1/2/2010
Past, Present and Future for PennantChase
Hard to believe the second year of PennantChase.com is already over. We seem to have a lot more dedicated users, and many of you have even donated this year, which is awesome. So many gradual improvements have been added this year, I can't even begin to remember them all. And with more people using the site, there are a ton of recommendations coming in.
To celebrate the new year, everyone has been reset to 3000 Baseball Bucks, and the concept has been simplified: Only "Sponsor of the Day" will be used to add Bucks, which will be worth 2000, so anyone can join up to 2 new leagues per day. The max limit of leagues has been lowered to 20. For more explanation on this, see the Baseball Bucks page. Unfortunately, the idea of "unlimited" leagues simply won't work, but I still want to reward those who donate. The reason I am keeping Baseball Bucks in place is because I don't want people joining and quitting leagues at will. I think being able to join two per day with a max of 20 is generous for a free website. I hope you'll agree, but as always, I want to hear your feedback - even the nasty ones, and yes I do get a few of those!
Yesterday, the first "Best of the 1970s" league was just launched. This past year, we also rolled out "Best of the 2000s" and this website was the fastest to offer 2009 stats, even beating the big corporate sites. We rolled out the iPhone application, added slump busters, created Facebook and MySpace apps, built a new lineup editor - and that's only some of the work that went into the site this year.
And there's a lot I'd love to do this coming year. In the recent survey, the vast majority were interested in franchise leagues, so I'll be working on rolling out some sort of system soon. I'd also love to add mid-season All-Stars, amateur drafts, and more managerial options. The list just keeps growing.
By the way, this February, flip through Fantasy Baseball Index Magazine at your local bookstore and check out the PennantChase ad - we're giving our first print advertisement a whirl!
Thanks again to those who have been so dedicated to the site. Have a great new year.
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