CHASING THE 2013 NFBC: An introduction

Since the NFBC's inception in 2004, BaseballHQ.com has covered the contest in a variety of ways; from writing strategy articles to entering writers (and sometimes teams of writers) in the event. Our writers and readers have had some significant successes in the contest, as chronicled here.

For 2013, we wanted to take a new approach. We wanted to have an entry that would be managed publicly. We didn't want it managed by an NFBC newcomer; we wanted insight from a successful veteran of the format. Although several of our writers, including myself, have track records of success in the NFBC, none of us were the right fit. So we looked outside of our staff for a candidate to enter the NFBC and write about it for us. But not too far...

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