem to have fun at what they do, and remind us what a great game
baseball is, with or without the fantasy aspect. Your work in the
Prospects area is the best outside of Baseball America, and actually
rivals them in many areas. Will be a life-long customer of this
service! (Ed Childs)
Great job again this year, see you in the spring (chris spere)
great job ive made playoffs in both years ive been with you guys and
ive never had worse than the 3rd overall record in my 2 years during
the regular season..ill be back!! (william fondriest)
Great job, I've been a long time subscriber and would hate to go a
season without your helpful insight !! (Doug Oliver)
Great service ...keep up the good work and never be satisfied! (JOHN
PAOLUCCI)
Guys, You do a great job with the projection software and during the
year with all your tools and knowledge. Takecare and goodwork.
(Scott Boris)
Huge advantage right off the bat, the ease of the draft and it's
results were more than I had expected. (Bruce Kuelz)
I absolutely swear by the player news that are sent out everyday.
These little tidbits and items pertinent to the player, along with
the grading system are what I live by. (Rob Clark)
I am a fantasy baseball addict and rely heavily on the
prognosticational talents of Fantistics writers and analysts. I was
hooked from the very first year I subscribed, and I feel the same
about the football as well as the baseball information and ratings.
(John Greise)
Experience playing Fantasy
Baseball among Fantistics subscribers:
Greater than
10 years
44.0%
Between 7- 10 years
21.8%
Between 5-6 years
20.1%
Between 3-5 years
7.7%
2 years
2.6%
1 year
3.6%
I am very impressed with the Fantistics projections. I played a
competitive high stakes league and I barely knew anything about
baseball. I drafted completely by the program and I ended up getting
a bunch of nice value picks - most players I had no idea who they
were. I ended up winning my league! Throughout the season they help
you figure out which free agents are for real and which ones are
flukes. They also are very helpful in figuring out which guys are
good "buy low" candidates and which are good "sell high" candidates.
Highly recommended! (John Painter)
I call Fantistics my secret service and it has allowed me to be very
competitive. I have finished near the top every year I have used
fantistics. It takes away the emotions and helps me to draft a
competitive and balanced team. (Ken Cain)
I can't think of heading into one of my drafts without Fantistics.
Your level of intelligence is unsurpassed. (A P)
I dominated my league from start to finish. I scored the most points
all season but lost the championship due to underperformance. I had
Sabathia on a double start in the title game, he lost both(first and
second losses since the trade), Lincecum lost for the first time
since July 20th and Ervin Santana didn't make a start. I pulled a
couple trades to get potential keepers and went into a title game
with R. Martin, D. Lee, Alexei Ramirez, J. Rollins, R. Zimmerman, P.
Burrell, G. Sizemore, V. Wells, C. Guzman, Sabathia, Lincecum,
Santana, Kershaw, B. Myers and Torres as my lineup. I lost to G.
Laird, J. Cantu, B. Upton, G. Atkins, J. Reyes, E. Longoria, Maggs,
ManRam, Ad. Jones, Burnett, C. Lee, Billingsley, Wainwright, Lowe
and Marcum. I should have won hands down. Oh well, thanks
Fantistics. See you next season (Travis Arsenault)
I don't have the time to do research anymore and I live and die by
your product in which I have reach the playoffs 3 years straight
since finding and investing in your software and services! Signed -
A highly satisfied and loyal subscriber!! (Don Mailhot)
I feel you guys have the best projection and reasons for you
statements (Jon Hoffman)
I find the daily e-mail reports very helpful in determining daily
roster changes and player pick ups, in both leagues I'm in. (Dan
Harpel)
I finished in first place out of ten teams. I won my league on the
last day of the season. The difference between me winning and losing
my league was one strikeout. I would not have won if it weren't for
Fantistics awesome service. I will be a subscriber for life. (Will
Meadows)
I found the daily updates and injury report very helpful. I really
liked the prospect central and when they have been called up. I
would love it if there was a trade calculator. I could have used it
several times. Overall it was a good experience, and I will look to
use you next year if prices are reasonable. Thanks, Byron (byron
radley)
I have been a subscriber to Fantistics for 4 seasons. It is my main
resource for all of my fantasy baseball information. I play in two
private head-to-head leagues, and season after season my teams
always finish in the top three in season standings, and never miss
the playoffs. The 2008 fantasy season just ended today, and I can
proudly say I won the playoff championship in BOTH leagues! From
draft day, throughout the season and into the playoffs Fantistics is
my guide. (Steve Clark)
I have used Fantistics Baseball software for the last three years
and would not play Fantasy baseball in any league without it's
wealth of information, draft strategies, and season long insight.
