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Monday, 8 July 2013

The MLB All-Star Break Takes the Mound as Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Baseball iPhone Apps Hit the Bench During League’s Festivities

Posted on 12:49 by blogger
With the MLB All-Star Game approaching, baseball fans, teams and players will take a break from regular season action to enjoy the annual event that celebrates the game and recognizes the league’s top players and fan favorites. Fans playing fantasy baseball and using fantasy baseball iPhone apps will also take a break as the MLB All-Star Game is the main event.


Photo courtesy of www.stadiumjourney.com
Long coined “America’s Pastime,” the sports world will turn its attention to the MLB All-Star Game as the sport’s greatest from past and present congregate in New York at the Mets’ Citi Field. Fantasy baseball and fantasy baseball iPhone apps will suspend regular season activity to allow the baseball world to enjoy the All-Star break and watch the players compete in the sport’s biggest exhibition game. While most fantasy baseball games will not be active during the break, PickPointz is a fantasy baseball iPhone app that offers a way to engage with the Home Run Derby in a unique and interactive way.

Photo courtesy of www.stadiumjourney.com
PickPointz is a fantasy baseball alternative that lets fans make picks based on real-time information and earn real-value points redeemable for gifts cards, sports memorabilia and merchandise. PickPointz is the ultimate mobile sports app made for true sports fans, allowing fans to earn rewards for picking the final score or stats for baseball, as well as football, basketball or hockey. Available for every regular season MLB game, the fantasy baseball iPhone app will also let fans make picks during All-Star’s Home Run Derby, giving baseball enthusiasts an even more immersive experience in the fan favorite event.

A unique fantasy baseball alternative, PickPointz gives fans the chance to interact and engage throughout games while earning points that can be redeemed for real rewards and merchandise.  As the game changes, so can the picks, right up to the end of the game. When fans predict the correct scores or stats earlier, they earn more points. Unlike most fantasy baseball games available on fantasy baseball iPhone apps, the points accumulated on PickPointz can be redeemed for real rewards and merchandise in addition to the special offers and discounts they will see from the brands they love. This allows fans to watch live games while they play the PickPointz fantasy baseball iPhone app to make a virtual gaming experience come alive.

Fans who play fantasy baseball are used to engaging on fantasy baseball iPhone apps on a daily basis as most fantasy baseball games require daily roster changes. However, PickPointz gives fantasy baseball players a new alternative with its fantasy baseball iPhone app to play along during the live game with the added bonus of earning rewards for high value merchandise and gift cards. With a new way to engage with America’s Pastime, baseball fans have more ways than ever to enjoy the sport with the All-Star Game through the end of the season and beyond.

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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

PickPointz Launches a Major 13-Week Long Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game Contest with its Partners ScoreBig, MaxBat, Stadium Journey, and PSA Sport Auctions

Posted on 10:41 by blogger
Wheaties® and PickPointz are teaming up with a number of great companies to provide baseball fans with an MVP Experience all summer long. Starting July 1, every time a PickPointz Player makes picks in the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game, they will be entered to win a number of great prizes over a 13 week stretch. By winning points with those picks, players will also be working toward awesome Monthly and Season-Long prizes that any baseball fan would love to get their hands on! Make your Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game Picks on PickPointz for every game to boost your chances of being part of the MVP Experience this summer, with prizes from these great partners!

“PickPointz is proud to partner with Wheaties® to bring sports competition and a winning conversation to the breakfast table through our inclusive family friendly sports app and the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game,” said Jordan Mauer, Chief Marketing Officer, PickPointz and 2020 Marketing Group.

PickPointz, a free sports app, is the ultimate mobile sports experience for all sports fans, combining elements of Fantasy sports with the excitement of picking daily winners.  Fans can earn rewards for predicting the final score and stats for baseball, football, basketball and hockey games year round. By predicting early and accurately, fans earn points that can be redeemed for more rewards and merchandise than any other game or App. As the game changes, so can the picks, right up to the end of the game. Players are never out of the game with PickPointz!

Season Long (13 weeks) Prizes
The Players who earn the most points playing the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game across the 13 week contest could earn the following prizes:

1st Place - Grand Prize MVP Experience:
• $250 ScoreBig Gift Card for Game Tickets
• $150 Hotel Voucher
• Wheaties® MVP Jacket
• Custom Wheaties® MVP MaxBat (pictured below)
• 1 Year Subscription to Stadium Journey

2nd Place - Grand Prize:
• $200 Gift Card to PSA Sport Auctions
• Wheaties® Wireless Speakers
• Wheaties® MVP Jacket
• 1 Year Subscription to Stadium Journey

3rd - 5th Place:
• Wheaties® MVP Jacket
• 30,000 PickPointz Points

6th - 10th Place:
• Wheaties® MVP Jacket
• 15,000 PickPointz Points

Monthly (July, August, September) Prizes
The Top 2 players who earn the most points playing the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game during each month of the contest could win the following prizes:

1st Place:
• Custom Wheaties® MVP MaxBat
• Wheaties® T-Shirt

2nd Place:
• $100 Gift Card to PSA Sport Auctions
• Wheaties® T-Shirt

Weekly Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded each week of the 13 week contest. Winners are drawn at random. At least one pick made in any Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game each week on PickPointz awards a player an entry into the weekly drawings. Weekly winners will receive one of the following:

• 1 Wheaties® Gear Bag
• 1 Wheaties® Wireless Speaker
• 10 Wheaties® T-Shirts

Unlimited Winners
Make picks in the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game during the contest to receive the following offers:
• Free 6 Month Digital Subscription to Stadium Journey (one per player)
• ScoreBig Promo Code good for $20 Off your first order of $50 or more (one per player)

We would like to thank our friends at MaxBat for bringing the lumber for the 4 fully personalized Wheaties® MVP Bats that will be awarded during the contest. Below is a picture of the Wheaties® MVP Performer bats compliments of the best bats in baseball, MaxBat! Check out MaxBat at maxbats.com

No Baseball MVP Experience is complete without tickets to the ballpark! That is why we have partnered with our friends at Score Big - www.scorebig.com - to provide the Grand Prize winner with a $250 ScoreBig Gift Card to use on tickets of their choice. With ScoreBig, you can up to 60% on every ticket, every day. GUARANTEED. Be sure to look for a Great ScoreBig 'Instant Winner' offer while picking the Wheaties® Baseball MVP Game this summer!

Our friends at Stadium Journey, the industry leader in ballpark reviews and recommendations, are also coming through this summer by providing a number of digital subscriptions to our players as part of the Wheaties® MVP Contest. Stadium Journey's extensive critiques and ballpark suggestions can guide any fan in planning their perfect summer baseball experience! Check out Stadium Journey at stadiumjourney.com

Wheaties® and PickPointz and have also partnered with PSA Sports Auctions - The leader in Sports Memorabilia Auctions - to provide four fans the chance at great authentic memorabilia. Three Wheaties® MVP Players will earn a $100 Gift Card for PSA that can be used towards authentic sports memorabilia, with a Grand Prize winner receiving a $200 Gift Card from PSA. Check out PSA Sports at psasportsauctions.com.

Complete contest Terms & Conditions can be accessed at www.pickpointz.com/terms-conditions.

2020 Marketing Group (2020MarketingGroup.com) is the developer of PickPointz, a free mobile sports pick’em app that rewards players with real-value redeemable points for correctly predicting the outcome of live sporting events. PickPointz is totally free and playable on: iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, Facebook, and at PickPointz.com. Please follow us on Twitter @PickPointz and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/PickPointz for the latest news, contests and promotions.

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