Talk Is So Cheap
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:09 am
We've all heard it. We're talking with a fantasy baseball enthusiast or a friend who plays, or emailing back and forth when the person you are communicating with says this.....(name inserted here) is really high on him!
This rankles me.
I could care less.
Especially if it is an expert.
Remember one thing, an expert in fantasy baseball is not like an expert as a Doctor, Lawyer, or even a carpenter.
Those folks have to know their trade and apply it...and most importantly...Never be wrong.
Our experts are wrong all the time. All the time. As wrong as you or I.
They wouldn't get sued like a doctor, lawyer, or carpenter for being wrong.
We ACCEPT that they will be wrong.
I was talking to a friend an hour ago.
He said, "Blankity Blank really likes this guy.
Instead of using 'Blankity Blank for the name of the expert, I'll come up with a name that rhymes with this expert's name.
So anyway, Saul Sorer really loved a player we were discussing.
I said, "What does Saul Sorer know that we don't?" "Who cares what Saul Sorer thinks?!"
My friend knew he had touched a nerve.
"Well, he does get paid for knowing about fantasy baseball."
I blew a gasket.
"HOW MANY LEAGUES HAS HE WON?" "WHO IS HE TO SAY THAT HE IS RIGHT?" "IIS HE ALWAYS RIGHT?"
"WHY LISTEN TO ANOTHER GUYS OPINION WHEN YOU ARE THE DRAFTER?!
Nobody is always right in our hobby. Nobody.
Our hobby is a little bit like religion. Nobody REALLY knows. We just have faith.
Do we follow another person's faith on a whim?
As far as I know, Saul Sorer has won zero Main Events.
If I'm going to listen to anybody, I would be listening to a winner. Not...NOT somebody telling us how to win.
We may as well be listening to Cliff in Sam Malone's bar.
Hundreds of people get paid to talk about fantasy baseball.
Listen to that.
They get paid to TALK about fantasy baseball.
They're not paid because they've won. They're not paid because they're good players.
They're paid to write and talk about content. That's all.
And we listen for free. The talk is, indeed, cheap.
One fella in the NFBC has been trying to win a league for a couple of years now. He hasn't succeeded.
BUT, he has a podcast!
Seriously, I would rather talk to Lindy Hinkelman or John Pausma or Mark Srebro about who THEY like over somebody paid to talk about our hobby.
Our media and us love glib people.
Glib people get jobs on radio tv and other communications.
Because they talk well, we mistake that for knowledge.
As an example, look at our politicians.
Saul Sorer writes and talks about fantasy baseball.
It doesn't mean that he knows more about the subject than anybody reading this.
In short, he is content.
During the off season, we accumulate content leading up to big drafts.
His content should be a minute percentage of everything we learned during the drafting season.
His opinions, even less.
If putting too much emphasis on who somebody else likes, you should have a talk with yourself.
Or better yet, start a podcast.
This rankles me.
I could care less.
Especially if it is an expert.
Remember one thing, an expert in fantasy baseball is not like an expert as a Doctor, Lawyer, or even a carpenter.
Those folks have to know their trade and apply it...and most importantly...Never be wrong.
Our experts are wrong all the time. All the time. As wrong as you or I.
They wouldn't get sued like a doctor, lawyer, or carpenter for being wrong.
We ACCEPT that they will be wrong.
I was talking to a friend an hour ago.
He said, "Blankity Blank really likes this guy.
Instead of using 'Blankity Blank for the name of the expert, I'll come up with a name that rhymes with this expert's name.
So anyway, Saul Sorer really loved a player we were discussing.
I said, "What does Saul Sorer know that we don't?" "Who cares what Saul Sorer thinks?!"
My friend knew he had touched a nerve.
"Well, he does get paid for knowing about fantasy baseball."
I blew a gasket.
"HOW MANY LEAGUES HAS HE WON?" "WHO IS HE TO SAY THAT HE IS RIGHT?" "IIS HE ALWAYS RIGHT?"
"WHY LISTEN TO ANOTHER GUYS OPINION WHEN YOU ARE THE DRAFTER?!
Nobody is always right in our hobby. Nobody.
Our hobby is a little bit like religion. Nobody REALLY knows. We just have faith.
Do we follow another person's faith on a whim?
As far as I know, Saul Sorer has won zero Main Events.
If I'm going to listen to anybody, I would be listening to a winner. Not...NOT somebody telling us how to win.
We may as well be listening to Cliff in Sam Malone's bar.
Hundreds of people get paid to talk about fantasy baseball.
Listen to that.
They get paid to TALK about fantasy baseball.
They're not paid because they've won. They're not paid because they're good players.
They're paid to write and talk about content. That's all.
And we listen for free. The talk is, indeed, cheap.
One fella in the NFBC has been trying to win a league for a couple of years now. He hasn't succeeded.
BUT, he has a podcast!
Seriously, I would rather talk to Lindy Hinkelman or John Pausma or Mark Srebro about who THEY like over somebody paid to talk about our hobby.
Our media and us love glib people.
Glib people get jobs on radio tv and other communications.
Because they talk well, we mistake that for knowledge.
As an example, look at our politicians.
Saul Sorer writes and talks about fantasy baseball.
It doesn't mean that he knows more about the subject than anybody reading this.
In short, he is content.
During the off season, we accumulate content leading up to big drafts.
His content should be a minute percentage of everything we learned during the drafting season.
His opinions, even less.
If putting too much emphasis on who somebody else likes, you should have a talk with yourself.
Or better yet, start a podcast.