Monday, March 24, 2008

What I've Learned in Fantasy baseball...

So baseball season is here. Thankfully. And with it comes fantasy baseball. I'm in three fantasy leagues so I guess that makes me something of a Fantasy geek. Not that I'm good at it. I suck. But I play anyway. Why I love Fantays Baseball:

Going with your head over your heart
I have a draft later on today wherein I have the first pick in the draft. Do I take Alex Rodriguez or go for steals and runs with Jose Reyes. A-Rod's projected numbers are ridiculous....30 avg, 50 homers, 150 rbis, 20 steals....But being a Yankee fan I don't want to jinx him.....because you know if I take him he'll slump badly. And that's what you can't do as a fantasy player. Can't be a homer if you expect to win.

Having a Long Memory
As in life, you have your boys. Guys you'll go to war with. Fantasy works the same way. Detroit's Carlos Guillen, Los Angeles' Brad Penny to name a few. The opposite holds true. IMHO...Kevin Millwood, Pat Burrell, Ken Griffey Jr. and Bobby Abreu are plane fantasy poison. Don't even get me started on Mark Mulder...that guy hurts his arm pulling out his debit card.

Know Your Closers
Everyone knows longtime closers Mariano Rivera and Travor Hoffman. But to have a chance at winning You have to know the closers for Baltimore (George Sherill), Cincinnati (Francisco Cordero) and Florida (shit..who is it?). What's more, if a guy is pure gasoline and loses his closer's job you have to know his understudy.

Know Your Role
Every position matters--even the set-up guys. What the hell is a "hold" anyway?

The Fantasy Message Board
Along with sliced bread, the wheel, and Hell's Kitchen reality show, this is one of the best inventions known to mankind. If you're witty and have some imagination, you can really do more harm with your wit than your fists. And then the other guys think twice about offering you lopsided trades or making fun of your decision makingSome monosyllabic grunts guys are really at a disadvantage this way mustering only a "you are gay" retort.

I also love the guys who try to win the league in the 16th round and take their allotted time choosing Detroit's Brandon Inge...90 seconds mulling over Brandon Inge's stats..And consequently your draft winds up being longer than The Other Boleyn Girl. Go ahead. Look it up. I'll wait.

1 comment:

JMD said...

DD, how do you feel about the guys that tell you to "go fuck yourself" on the fantasy message board ?

Or guys that give you the ever-so-nasty "excuse me" finger pointed upwards when trying to engaged you in fantasy sports conversation?

You don't want to know what I learned in fantasy sports in the last 12 months....shameful.