Nobody Cares About Fantasy Bad Beat Stories, Plus Bonus Rant

[Warner2BruceTD]

But here is mine, and it's the worst one EVER.

Kyle Orton, master of the meaningless late TD this year, hits Brandon Lloyd in the end zone on 4th & FUCKING 10, late in the 4th Q.

-League #1: My opponent has Orton. I lose 109-108.

-League #2: My opponent has Lloyd. I lose 138-136.

-League #3: I have SD Defense. TD costs me 2 points. I lose 97-96

The first league is a big $ league where the first place team wins $5k, and the playoff champ gets another $1k. The loss knocked me into 3rd place.

Fanatsy Football is the only activity in the world that I truly fucking hate, yet always participate in, because I get suckered into these leagues every year at the last minute...."C'mon man, we need you for 12".

I don't understand how people enjoy this shit. Might as well flip coins for money. Takes zero god damn skill, you don't even need to watch games or follow the league to be "good" at it.

Ever wonder why dumbfucks can consistanly win in Fantasy Football, but never ever win in fantasy baseball? BECAUSE FANTASY FOOTBALL SUCKS.

Tony Soprano once said, that 'remember when' is the lowest form of conversation. Fantasy Football is the lowest form of sports.

 

[EmpireWF]

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[FedEx227]

It's true though. It's the main reason I stopped playing fantasy football and really only do as you said the 13th hour "hey we need an extra".

It's crap. You can check your team once a week, luck into some random RB who has an ungodly good year and win. The draft is essentially worthless as well.

My team sucked at the beginning of the year, but since then I've gotten extremely lucky from picking up Hillis, Steve Johnson and Brandon Lloyd off the FA. Since I've picked them up I've won something like 6 in a row. You can say that's skill or knowledge, but really I got extremely lucky.

Of course you can have that in baseball or basketball but by and large if you completely blow your draft, you're pretty well done outside of making some really good trades. There aren't top 25 fantasy baseball players hanging out in the free agency pool at the beginning of the year. It just never happens. It's akin to having Carlos Gonzalez available on your free agent pool after the draft. It doesn't happen. You can find some nice glue pieces throughout the FA pool, but for the most part you ride your guys the whole way. I'm being carried by guys I didn't even fathom drafting or taking a look at at the beginning of the year, I just so happened to pick them up at the right time.

Also the once a week update thing, people always say how they like that because you don't have to be involved, but that's why I love the grind of a fantasy baseball season. You can't be lazy at any point. You have to keep at it. You can't update your team on Friday, then be next to a computer on Sunday waiting for someone to get hurt so you can pick up their replacement then sit out Monday-Thursday.

I just typed way too much about fantasy sports, by the way...

 

[EmpireWF]

I don't understand how people enjoy this shit. Might as well flip coins for money. Takes zero god damn skill, you don't even need to watch games or follow the league to be "good" at it.
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That explains all of fantasy sports, so why don't you dislike fantasy basketball or fantasy baseball?

With any of these, nobody has to watch or follow games. All they have to do is check out their roster at least twice a week, make a few waiver pick-ups based on stats and that's that.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

It is entirely possible to manage your fantasy football team for 10 minutes per week, and still win. That's part of the appeal for sure.

Good point about the draft being meaningless in football. Fantasy football is largely about getting lucky with FA RB's. Wait for someone to get hurt, scramble for the backup.

In baseball, the only position that consistantly churns out undrafted diamonds in the rough is closer. You always get 2-6 closers who come out of nowhere that give you 20+ saves. Otherwise, any decent baseball league has a scrap heap for a waiver wire. The draft is vital.

Fantasy football is largely a battle of who's team gets injured less, and who gets luckiest with waiver wire backup RB's.

 

[FedEx227]

If you aren't passionate about MLB, NBA or NHL there is no way you survive through an entire season.

 

[FedEx227]

It is entirely possible to manage your fantasy football team for 10 minutes per week, and still win. That's part of the appeal for sure.

