Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Fantasy Football v. Fantasy Baseball

DORK ALERT!!!!  I'm going to be talking about fantasy sports today, so I thought I would go ahead and warn our large contingent of female readers (hi mom) to look away.

So, which is better - Fantasy Football or Fantasy Baseball?  Let's break it down:

Fantasy Football
Pros:  You only have to set up your line-up a minimum of once a week.  It is literally the only reason I watch the NFL.  It is funny to me to be watching a random game with some buddies and be the only person in the room getting upset when a back-up running back scores a TD for your favorite team (one time before fantasy sports were popular, I started yelling at the TV when Randy McMichael scored and nobody in the room knew what was wrong with me).
Cons:  Way too much luck involved.  It is possible to have the best team in your league and still not win a single match-up all season.  One injury can derail your entire season.  They need to come up with better scoring rules for running backs because the league only has about a half of a dozen every-down backs anymore and they are so valuable that I feel like it is hurting the fake sport.  Playoff teams (the real ones) rest players at the end of the season when it matters most to your fantasy outcome, aka the fake playoffs.

Fantasy Baseball
Pros:  The anticipation of baseball season is so welcome because basketball is so stupid.  It has the most fair outcome of the two fantasy sports because your final results are based on the entire season, day in and day out, instead of weekly match-ups like fantasy football.  Injuries are not nearly as devastating as in fantasy football.  Sure, it sucks if your 1st Round pick is out for the season, but you can still compete, but if your 1st Round running back is out, your season is definitely in jeopardy (not the show).
Cons:  The season is SOOOOO long.  And I can't stress that enough because it might be the only con about fantasy baseball, but it is such a big one that it hurts the fake game.  Personally, I generally stop caring about it once college football starts up and I'm sure most people feel the same way.

-The winner is definitely going to be fantasy football and that is mostly due to the fact that as you get older, the less time you have to spend on stuff like this.  So, would you rather check your line-up once or twice a week for four months or everyday for six months?  In the end, that is what it comes down to and that is why I think fantasy football is ultimately better.  That and football has cheerleaders.

"Tebow getting Tebowed.  Sweet."

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