Stuff Said By Fantasy Players
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:20 am
"It's still early"....said by those not off to a great start.
"I'm off to a great start!"....said by those who know it's early.
"I can't believe how bad I suck"....Shelby Miller
"I can't believe what we traded to get Shelby Miller"........Tony LaRussa and Dave Stewart
"I can't believe I drafted Shelby Miller"..........Me
"I'll be in to bed in a minute, Darling. I just have to see what my hitter does.".........Husband
"I'm feeling frisky tonight!".......Wife
"My hitter just jacked a three run homer! Get ready, Woman!!!".......Husband
"Why did I draft (insert any catcher's name here) so high?"
"I'm not addicted".......fantasy player on the east coast at 2 a.m. watching a game with the A's leading 14-3, hoping for another Billy Burns at bat
"It's Christmas and I'm receiving 30 presents!"........Fantasy players on draft day
"I can't wait to get of these players!"..........first faab after draft day
"When is IT gonna get better?".......NFBC player, 2006
"Nobody has a better staff than mine! Price, Wainwright, Kluber, and Verlander!".......NFBC player on draft day
"I'm last Overall in pitching"....same player, three weeks later
"You like fantasy baseball?"........Fantasy player, on first date
"Mom, I've been on like 10 first dates, nobody wants a second one!.....same fantasy player
"Somehow, I should get some kinda bonus points".......Arrieta owners
"My team will be better when Josh Hamilton, Jose Reyes, and Sandoval start getting at bats".....bad NFBC player
"My team will be better when Chapman and Brantley come back".....better NFBC player
" I had the best team in the world, then this happened!".......Fantasy player
"What happened?".......Fantasy player's best friend
"The season started"......Fantasy player
"Chris Archer has the second highest WHIP in baseball! Mat Latos has the best WHIP in baseball!
WHO SAW THAT COMING!
WHY DO I PLAY THIS STUPID GAME?!
I TOOK CHRIS ARCHER EVERYWHERE AND HE IS LITERALLY SCREWING ME!
OK, NOT LITERALLY, BUT HE IS SCREWING ME!
I HATE CHRIS ARCHER!
HE SUCKS, I'LL NEVER, EVER DRAFT HIM AGAIN!
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!"
- Chris Archer drafter
Three weeks later....
"Two shutouts in a row by Archer!
FANTASTIC!
I KNEW HE'D OVERCOME THAT HORRIBLE START!
HE'S JUST TOO GOOD OF A PITCHER TO THROW LIKE HE DID!
CHRIS ARCHER IS ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS EVER!
MAN, I SURE AM GLAD I DRAFTED HIM EVERYWHERE!
I AM THE MAN!!!"
"Whatever I decide, the player on the bench will be terrific".....NFBC player deciding on a lineup
"I better increase my bid".....NFBC player, two minutes before deadline
"You're on that computer more than you're on me"....wife of a fantasy player
"It doesn't whine".......mental response, not said to the wife
"I'm off to a great start!"....said by those who know it's early.
"I can't believe how bad I suck"....Shelby Miller
"I can't believe what we traded to get Shelby Miller"........Tony LaRussa and Dave Stewart
"I can't believe I drafted Shelby Miller"..........Me
"I'll be in to bed in a minute, Darling. I just have to see what my hitter does.".........Husband
"I'm feeling frisky tonight!".......Wife
"My hitter just jacked a three run homer! Get ready, Woman!!!".......Husband
"Why did I draft (insert any catcher's name here) so high?"
"I'm not addicted".......fantasy player on the east coast at 2 a.m. watching a game with the A's leading 14-3, hoping for another Billy Burns at bat
"It's Christmas and I'm receiving 30 presents!"........Fantasy players on draft day
"I can't wait to get of these players!"..........first faab after draft day
"When is IT gonna get better?".......NFBC player, 2006
"Nobody has a better staff than mine! Price, Wainwright, Kluber, and Verlander!".......NFBC player on draft day
"I'm last Overall in pitching"....same player, three weeks later
"You like fantasy baseball?"........Fantasy player, on first date
"Mom, I've been on like 10 first dates, nobody wants a second one!.....same fantasy player
"Somehow, I should get some kinda bonus points".......Arrieta owners
"My team will be better when Josh Hamilton, Jose Reyes, and Sandoval start getting at bats".....bad NFBC player
"My team will be better when Chapman and Brantley come back".....better NFBC player
" I had the best team in the world, then this happened!".......Fantasy player
"What happened?".......Fantasy player's best friend
"The season started"......Fantasy player
"Chris Archer has the second highest WHIP in baseball! Mat Latos has the best WHIP in baseball!
WHO SAW THAT COMING!
WHY DO I PLAY THIS STUPID GAME?!
I TOOK CHRIS ARCHER EVERYWHERE AND HE IS LITERALLY SCREWING ME!
OK, NOT LITERALLY, BUT HE IS SCREWING ME!
I HATE CHRIS ARCHER!
HE SUCKS, I'LL NEVER, EVER DRAFT HIM AGAIN!
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!"
- Chris Archer drafter
Three weeks later....
"Two shutouts in a row by Archer!
FANTASTIC!
I KNEW HE'D OVERCOME THAT HORRIBLE START!
HE'S JUST TOO GOOD OF A PITCHER TO THROW LIKE HE DID!
CHRIS ARCHER IS ONE OF THE BEST PITCHERS EVER!
MAN, I SURE AM GLAD I DRAFTED HIM EVERYWHERE!
I AM THE MAN!!!"
"Whatever I decide, the player on the bench will be terrific".....NFBC player deciding on a lineup
"I better increase my bid".....NFBC player, two minutes before deadline
"You're on that computer more than you're on me"....wife of a fantasy player
"It doesn't whine".......mental response, not said to the wife