Waiver Wire
We are five weeks deep into the NFL season and I can only ask myself one question…When the hell did I get addicted to fantasy sports? I have always been a fan but never obsessed. I have done a few fantasy football leagues in the past, but this year I am in 3 fantasy leagues and 2 pools. Basically it has comepletely taken over my mind and its all i think of now. I will watch a highlight and think to myself “is he available? who has him? will he trade him? when his bye week? who can i trade for him?”.
There is nothing wrong with my new hobby. However, I do feel that there are two parties in my case that are directly effected by my fantasy football crack addiction…
1) Zach - He gets about 8-10 txt messages paired with 2-3 phone calls a day that are just “what would zach do… scenarios about possible trades in one of my leagues…see excerpt
me - “dude how about Brady/Randle El for Simms/Bennett”
Zach - “no”
me - I go into an offended rant as to why it would be a good deal and why it benefit me
Zach - “no”
2) Seneca Data - Since one of my leagues is through my job, I think that it is only fair to spend work time on my team, potential trades, and matchup reports. I want to feel bad about this, but since there are 15 other dudes in the league that are doing the same thing as from 8a - 10a, and again from 3p till 4:55p i dont feel as bad. I do feel bad for the company as a whole because between there the 16 of us, our priotities are elsewhere. Like the other day, a customer called just as I was making a blockbuster trade I simply said “look, I am just about to acquire Braylon Edwards, I will need to call you back at a time that better conveniences me”. I now have an auto-response for my email that pops up after 3 stating “I will be in a meeting from 3p-5p discussing possible trade scenarios for LT and Carson Palmer. Please leave me a message and after my blockbuster is complete, I may get back to you”
What sux is that no matter how much work I neglect to concentrate on fantasy football, my team will still BLOW!
Whats next you ask…Fantasy Hockey…Online Gambling…Bingo
Yeah, but I spend from 8AM (when i wake up) till Noon on my FFL. I have a 15 min window during the drive to think about possible line-ups and trades. Get in at 9:30 and consult with you about possible trades until noon when I have my lunch break to pull trades. Then an overview at 4:30 to blow off the last 30 min of the work day and set my line-up. Finally, the hot chix of myspace search after 5. I can’t wait till Fantasy Hockey starts!
Oh yeah, it’s bad enough i just spent 15 min writing a comment to this blog.
Whats even worse is when someone mentions a no name player, i.e. Mike Furrey, and I respond with “he is the second coming of Jerry Rice.” F.Y.I. Furrey is a reciever for the Lions.
sorry dawg, cant get on board with anyone whose last name is “Furrey”
One word for Week 6; Berrian. 154 yds, 2 TD’s. I win.
the season’s over. get back to work!
I admire your work,can you teach me how to write such a nice article
There is no such thing as failing at blogging.