Fantasy Baseball Bleg

by Jeff Sackmann on Oct 29, 2008 1:34 PM CDT in Milwaukee Brewers News

I want to hear your fantasy baseball stories. At least if they're funny.

I'm not quite ready to say why, but I'm working on something fantasy-baseball related, and I want to know about all sorts of ridiculous things that happen to people who play fantasy sports.

I'm more interested in human-interest stuff than league details -- that is, I know we've all won a league because we traded Horacio Ramirez for Manny Ramirez or everybody else drafted seven closers in a league that didn't count saves.

But...has your obsession with fantasy sports crept into "real life?" Affected your relationship/marriage/friendships/whatever? Led you to lie to you wife so you could drive across town to participate in a draft? (Oh, that was "Knocked Up.")

I think you get the idea. I want details, people!

Thanks!

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This one time, at fantasy baseball camp...

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 29, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions

that reminds me of my favorite Seinfeld quote

“Kramer goes to a fantasy camp. His whole life is a fantasy camp. People should plunk down two-thousand dollars to live like him for a week. Do nothing, fall ass-backwards into money, mooch food off your neighbors, and have sex without dating. That’s a fantasy camp!
George, "The Visa”

by juggernaut400 on Oct 29, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Nerds!

/readies Nerd Punching Arm

by HRF on Oct 29, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

I'm actually working on a standup comedy routine...

About the simple fact that nothing is less interesting than listening to someone tell you about their fantasy team.

But reading about how fantasy baseball impacts people’s real lives could be entertaining.

I actually have nothing to contribute here. I haven’t played fantasy sports at all since my freshman year in college.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 29, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions

Trade talk

A fantasy baseball story:

A few years back I had some guy offer me 3 complete scrubs for Craig Biggio, back when he was really valuable. Being a smart-ass, I emailed back saying that the difference between accepting the offer and watching a dog lick itself was that watching the dog might actually help my team.

I thought I had a good retort until the other guy emailed back saying that he’d throw in the dog.

by senryu on Oct 29, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions

as a pretty dominant fantasy player

baseball-wise anyway, I can honestly say that I’ve won more lunches than anything off fantasy baseball.

Fantasy football are where more stories come from, mainly the draft. My best one:

I joined a league with 4 other buddies and 5 other guys who I did not know at all. It was a long running league with the old guy, the two guys that were obviously brother, and a couple others I did not know. I was drafting in the year after priest holmes was signed by Kansas City. I as very set to take him with my pick in the 4th, when the commissioner snatched him up one pick before mine. Mildly disappointed, I shouted out, “Son of a Whore!!!”

The old guy looks at me with a mildly upset look on his face looks at me and says, “That’s my wife you’re talking about.”

Stunned, I did not realize that the 6’4 280 lb commissioner, the old guy pushing 4 bills, and the tall built guy at the end of the table were son-father-son, respectively. The only thing that saved me from a severe beating was the eruption of laughter that engulfed the table. I sheepishly laughed and took Charlie Garner with the next pick.

Quick Comparison:

Priest: 1555 rush yds, 614 rec yds, 10 tds
Garner: 839 rush, 578 rec yds, 3 tds

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Oct 29, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions

My best story is also football related

1992- I received the 5th pick in my FF draft. The first 3 picks were some combination of Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and Thurman Thomas. The exact combination has slipped my memory because of what happened next. The guy puts his magazine down, gets a sheepish grin on his face, and announces his pick with pride… Terrell Buckley. Yes, the rookie cornerback from FSU. After about 10 seconds of silence and weird looks around the room, the rest of the league breaks out in uncontrollable laughter. The guy then proceded to tell us that T-Buck was gonna score so many TDs on interceptions that HE would be the one with the last laugh.

I ended up taking Jerry Rice with the 5th pick

Buckley did have a pick 6 that year so maybe the guy did get the last laugh.

by juggernaut400 on Oct 29, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions

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