(Terry McDonough)
I have used the fantistics site for 4 years and love it. With
fantistics I have finished at or near the top of both leagues that I
play in for those four years. Keep up the great job guys, and I'll
see you in 2009 (Jeff Imes)
I lost my 2 of my best players to injury. 2 of my top 4 picks
underperformed badly during the year. But, I won my very competitive
league. All the other members have been in the league at least 8
years or more. This is only my second year. Your drafting tool gave
me some great mid round picks and I picked up players as needed off
waivers on hot streaks using Fantistics. It was just enough to win
the championship! I won the football championship too! I am a
Fantasy God! Thanks for everything. (Ron McCowen)
I loved using the draft software and was impressed by how well my
team came out after the draft. Just for this reason alone, i'll be a
repeat customer. (Jamie Mckay)
I really like the draft software. I wish I could get the daily
updates with more specific information on a more limited number of
players or teams than AL or NL only. I also with that one good night
did not rate on ON FIRE logo. Would like to see a more graduated
scale used to determine how a player is performing than ON FIRE or a
SNOW MAN. "I use the information contained in you daily emails to
evaluate current trends and find it very helpful. (Alan Duncan)
I really only use the draft rankings. Our league uses some non
traditional stats (5 x 5 league: HR, RBI, R, SB, OBP; QS, Sv, K,
ERA, WHIP), and your customized rankings are great. (Matt Anonymous)
I used your draft software 2 years ago and my team improved and I
finished in the top 3 but didn't win so I thought the next year I
would go without your software. I play in a keeper league and the
year I didn't use your software I won the league. But I won the
league with a majority of the players I picked up as a result of
your site and software the year before. That was enough to bring me
back this year and what do you know I finished second in both my
leagues and in both I was pretty much leading the leagues in most
categories until injuries and second half slumps (Fielder, Braun,
Quentin, Hamilton) hit me. Even then I made it to the championship
game with fill ins pickups like Hawpe, Werth, and Ibanez among
others that I was able to pick up based on your site suggestions.
While other teams floundered when their main guys struggled I was
able to add players to fill in. If I want to dominate my leagues
like I have been, I will definitely be back next year! (Kraig
Krause)
During the survey we asked
subscribers what their overall Impression of Fantistics was:
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Great Content: 84%
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Good Content: 15%
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Poor Content:
<1%
I was in the top 3 teams every single week during the entire 26 week
season. I got overtaken at the half way point by an UBER team and
despite many moves and some good trades (I got CC Sabathia right
before he went to the Brew Crew--possible my best trade ever!) I got
close but could never pass the first place team. Overall another
great year, I have the longest run in the league of being in the
money, 10 straight years...as long as I have been with Fantistics !!
Another good season, I will be back for my "revenge" next year....
(Mark Dooling)
I'm blown away by the wealth of knowledge and daily updates and
insights you offer. Thank you! (Andy Fox)
I've found FANtistics to consistently be a great value; for anyone
participating in multiple leagues with cash rewards, this service
should pay for itself. But perhaps my favorite aspect of FANtistics
is being able to drop a note to the writers on this site and get a
thoughtful reply. It's obvious that, for the guys that operate this
site, it isn't a job, it's a passion. (Marc Peters)
I've got to be one of your happiest customers! You're the best!
