Preseason Post

Being an avid fantasy football player, especially in a competitive league like this one, is a lot like being a Bruce Springsteen fan. Four out of five of his songs are “you’re my best girl, hop in my ride and let’s go have the time of our lives.” But that fifth song is “God isn’t real, everything is terrible, and by being born in this town, our death warrant was signed.” I know it’s a stretch, but very few things that bring so much joy can also cause so much pain. Bruce simultaneously makes me love the world, but every once in a while he makes me hate everyone and everything.

We’re almost there. The draft is a week away, the preseason is in full swing, and Jason Pierce has brought up how much better Yahoo’s platform is at least a dozen times. This year I’ll again be doing a weekly preview, but instead of having it posted on ESPN’s site, I’ll be posting in this blog, so I can add pictures and videos. Pictures like this one, pertaining to Alex's championship last year.

It will be a little more interactive and instead of having to go to the league page, I can text the link to that week’s blog post. It’ll be a little easier for me, and hopefully, a lot better for all of you.

Mandy, Alex, Casey, Cory, Kyle, Pat, JW, Jason, Phil, Jeff, and Dean, I wish you all the worst of luck and I hope that there’s a way that you can all lose every game you play, or at least tie every game and lose to me. This will also be the last time I’ll ever refer to any of you by your real names. I don’t know nicknames for all of you yet, but I’m working on it.

For example, Kyle is now Phil Thickelson.

Also, Casey, get a trophy for the winner this year. Do it.

-Jason G.