An Opinionated Rant About Fantasy Sports
For a few years now I’ve achieved a lot of enjoyment playing my fantasy teams in virtual sports leagues. At the moment I have 3 teams; basketball, football and baseball. There are a lot of other games involving sport that are more basic.
At the end of the day, this is good, harmless fun. You act as a team manager and buy and sell players and build your team, giving you areal sense of satisfaction when your team wins.
A word of warning though, this is very addictive. I’m constantly checking results and stats and seeing how the competition is doing. I find I’m doing this on a daily basis at least, and pressing refresh an awful lot!
Are the addictive qualities of these games bad for you? Well I personally don’t think s, but then I wouldn’t, would I? It does take up a huge amount of my time and If there are no new stats I find myself watching games I have no interest in, and checking other results to see of my team is affected.
On the positive side, there is the competition and the things that I mentioned earlier. If you are a sports fan you will love a good battle, this keeps things interesting through a long season, no one can argue with that.
A competitive nature is one thing, but there are times that I have bordered on obsessive. I’ve found myself ignoring the actual result of a game as I’ve been very concerned about certain individuals and how they are playing their part in my team.
Another predicament that I have found myself in is being torn between watching my virtual teams or my real teams. This is a dilemma that has risen its head several times and the decision never gets any easier. The thing is it should be simple as I’ve followed these teams since childhood.
Do I have a problem? Well if I do there are millions of us. This is a topic for hot debate by many sports enthusiasts.
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