The Purpose
of this Blog
Do you know what’s great
about fantasy sports? It’s the thrill of the draft, the skill of manager, the
ability to follow and cheer teams outside you local blackout restrictions
whenever you want to kick back on a summer day. It’s hockey starting a 6pm and going until 1am
on a Tuesday. Do you know what stinks
about fantasy sports? The lack of camaraderie within a league, the inability to
bounce ideas off your league mates, that one guy who spends WAAAY too much time
researching and, of course, “Honey let’s go to the mall” on Sunday at noon.
This blog will be dedicated to really enjoying
fantasy sports. I will cover the apps to
watch the games, the best places to find relevant information, a place to
discuss strategies without having someone in your league steal that player off
waivers. A water cooler of sorts to hang
out and talk about the fantasy side of sports.
I will reviewing the best apps to follow your teams as well as
discussing whether packages such as Extra Innings and Raceview are worth the
extra money.
If you are looking for
fantasy advice, I may give a few of my own opinions but that would be just as
valuable as my stock picks, relational advice and whether you can pull off that
look for a person of your age. Instead I
will be looking for other bloggers and magazine writers who have information
that I feel is worthy of consideration.
You see, I am that guy with way too much time on my hands. When I find something interesting, I will
link to the article and introduce the people with the knowledge. This way we can all benefit from their
research and perhaps they can get the recognition that they deserve. And we get the championships that we
deserve.
As for me, I’ve been playing
fantasy Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey and NASCAR for over 15
years. I’ve won a few and lost a
few. I fell in love with fantasy sports
because I refused to cheer for the jersey.
Native of Chicago, I’ve survived the North Side/South Side battles, The
Superbowl Shuffle, and, until recently, “Oh we still have a hockey team?” I play in every sport and a few leagues. I look for different ways to play the game
which prompted me to start my own NASCAR game at www.chasethefantasy.com. I couldn’t
understand why every fantasy NASCAR league is set up to limit the enjoyment of
my favorite drivers or why I have to pick someone from the “C” class. If I’m
having a bad race, it’s usually because of them. I also don’t understand the obvious game that
the Chase for Sprint Cup affords. 12
drivers, 10 races? How can you not have a game built around that? Anyways,
please check it out if you are interested in NASCAR. Its great way for the casual player to play
NASCAR without too much work but intense enough during the playoffs like all
sports are.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy
this blog and hope that it helps you out.
I realized the need for this information when I was on one of those
Sundays at the mall experiences. I was
in one of those “husband areas” sitting with all the other guys when I pulled
out my phone and started watching the baseball game from Extra Innings. Within an hour, all 10 of us were cheering on
Boston. 6 guys bought the service on the
spot.
With Daytona starting up in
two weeks, my next post will be an introduction of a great site that has let me
place in the money for the last 5 years in my NASCAR league. The guys are brilliant and they have a live
chat right before race time. It’s a good time.