(yes, you may quote me on that!) (Seth Gatchell, Jr.)
I've relied on your site all three years I've been in Fantasy
Baseball. The result is 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS in 3 years !!! The
"Diehards" in this league have been taken by storm. I rely on your
site for the draft, to set my weekly lineup and pitching rotations,
and as a valuable resource for all trades. Two things worthy of
comment: 1. your site is so good, I don't dare share it with anyone
else in my league (sorry !!!) !!! 2. I sure wish you also did
Basketball so I could dominate my Hoops League as well !!! (Mark
Kruse)
It is worth the insight and help with rotations to sign up for
Fantistics !!! (Gerard Dwyer)
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FINER THINGS. UNDERSTANDING WHEN SOMEBODY IS HOT,
THERE TRENDS AND WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN. THAT REALLY HELPED ME TARGET
FREE AGENTS OR PLAYERS TO GET CHEAP THAT SOMEONE MIGHT BE DOWN ON.
(AUBREY HUFF IS PROBABLY THE BEST THAT COMES TO MY MIND. HE WAS A
FREE AGENT FOR A LONG TIME IN OUR LEAGUE. HE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
BIGGEST REASONS I WON.) I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK IN 2009. (RICK
HOEHN)
Just, "thank you". (Roger Stanley)
keep doing an excellent job, see you next season!!!! (Pedro Batista)
Keep Up The Great Work!! I like your insight, and I am a Baseball
Junky so will read everything I can about it. (Stu Higley)
Lyle is the absoulety the best of the best. His pitching projections
is THE reason for my staying with Fantantic year after year. By far
it is the tool I count on the most. (Bob Oberlin)
During the survey we asked
subscribers what their impression was of our 2008 player
projections:
Me annually giving you praise is getting old. What more testimony do
you want?... I have been with you for 8 years.... 5 of the last 7 I
have won the title. I now have 6 titles in 22 years...... See a
correlation? I do.....I just can't say enough about the service....
My ROI, utilizing Fantastics, is better than the return I could get
from the StockMarket.The information and analysis I get from this
service pre-season and during the season is invaluable. It gives me
the edge......Thanks for all you do!! Charlotte Cyclones League
Champs 2008,2007,2005,2002,2001,1994 (Jay Gretsuk)
Pre-draft predictions and in-season analysis keep me up to date with
everything I need for successful fantasy baseball. (Joel Wagler)
Quite frankly, I've forgotten the number of years I've used
Fantistics. Seems like I've been subscribing for years. Wouldn't
think of using anyone else. I find the preseason projections to be
quite beneficial when setting up my bidding strategy for my drafts.
I find the majority of the information to be spot on once the season
starts. The best part is that the writers keep you informed during
the season about players overperforming and those underperforming.
I'm looking forward to many more year together with Fantistics. (Dan
McCord)
The amount of weekly information that your service provides is
phenomenal. The true fantasy fanatic can get more than he could
possibly need stat and opinion wise. I love the minor league write
ups because that's how we build our teams. (Brian McLaughlin)
The best stat material on the web. (James Matlock)
The draft software provided a definite advantage over my
competitors, and I found the estimated auction values to be
startlingly accurate after adjusting for my keeper-league inflation.
(Frank Basich)
The Draft tool rules! In season "intel" makes the difference and
will enable you to make a run at a championship! (Scott Burnside)
The draft tools are a great help. Saves me a ton of prep time.
Unfortunately this year the batters that I drafted mostly all seemed
to have off years in the first half of the season. My pitchers
performed much more to their expected level. (Dan Pitre)
The Fantistics Baseball Projections Software is invaluable to me.
