Fantasy Sports

fan·ta·sy

   [fan-tuh-see, -zee] noun, plural-sies, verb, -sied, -sy·ing.

noun

1.

imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.

Fantasy sports are quite an interesting subject. To the non-sports fan or someone who's never heard of them (most the girls I know) it might seem ludicrous. It's like "Hey, lets imagine that all the best players in professional sports play for us and we'll see who has the best team!!!" Its kind of a childish idea if you think about it... 

Then why do so many grown men participate in it?

It's because it's so much more than a child's game. Fantasy sports allow the average person to step into the sports world for one second and be the virtual GM of a professional sports team. You can feel the satisfaction of building something out of nothing. It's he same pride men feel after changing their oil or building a workbench. Men love to win, they don't care if it's in a real sporting event or if they are racing shopping carts through a parking lot. Beating your friends in a league is yet another way to gloat, one-up, or "own" your buddies. Especially if you have some ridiculous punishment for losing.

 But there's a catch- there aren't any restrictions of money or player preference. If you a player is available and you want him, you can have him. You can take circumstances that are impossible and pull them into the realm of reality.

So let's get this straight- It's imaginative, extravagant, and unrestrained? 

Hm, if you have something against this whole deal you can't say that the whole thing is false advertising. They put it right in the title: Fantasy.