Imagine if there existed a Don Cherry in the Fantasy Baseball realm… Create a mental image of what he’d look like, talk like, and most of all, what he’d have to say about various subjects in the world of Fantasy Baseball. Hmmm…Got him in mind? Okay. Now, picture him with a baseball’s skin, and you’ve got - Screwter!
This is the embodiment of a WaiverSharks exclusive we hope you’ll embrace during the upcoming 2008 Fantasy Season and beyond. That’s not to say you will always agree with his miscellaneous ramblings…after all, a guy named ‘Screwter’ is bound to have his share of opposition!
But, whether you enjoy his comments, simply tolerate them, or whole heartedly disagree with them, it’s our hope he can help muster up some viewpoints of your own! Feedback or questions are always welcomed via comments, our forums section, or our contact page.
Now, without further ado, WaiverSharks presents to you: Screwter’s Hard-Line
Seriously. Let’s get right down to the nitty-gritty! No more sugar coated, line dancing or soft-spoken fence squatting. Let’s delve into some crap that irks the living heck out of me! Incidentally, I’ll be referring to your typical Head-to-Head, regular fantasy season stuff today. I figure I might as well start with some basic training, so listen up fantasy soldiers, and you might actually learn a thing or two! Today we bust out of the gate with “Don’t be “That Guy” “.
Don’t Be “THAT GUY”!
Last season some classless clown joined a supposed ‘for serious players only’ public baseball league I had the displeasure of being involved with. Our hero then proceeded to draft twenty-five San Francisco Giants!? Just terrific, I thought…another clueless wonder who has decided to waste everyone’s time!
By the end of April he stopped putting his players in on many days, and then abandoned the league completely by Mid-May. Uggg! Listen. Obviously, right from his ‘Down by the Bay Draft Day’ one could tell this loop de loop wasn’t serious about the league he’d joined. But, what I want to touch on is something a little less extreme, but unfortunately more prevalent—The all too casual player who can’t even muster up the minutes to put his darn players in each day! Double Uggg!
I understand that the rigors of a 162 game Major League Baseball- Fantasy Baseball season can be tough when the supposed ‘break out’ players you drafted are not panning out the way your spring cheat sheets promised. But, if the team you’re managing is seemingly out of contention even prior to a Washington National’s bad boy getting booked on a *3-1-1, don’t let that be reason to maliciously ruin the entire leagues enjoyment by neglecting to, at the very least, insert your players!!!
Sure, in most cases, your season may not do a complete 180 degree turn around if your first couple months are utterly putrid. But, if you hang in there, make some wise waiver wire pick-ups, and maybe finagle a timely trade or two, you just might have a prototypical Oakland A’s type of 2nd half run, and create a potential play-off run. And as we all know, once in the play-offs, anybody can take the crown!
Obviously, open public leagues are more susceptible to this kind of tom foolery, but c’mon…just because nobody knows you personally…don’t make it right! First place, or last place in May? Doesn’t matter, see it to the end. By the way, if you can’t run ten leagues appropriately, don’t join ten leagues! You may not consider all your leagues equal, but they all deserve to be respectfully played out to the end. If you can’t do this, please do us all a favor, and choose another game, preferably one that’s easier, and ends quicker, like Kerplunk perhaps, or maybe lawn darts! Joining a league and NOT having the courtesy to insert your players is like keying another man’s vehicle. You just don’t do it!
