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:
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?- rotisserie,
- simulation,
- combination.
What are the consequences of fantasy baseball?- roster choice versus local acquiescence,
- competition with real general managers,
- system building,
- historical emulation,
- dedicated speculation,
- self-fashioned narrative.
- 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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