I think I'm becoming a fantasy baseball geek. Somehow I got sucked into this vortex, and I find I'm enjoying it. It does have it's quirks though.

For instance, say you have a favorite team, like, I don't know, the Boston Red Sox. And they're playing for a win against the New York Spankmees. Now I, no I mean, you have the Yanks as your pitching staff, so you really need lots of strikeouts, and a low ERA, no walks, etc. But Boston is losing by three in the late innings. Jason Varitek hits a home run, but that's okay, he's my catcher. Now it gets interesting. What I really need is a succession of fielding errors, but no hits and no earned runs...Red Sox win!

Plus, I'm really disappointed that I didn't win my first matchup. The plan was to go undefeated and trounce the entire league. Okay 19-1 is much more realistic. Besides, I'm fully expecting Carlos N. Lee to be MVP this season.

I have found that I actually watch ESPN now and then, something I haven't done on a regular basis for a while. Got to scout those upcoming match-ups.

I now know the names of more minor league players than I've probably ever known in the preceding 44 years. I know what WHIP means, and it has nothing to do with Indiana Jones, or serious porn.
I know catchers can't hit anymore. I know I'm taking this way to seriously, but it's fun.