The mock draft feature is not only fun to work with, it allows me to
experiment with different strategies and see how they might work
before the actual draft. The software in itself is worth the money I
pay; the rest is just gravy. (Glenn Durso)
The info is up to date daily and that has helped me look like a
genius at times, like when I aquire that breakout player of the year
on the waiver wire. Carlos Quenton was my diamond in the rough that
Fantistics helped me find. Good stuff! (Eric Van Marter)
The information was great overall. It just seemed that every player
who was questionable had a bad year for me. That pretty much doomed
me to where I finished. But using the information provided has
allowed me to build a strong basis to build my team in our keeper
league. Using your information alowed me to target low priced
players with big upsides to build around. (Bob McCormack)
The most helpful thing your service gave me this year was the
ability to handle the worst streak of injuries I have ever endured.
I finished in first place with ease, despite having major injury
difficulties to Ian Kinsler, Carlos Lee, Billy Wagner, and Hideki
Matsui. (The impact may have been less, but injuries to Ryan
Zimmerman, Todd Jones, Jeremy Bonderman, Aaron Hill, and Troy
Tulowitzki also made me work hard.) I credit Fantistics with
enabling me to find good replacements. You also helped me to decide
who to put on the DL (we have 2 slots) and who to release. I also
note that this help was season long. During the season I went from
last place in early June to first place in late July. Thank you: I
will be back. (Norman Wendth)
This has been a WACKY season. There are 7 of us in the league.... we
do 1 point per hit, 2 per double, 3 per triple, 5 per home run, 1
per RBI, 1 per run.. 1 per IP 1 per strikeout (pitcher) and -1
strikeout (hitter). Over the season it is a ton of points... and
right now I have 7995.01 points and the second place guy has 7994.34
points. LESS THAN A HALF OF POINT!!! With the Chicago / Detroit game
to go, I have MIGUEL CABRERA going and 2nd place has MAGLIO Going.
Therefore, if Mags goes 1-4 and Cabrera goes 0-4, I would lose!
Pretty crazy stuff and I appreciate you guys' work to get me here.
Root for Cabrera for me today...one good thing I have going is if
the SOX win and force a playoff with the Twins, I would have JOE
MAUER and JUSTIN MORNEAU to play. Thanks for everything this year.
wish me luck! (Tyson Ely)
This is a great tool to project your overal performance. In a 5x5 16
Team league it projected that I would finish with 116pts and finish
3rd. I finished with 112pts and finished 4th (If the team did not
have any injuries I would finished 3rd). I can't wait until next
year. Thanks Jerry (Jerry Mals)
This is the best program I have used and I will be back every year
from now on. (James Eckman)
This is the best site/software out there and I have been a member
since your second year. With your site and software there is no need
to EVER buy draft magazines that don't relate to my very custom
league at all. The custom league set-up make drafting a piece of
cake for our 20 team league. (mike giovacchini)
This site is a great tool. I've found the prospects info to be in
valuable in building my team. Half of my current roster is filled by
players that I picked up as prospects. I utilized Prospect Central
to draft such players as Pujols, Holliday, Wright, Braun, Howard,
Utley, Tulowski, Jones, & Price. This site has allowed me to draft
the greatest upcoming talent before they arrive into the major
leagues. You guys do a great job year during the season!!! (Scott
Dorsey)
This was the 2nd year I was able to download the preseason software.
I am in a competitive 12 team Fantasy Points League. Last year I was
at or near the top all year, only to fizzle in the playoffs. This
year I again drafted relying heavily on VAM but found myself dead
last through the end of June. I think this was kind of a fluke; my
pitching rotation consisted of D. Lowe, J.Weaver, Snell, McGowan and
Rich Hill. As you know the latter 3 were awful, and the 1st 2 were
inconsistent. After the break the offense I drafted heated up:
Manny, Big Tex, Mauer, Markakis, Huff. I had key waiver wire pickups
in Slowey, Danks, JJ Hardy and Melvin Mora, and Lowe heated up.
