Happy 40th birthday to fantasy baseball!
Once the province of baseball nerds, it has blossomed into a million (billion?) dollar industry. Between all the books and magazines that have to be updated annually, all the informational websites, all the various leagues to join, this is a major league deal.
Althoiugh I’ve occasionally dabbled for research purposes, I’ve never been a big FB player, myself. It almost reminds me of an original Star Trek (or STTOS as those nerds like to call it) episode in which wars were conducted by computers, rather than actual fighting (although “victims” were expected to report to disintegration chambers for execution). Pretty soon, you won’t need the ballplayers at all. How convenient, especially during these perilous times of Covid 19.
You have probably heard about the decisions to close off locker rooms to the media. Obviously members of that profession are not happy about the situation. But let’s be real: a great deal of those interactions are fairly rote.
Here are a few entries I’ve posted on the subject over the years, as well as a link to an Amazon search for that kind of material.
- Throwback Thursday Review: 1992 Fantasy League Baseball
- What’s good for fantasy baseball is good for America
- National Public Radio: Fantasyland
- The Bookshelf Conversation: Ron Shandler
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