How the Empire Evolved (About Jeff Boggis)
Eleven years ago I got my start playing fantasy baseball and football totally by chance as a way to make new friends at my company. I became instantly hooked, overly competitive, and learned a lot along the way to winning and sometimes not winning my fantasy leagues. I began to write content and provide analysis to Brendan Roberts at Sporting News (now at ESPN) and it lead to two years of providing guest articles about fantasy baseball and football. It was Brendan that gave me my nickname “The Sultan of Stats” and the name stuck. I then went on to write a weekly minor league column for Pro Fantasy Sports, and in 2007 created the Fantasy Sports Empires website, which features written articles and podcasts for both fantasy baseball and fantasy football. My niche is the creation of a fantasy football and fantasy baseball spreadsheet to help league managers prepare for their league drafts.
I have expanded my Empire from podcasting into radio. This is my sixth season as fantasy football commissioner of Atlanta’s top rock radio station (Rock 100.5 The Regular Guys Show) which features a number of celebrities. Please visit the website for details of the league mangers. Each fantasy football season I can be heard each Thursday morning at 8 PM ET for a weekly fantasy football segment on the T&A Morning Show in Myrtle Beach, SC. I have also appeared recently on the SiriusXM fantasy sports radio show as a guest on Lenny Melnick’s fantasy baseball show.
I am featured on the Fantasy Pros Website each season as one of the top 100 fantasy baseball experts.
My latest achievement is serving as the secretary for the Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Executive Committee. Said FSWA President Mike Beacom, "I've known Jeff for many years and trust he will do a fantastic job for us." My primary duties as FSWA secretary are generating content for the FSWA website and FSWA social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook. The best part of working for the FSWA is that I get to interview the top fantasy sports people in the business. I’ve interviewed Alex Beckey of Baseball HQ, fantasy baseball legend Lenny Melnick, and am interviewing Matthew Berry for his upcoming book “Fantasy Life”
Links to websites mentioned in this article:
Jeff Boggis on Twitter
Fantasy Sports Empires Facebook Page
The T&A (Tammy and Abbi) Morning Show Fantasy Football Radio Show Segment
Rock 100.5 Atlanta The Regular Guys Fantasy Football Website
Fantasy Pros Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Fantasy Pros Fantasy Football Rankings
Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association
Brendan Roberts on Twitter
Matthew Berry’s Book – Fantasy Life
