Alright everybody, it's that time of year again: Fantasy Football time! Some of you may think that fantasy owners are the type of people who have no real lives and sit around during the offseason pining for football and making lime helmets for their cats.
While there may be some truth to that, I am happy to call your attention to the poet laureate of sports nerds, Bill Simmons, who may be able to change your opinion. Known as The Sports Guy, Simmons is an inveterate sports fanatic who also possesses encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture past and present and is equally comfortable (and unembarrassed) discussing the 1988 Celtics and plot arcs of Beverly Hills 90210. In short, he makes nerdiness seem cool. Check out this quote from his 2006 NBA Draft Diary:
10:20 -- The Mavs take Maurice Ager at No. 28...Ager walks up to the stage in a triple-breasted, oversized beige suit, goes to shake hands with Stern and immediately gets whistled for a foul on Dwyane Wade.It's funny 'cause it's true.
Anyway, back to fantasy football. Simmons fantasy football article is some really good stuff. He offers hints on everything from getting rid of deadbeat fantasy owners (a very unique "three strikes and you're out" rule) to spicing up the deadline trade market (tequila shots).
We have so much to learn.
ESPN.com: The New Fantasy Rules
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2 comments:
This is true...I think. I'm not sure if you have called us losers or cool guys. Either it's probably true. For example: I'm Cool. My Brother is....well, not. I also believe this is directly related to our success. He has won tiwce and is always in the running. I have won once and am usually not in the running...or even close.
I once heard that Fantasy Sports is just the Jock version of Dungeons & Dragons.
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