It's a Little Hot In Here, Eh?
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:06 am
Hell.
We all have different thoughts of what Hell is. For most it's an eternal, fiery place. For me, it's watching a guy like Jordan Zimmerman get lit up by the light hitting Cubs.
While songs point out the possibilities of 'Heaven on Earth', I can guarandamntee you that those type of songs were not written by fantasy baseball players.
Fantasy baseball can be Hell on earth.
All fantasy players want to go to fantasy Heaven. We make picks like Chris Davis or Patrick Corbin or Matt Carpenter and if only having to look at these players everyday on our roster, our fantasy lives really would be Heaven.
But there are others.
Derek Jeter and Chase Headley and Starlin Castro who are reminding us that fantasy players get both Heaven AND Hell on earth.
And while players like Davis, etc please us with yet another homer, we'll give Chase Headley a fist pump when he hits a homer.
When a Hellish guy does something swell, it reminds us of why we drafted him.
He becomes the underdog we root for......that is....until we bench his ass cuz we can't take no more.
Mark Twain was once asked whether he was going to Heaven or Hell.
He responded that that was a very interesting question.
He reckoned that the climate would be a lot better in Heaven, but he'd miss all his friends.
And somewhere, Mark Twain is playing fantasy baseball.
Naysayers say there is no scientific proof of Heaven or Hell.
That there is no map for either place.
Bull.
The map to Hell today was my satelite team that had pitchers giving up 17 earned runs in 17 and 2/3 innings.
Waking up and seeing those stats was Hell.
The map to Heaven led to the team that had Lester and Parker throwing last night.
Bliss.
Folks in the Bible have nothing on us.
There are 'Goliath's' everywhere.
Every time we're trying to catch somebody in first place, we are trying to bring down Goliath.
And if we happen to be Goliath in a league....well...let's put it this way, the biblical Goliath did not have to contend with 14 David's.
We are ahead of the game though.
This is a Hell of our own choosing.
It can get a little hot and uncomfortable at times.
But in this case, it's a no-brainer.
I choose the friends over the climate.
We all have different thoughts of what Hell is. For most it's an eternal, fiery place. For me, it's watching a guy like Jordan Zimmerman get lit up by the light hitting Cubs.
While songs point out the possibilities of 'Heaven on Earth', I can guarandamntee you that those type of songs were not written by fantasy baseball players.
Fantasy baseball can be Hell on earth.
All fantasy players want to go to fantasy Heaven. We make picks like Chris Davis or Patrick Corbin or Matt Carpenter and if only having to look at these players everyday on our roster, our fantasy lives really would be Heaven.
But there are others.
Derek Jeter and Chase Headley and Starlin Castro who are reminding us that fantasy players get both Heaven AND Hell on earth.
And while players like Davis, etc please us with yet another homer, we'll give Chase Headley a fist pump when he hits a homer.
When a Hellish guy does something swell, it reminds us of why we drafted him.
He becomes the underdog we root for......that is....until we bench his ass cuz we can't take no more.
Mark Twain was once asked whether he was going to Heaven or Hell.
He responded that that was a very interesting question.
He reckoned that the climate would be a lot better in Heaven, but he'd miss all his friends.
And somewhere, Mark Twain is playing fantasy baseball.
Naysayers say there is no scientific proof of Heaven or Hell.
That there is no map for either place.
Bull.
The map to Hell today was my satelite team that had pitchers giving up 17 earned runs in 17 and 2/3 innings.
Waking up and seeing those stats was Hell.
The map to Heaven led to the team that had Lester and Parker throwing last night.
Bliss.
Folks in the Bible have nothing on us.
There are 'Goliath's' everywhere.
Every time we're trying to catch somebody in first place, we are trying to bring down Goliath.
And if we happen to be Goliath in a league....well...let's put it this way, the biblical Goliath did not have to contend with 14 David's.
We are ahead of the game though.
This is a Hell of our own choosing.
It can get a little hot and uncomfortable at times.
But in this case, it's a no-brainer.
I choose the friends over the climate.