I look at my team once a week. Friday at 3:30 before I leave work for the week.

Then I'll check during the day Sunday periodically.

I'm in 2nd place in a $500 league.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

That explains all of fantasy sports, so why don't you dislike fantasy basketball or fantasy baseball?

With any of these, nobody has to watch or follow games. All they have to do is check out their roster at least twice a week, make a few waiver pick-ups based on stats and that's that.

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

But I'll tell you what. Try that strategy in any competitive, half way decent baseball league, and see how well you do over the long haul.

Luck obviously plays a part in all of them, but football is easily the biggest crapshoot of the three and easiest for noobs to pick up and win.

 

[FirstTimer]

I quit playing FF years ago for this exact reason W2B and Fed.

Although this upcoming baseball season I'm wanting to join my first Fantasy Baseball league. Should be good times.

 

[MvP]

Of course you can have that in baseball or basketball but by and large if you completely blow your draft, you're pretty well done outside of making some really good trades. There aren't top 25 fantasy baseball players hanging out in the free agency pool at the beginning of the year. It just never happens. It's akin to having Carlos Gonzalez available on your free agent pool after the draft. It doesn't happen. You can find some nice glue pieces throughout the FA pool, but for the most part you ride your guys the whole way. I'm being carried by guys I didn't even fathom drafting or taking a look at at the beginning of the year, I just so happened to pick them up at the right time.

This is funny because I've finished in 1st place for the third straight year in my fantasy baseball league by hitting the waiver wire really hard. The draft in baseball is good for the first 6 rounds or so for me. The rest of my team is made up of picking up the Carlos Gonzalez's and Mat Lato's (Cargo was not drafted in my league, I'm not sure why you picked him to use as an example). Same with Fantasy Basketball, I'm a guaranteed playoff spot every season in both of these. With Football, it's a fucking crapshoot.

 

[FedEx227]

I LOVE fantasy baseball. There is nothing better. People hate the everyday grind of it, but I'm a nutcase so I love it.

Plus getting ready for the draft is incredible. I literally have 6-7 magazines, spreadsheets and all this other nerdy crap. I don't shit without reading about fantasy baseball from like January-April.

 

[FirstTimer]

I LOVE fantasy baseball. There is nothing better. People hate the everyday grind of it, but I'm a nutcase so I love it.

Plus getting ready for the draft is incredible. I literally have 6-7 magazines, spreadsheets and all this other nerdy crap. I don't shit without reading about fantasy baseball from like January-April.

What leagues do you belong to?

None of my friends around here are in to it enough to start one so I might have to join some random ESPN league.

 

[FedEx227]

This is funny because I've finished in 1st place for the third straight year in my fantasy baseball league by hitting the waiver wire really hard. The draft in baseball is good for the first 6 rounds or so for me. The rest of my team is made up of picking up the Carlos Gonzalez's and Mat Lato's (Cargo was not drafted in my league, I'm not sure why you picked him to use as an example). Same with Fantasy Basketball, I'm a guaranteed playoff spot every season in both of these. With Football, it's a fucking crapshoot.

Are these public leagues?

How many teams as well? I can't fathom a league that didn't have Carlos Gonzalez (118 OPS+ in 2009) or Mat Latos drafted. I got Latos in the 13-15th round in 3 of my leagues and Gonzalez went something like 8th-10th round.

 

[FedEx227]

What leagues do you belong to?

None of my friends around here are in to it enough to start one so I might have to join some random ESPN league.

Not live drafts, that's what I'm looking to do. Friends I have from all over the place, so we do Yahoo private leagues. We still have trouble getting 12 committed guys.

My girlfriend's dad does pretty hardcore fantasy baseball too with live drafts and stuff, I'm trying to squeeze my way into his league.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

This is funny because I've finished in 1st place for the third straight year in my fantasy baseball league by hitting the waiver wire really hard. The draft in baseball is good for the first 6 rounds or so for me. The rest of my team is made up of picking up the Carlos Gonzalez's and Mat Lato's (Cargo was not drafted in my league, I'm not sure why you picked him to use as an example). Same with Fantasy Basketball, I'm a guaranteed playoff spot every season in both of these. With Football, it's a fucking crapshoot.

