| Fantasy baseball, in all it's incarnations | | | | that's how I'm gonna do it. Experience is |
| and iterations may seem a little unwieldy to | | | | beneficial here, but even if it's your first |
| the uninitiated, but it's really not that | | | | time, you should still do it, as it will be |
| difficult to participate in, just requires a | | | | something to build upon in future years. At |
| little time and persistence to get started. | | | | the very least you'll learn what now to do |
| Many camps seem to have a myriad of rules, | | | | from your abysmal past disasters. Come up |
| regulations and procedures to follow. | | | | with some sort of grading system utilizing |
| However; it wouldn't have the following it | | | | factors such as the worth of a player to |
| does, if it wasn't easy enough for the | | | | their team, and not just how well they play |
| average beer swilling baseball fan to engage | | | | as an individual. Flexibility is key here, so |
| in. Don't even get me going on the stats | | | | as some of your choice selections are grabbed |
| these guys compile, I don't know what it is | | | | by other players, you can react and still put |
| about baseball fans that makes them so | | | | together a winning team. Spontaneity is what |
| obsessed with statistics. Although I'm sure | | | | makes life (and Fantasy Baseball) interesting |
| Freud would have some fantasy theory as to | | | | you know.Ouch! Hey That Hurts.Yep, injuries |
| how it all works. Oh, how I do digress, on | | | | happen, and yes, it hurts. But hey, if there |
| with the article, and less about my little | | | | were no surprises, what fun would that be. |
| obsessions.In The Beginning - AKA "The | | | | Everyone has to deal with injuries at some |
| Draft"So, it all begins with the draft. No | | | | point. Players, owners, managers, coaches, |
| not the kind that comes in a pint (later | | | | and fantasy baseball fanatics. While it can |
| after we've won), I'm talking about the | | | | be exasperating at best, there's always a |
| selection of players for your team. Having a | | | | good and bad way of dealing with things. |
| great draft, really comes down to a couple of | | | | Maybe it's time to consider trades. Perhaps, |
| things. Current statistics, and past | | | | there's some unproven guys on the bench you |
| performances. The trick is to balance the | | | | could swap for a great player, that's just |
| two, and to know what weight to apply to each | | | | dying to play for your team. Maybe there's |
| so you make the optimal picks. This of course | | | | someone on waivers who could step it up, and |
| requires a good knowledge of past | | | | play like a start for a short period of time. |
| performance, and experience. The past | | | | Just keep an eye on those fantasy baseball |
| performance is easy to get, just ask your | | | | future Rookie of The Year hiding on your |
| best baseball buddy, where he gets his info, | | | | bench, I'd hate to be the one that let him |
| or do some internet searches. Is there | | | | get away.Bottom Of The 9thJust a couple of |
| anything not on the net these days? I can't | | | | things to remember before we head off for |
| really help with the experience part, | | | | that pint. Don't forget to keep an eye on the |
| actually nobody can, not even the internet. | | | | free agent pool. Of course you won't be the |
| Your just going to have to get out there play | | | | only one keeping tabs on it, strategy is |
| a few fantasy baseball games, and lose some | | | | important here. Also when you do decide to |
| of your hard earned cash to gain good | | | | make trades, use the ole' noggin. That's what |
| experience. After all, it's not winning or | | | | your momma gave it to you for. There's |
| losing that counts . . . it's how much money | | | | nothing worse then making a bad trade, that |
| I win off you that really matters.Research - | | | | lets the other guy grab all the glory. |
| Rocket Science for Fantasy Baseball NutsThis | | | | Keeping track of the rising and slumping |
| could kinda go back under the draft section | | | | hitters will be a big help here.Time to head |
| (no not the pint draft - later, much later), | | | | off for that pint, but if you need more help |
| but it's really important enough to warrant | | | | about Fantasy Baseball, check out my site at |
| it's own section, and since it's my article, | | | | Fantasy Baseball. |