Drafted closers were Papelbon and F. Cordero. By early August I was
leapfrogging my way up to 5th place overall and won my division. 2
rounds of playoffs found my still hot team beating 2 teams who had
been at the top all year. Enjoyable year and thanks for all the
help. (richard kegley)
three firsts in all the leagues I participated says it all. (Jerry
Thiel)
Top Notch! I would never have found my breakout players without
Fantistic Baseball. I'll be back again next year! (Israel Popack)
Truly found a vast majority of the information provide, throughout
the site, to be very helpful all season long. Good job guys... (John
Malek)
Wanna be feared? Use Fantistics. (Lawrence Silverman)
We used your projections and then adjusted them slightly based on
our feelings regarding certain players. Your high projections
regarding younger players forced us to look into them in more depth.
Our starting pitching drafts were exceptional and set us apart from
the rest of the teams. We drafted Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Tim
Lincecum, Erlinion Volquez, Phil Hughes (our only dud) but picked up
Chris Volstad and Josh Johnson. Your help in identifying Josh
Hamilton, Nate McLough and Kosuke Fukudomo helped our hitting line
up. Thanks guys. (Donald Hubsch)
While I don't utilize the in-season analysis to its fullest ability
(most of the players that are written about are already on the teams
in our league - we draft 23 active and 17 reserve players each) I
absolutely love the Projection Software. It's a tremendous time
saver and allows me to find hidden nuggets that other owners may
over look. (Richard Bentel)
With the baseball season being over 6 months long, I don't think I
could keep up with the daily grind of looking up the information
that I would need to be successful in fantasy baseball. Instead of a
daily grind, I can gather the information I need in a matter of
moments. Even if I was playing in a free league with no prize money,
it is money well spent. (Daniel Bogunia)
Wonderful well rounded software for draft preparation and drafting
purposes. The daily e-mails alerted me many times to great pick ups
as well as players not to pick up. I was able to land Rich Harden
with a mere pick up of Matt Murton the week before. I love the
service and I will be back! (Jim Gillingham)
Wow. 1st time I won the league. Bragging rights finally!!! Great
information. I love the draft software... (Jeff Rochna)
Wow, what great service. I had a
problem with my initial setup and was surprised when the OWNER of
the company emailed me back with a few "symptoms" questions.
Within 12 hours Anthony emailed me a patch to fix the solution.
And this doesn't even count the great stats in a format that we
can adjust. What a great company!
You guys are so great that I'm always afraid more people will find
out about your tremendous service! (tom decker)
YOU GUYS HAVE HELPED ME WIN ALOT OF MONEY IN PAST YEARS AND WOULD
HAVE THIS YEAR, BUT MY PLAYERS DECIDED TO ALL HAVE A POOR POOR
BATTING ANYTHING THE LAST SIX WEEKS OF THE SCHEDULE. DAMN YANKEES,
DAMN TIGERS. KEEP FANTISTICS GOING (G LITTLEJOHN)
you guys were right way more often than wrong. your information was
tremendously helpful in drafting. your information gave me the tools
to properly value the 1b and allowed me to draft other positions
early and end up with adrian gonzalez, for instance, in the 15th
round. during the season i was able to pick up stephen drew and
carlos quentin early in the season and i had confidence to pick up
brad hawpe before he came off the dl. even though he was slumping
before his dl stint. overall your projections elevated my teams from
my usual 3rd and 4th place finishes to 1st and 2nd place finishes.
one of the 2nds was by only 2 points. your projections also helped
me elevate a 7th place team at the allstar break to a league
champion and it wasnt even close. i finished 13 points ahead of the
second place team. so, great job and i will definately be back in
the future. (david moon)
You're awesome, will be back. (Michael Bushe)
Your projections are excellent. I would have probably finished
higher if I had been able to be at the draft in person. I really
like the preseason notes because fantistics gives information on
lesser known players who are having good springs. This is even more
important for football. (Steve Stipp)
