Let's Play Ball: The RotoHog.com 2008 Fantasy Baseball Championship Is Underway
RotoHog.com Launches Its One-of-a-Kind Baseball Trading Floor
Mar 24, 2008 04:08 ET
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - January 24, 2008) - The market went live today at RotoHog.com as they launched their innovative Trading Floor to signify the start of the 2008 Fantasy Baseball Season. Major League Baseball players can now be bought and sold on an open trading floor at fluctuating prices in true stock market-like conditions. Day One trading's biggest movers include Daric Barton (Oak -1B, Up 67%), Yunel Escobar (Atl-SS, Up 39%), Jacoby Ellsbury (Bos-OF, Up 21%), Michael Bourn (Hou-OF, Up 47%) and Jack Cust (Oak-DH, Down 16%).
The RotoHog.com 2008 Fantasy Baseball Championship is free to play and offers prizes to the Top 100 players at season's end including a 2008 Ford Mustang, Vizio LCD and plasma HDTVs, Nintendo Wiis, Sony PSPs, Sony Blu-ray Entertainment Systems, MLB.tv Subscriptions. There are also free monthly contests with prizes like Sony PS3s, Slingbox AVs, TomTom GPS Systems or an Apple iTouch.
Players can also create private leagues to play against friends, or compete in public leagues like a Yankees vs. Red Sox Rivalry League, paid Jackpot Leagues and more. In recent months, RotoHog has also taken a significant step in developing a true fantasy sports community with expert blogs and columns, video, a sports-specific social bookmarking section and a smack talk area called Smack Back.
About RotoHog: RotoHog.com is a product of Sports Composite DE. RotoHog is the next generation in fantasy sports -- reinventing the way you think about and play online fantasy sports games. RotoHog provides sports enthusiasts an interactive, fun, free and innovative way to play fantasy sports. Unlike traditional fantasy sports leagues, RotoHog delivers unique capabilities to fantasy drafting, trading and online competition. RotoHog.com is privately held and based in Los Angeles, CA. Investors include Allen & Co, DFJ Dragon, Mission Ventures, and SCP Worldwide. For more information on RotoHog or to sign up for league play, please visit www.RotoHog.com.