Fantasy Baseball: Why this?

      Why this? Why baseball? Why fantasy baseball? Like most American sports, baseball offers

    • vicarious pleasure through fan identification,
    • narrative closure in the form of measurable outcomes,
    • physical grace,
    • a forum for overt competition,
    • a language for tongue-stuck men.

      • More than most sports, baseball offers particular pleasure in

    • the historical,
    • the mythological,
    • the pastoral,
      • and
    • the speculative.

      • And what is fantasy baseball and how does fantasy baseball fit in to the pleasures of baseball? Fantasy baseball comes in three types:

    • rotisserie,
    • simulation,
    • combination.
      • Each achieves different levels of realism in comparison to the outcomes of the major-league counterpart. What, past baseball pleasures, draws men and boys to fantasy baseball?
    • roster choice versus local acquiescence,
    • competition with real general managers,
    • system building,
    • historical emulation,
    • dedicated speculation,
    • self-fashioned narrative.
      • What are the consequences of fantasy baseball?
    • constant attention,
    • Internet addiction,
    • supporting documentation,
    • divided loyalties,
    • long-term thinking,
    • heightened appreciation for luck,
    • recognition of the limits of mastery,
    • narrative,
    • suspicion from others,
    • you can be smart about anything.

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