NEW YORK , MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) announced
today that it has reached a multi-year licensing agreement with F+W
Publications, owners of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC)."
In addition to the variety of fantasy baseball games available on MLB.

Beckett Announces Charter Class of First-Ever Baseball Card Hall of Fame; Total Value of the 10 Cards Inducted Exceeds $560 000

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"While there are no plans on Beckett's part to greenlight such a project any
time in the foreseeable future, it is something we've kicked around and would
love to see come to fruition.

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MLBAM has now reached multi-year online fantasy baseball license agreements
with CBS Sportsline."

ABOUT BECKETT MEDIA
Based in Dallas, Beckett Media LP, an Apprise Media company, is the
leading publisher of sports and specialty market collectible products in the
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The National Fantasy Baseball Championship will host live drafts on
Saturday, March 18th in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Tampa, with 330 teams
participating and then managing their leagues and rosters online throughout
the Major League Baseball season.com will quicken the
growth of our event and help us bring national recognition to this unique
contest.

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For now, though, the Hall will live in the pages
of our magazine and on our website, Beckett.

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com, Yahoo! Sports and F+W Publications . Their fame and the value collectors
place on them elevate them to rare pieces of art.
"For many years people around the sports card industry have talked about
one day opening a museum to show off the best of the best," says Hackler.beckett. Beckett, considered the
world's most trusted source in collecting, currently publishes 14 magazines.

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"The NFBC has quickly established itself as the premiere live event in the
fantasy baseball industry and this partnership with MLBAM will allow us to
take this event to a higher level," said Greg Ambrosius, director of the NFBC.

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"There's no question that working in conjunction with MLB. DALLAS, What are the greatest baseball cards of
all-time? Beckett Baseball answers that question in its September 2005 issue
by announcing the inaugural class of its newly established Beckett Baseball
Card Hall of Fame. They include (Near mint values in parentheses):

* 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner ($500,000)
* 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson ($8,000)
* 1916 Sporting News M101-4 Babe Ruth ($6,000)
* 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 ($3,000)
* 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie ($25,000)
* 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle ($20,000)
* 1954 Bowman Ted Williams ($3,000)
* 1963 Topps Pete Rose ($1,000)
* 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan ($500)
* 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr.

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We have assembled the best fantasy baseball players in the country
and the time is right to give them greater exposure . "While cards are really designed to pay
tribute to the player depicted on them, in some rare instances the cards
actually take on a life of their own.

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The
agreement allows F+W Publications to host live high-stakes drafts across the
country, continuing a relationship it has had with the Major League Baseball
Players Association and MLBAM over the last two years.

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The 10 cards chosen by Beckett Media staffers were selected based on
scarcity and value, enduring popularity among collectors and by the pivotal
role they played in helping baseball cards achieve the cultural icon status
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"Baseball cards have been around almost as long as the sport itself," says
Beckett Baseball editor Mike Payne.

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While there are no current plans for a brick-and-mortar museum to house
the cards inducted by Beckett, associate publisher Tracy Hackler says the
creation of such a building has long been a dream of collectors.

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MLB Advanced Media Adds Fourth Fantasy Licensee in F+W Publications

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"We are pleased to work with F+W to expand on this high-stakes concept,
offering fantasy players additional options," said Gregg Klayman, Director of
Fantasy and Interactive games for MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM).S.