Fantasy Baseball Draft At A Bar or Restaurant?

[BrewCrewForever]

Anyone ever hold their leagues fantasy baseball draft at a bar or restaurant around the Milwaukee area? Where? How much? Was it a good experience?

 

Asking because my league might do a live in person draft for the first time. Looking for some ideas. Thanks!

[Baldkin]

I know a lot of places run things for fantasy football. Never done baseball. Had a football draft at Karma on the east side awhile back. It was alright. Nothing special. They set us up downstairs on a day when no one would be there.

[Invader3K]

I imagine there's all kinds of places you could do it. I would just find a good local bar that has a back room or something and call and ask if you can use it on a specific date. Probably want to avoid really busy times like a Saturday night or something.

 

I've never gotten to do a baseball draft in person, though. It's always been online, due to disparity of locales of the people participating.

[lcbj68c]

A few years ago, we did our fantasy draft at Friday's Front Row on the porch. What better atmosphere than that? IIRC, we did a weekday late afternoon/early evening. I think we took up 4 tables and Friday's didn't have a problem with it. No charge, no food/drink minimums, but I'm sure we spent $150 for 12 guys.

[brwrsfan]

Anyone have any good recommendations in the area for a football draft?? I know some bars run promotions for draft parties and such.

 

We normally do it at home but a few guys suggested doing it elsewhere. Thoughts?

[NeedMoreFans]

Something to keep in mind when it comes to going to a bar/restaurant...noise. One of my leagues always drafts at a restaurant or a bar. The last two years has been at a Buffalo Wild Wing's and the year before at some dive bar and at both places, you couldn't hear a thing. Try to find some place that has a private room and free wifi.

[brwrsfan]

I'd honestly rather do it at home. Some of the guys essentially want to do an online draft at the bar...bring our laptops and whatnot and just draft at the bar. I hadn't thought about noise. I'll have to think about it.

 

I was told BW3's used to do some cool promos for drafts but it doesn't appear that they do all that much any more. Not many places do I guess unless i'm missing some...anyone?

[NeedMoreFans]

BW3's gave us a draft board and set up tables for us. They may have had given us some sort of appetizer specials, but nothing much else. The best place was a bar that had a basement room that we rented, but it closed. I much rather do it at a house. Get some beer, make some snacks, you get a strong internet connection, and you can hear everything. However, depending on size of the league, space may be difficult at a house.