Interesting post, because in my circle of friends, the same guys usually do well in baseball & basketball every year, while the same group of guys generally suck.

With football, it's all over the board. No patterns, nobody is like "Shit, how the hell is anyone ever gonna beat Dan?".

 

[FirstTimer]

Not live drafts, that's what I'm looking to do. Friends I have from all over the place, so we do Yahoo private leagues. We still have trouble getting 12 committed guys.

I'd love to do a live draft but there's no hope of that around here.

My girlfriend's dad does pretty hardcore fantasy baseball too with live drafts and stuff, I'm trying to squeeze my way into his league.

Fed: "Trade me Albert Pujols for Derek Lee and I won't violate your daughter tonight."

 

[EmpireWF]

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

But I'll tell you what. Try that strategy in any competitive, half way decent baseball league, and see how well you do over the long haul.

Luck obviously plays a part in all of them, but football is easily the biggest crapshoot of the three and easiest for noobs to pick up and win.

If you're up by a home run run in a match-up and Mauer and Morneau win a game for the Twins with back-to-back dingers in the 9th and your opponent has both....are you as fed up with fantasy baseball?

Besides, the only RBs who fit your description are Peyton Hillis and Mike Tolbert. Random RBs out of nowhere who can carry a team. How is that different than my roto baseball team last season lucking into Juan Pierre, Adrian Beltre, Mat Latos and Trevor Cahill. The former three I drafted (it's a big league) figuring it's worth a shot and the latter came off the waiver wire and nearly had a 20-win season.

 

[MvP]

Are these public leagues?

How many teams as well? I can't fathom a league that didn't have Carlos Gonzalez (118 OPS+ in 2009) or Mat Latos drafted. I got Latos in the 13-15th round in 3 of my leagues and Gonzalez went something like 8th-10th round.

My cousin runs 10-team, $50-entry leagues for football, basketball, and baseball every year. It's been the same exact people for a few years now as well. Every person pays up and follows it throughout the entire season.

This was my final roster. The only players on there that I had actually drafted were Butler, Crawford, McCann, Pedroia, Ramirez, Bailey, Beckett, and Haren. The rest were picked up off waivers.

 

[FirstTimer]

If you're up by a home run run in a match-up and Mauer and Morneau win a game for the Twins with back-to-back dingers in the 9th and your opponent has both....are you as fed up with fantasy baseball?

Besides, the only RBs who fit your description are Peyton Hillis and Mike Tolbert. Random RBs out of nowhere who can carry a team. How is that different than my roto baseball team last season lucking into Juan Pierre, Adrian Beltre, Mat Latos and Trevor Cahill. The former three I drafted (it's a big league) figuring it's worth a shot and the latter came off the waiver wire and nearly had a 20-win season.

Who the fuck drafted Arian Foster this year and expected anything? Hell, who actually drafted him?


FF is too easy. My "strategy" was always get a really good QB no matter what and then stock my roster with as many of his WR's or TE's as possible. Pray my RB's stay healthy or I get really lucky and I was in the Top 3 most seasons. After about 5 years of doing that and winning the league twice in that span I quit. It wasn't fun anymore.

 

[EmpireWF]

Who the fuck drafted Arian Foster this year and expected anything? Hell, who actually drafted him?

FF is too easy. My "strategy" was always get a really good QB no matter what and then stock my roster with as many of his WR's or TE's as possible. Pray my RB's stay healthy or I get really lucky and I was in the Top 3 most seasons. After about 5 years of doing that and winning the league twice in that span I quit. It wasn't fun anymore.

Arian Foster was drafted in every league. He was the "hot" pick to do good things, although obviously nobody expected him to be among the top 3 backs this season.

What kind of leagues were you playing in? 8-teams?