Getting a firm grip on reality
George: What's that? Jerry: Oh, it's Risk. It's a game of world domination being played by two guys who can barely run their own lives. - Seinfeld , The Label Maker, 1995 Wake the kids, phone the neighbors – it’s time once again for the annual ritual that sports geeks across America call Fantasy Football. Fantasy football isn’t exactly a game of world domination, but to hear the participants talk about it, you’d think it was. And, we do hear them talk. The only thing that makes it less annoying than overhearing a cell phone conversation is that the rambling about their fantasy team only goes on for 9 months of the year. Believe it or not, it started in 1962 in Oakland, California. Now, it has riddled the countryside and for some (like me), it has ruined the game of football. It’s the reason for the scrolling player updates on TV and the obsession over numbers of minor players and over-emphasis on offense. And God forbid their fantasy Quarterback is playing against their ho...