Scott Berger: Jedi Knight - Fantasy Sports General Manager Chapter

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ME!

"It ain't braggin' if it's true...." Well, guess what, it's true. Year after Year, Sport after Sport, I find a way of getting players via trades that I want without giving up anything I covet. Whether it be Baseball (5 years in the money league - Two Championships and Three Silver Medals), Basketball (One Championship and One second place finish in two years of money league play), Hockey(One ESPN.com fun league years ago, but made a few trades and won the banner), and of course FOOTBALL (Money League Champ two of the last three years), I just have a knack for evaluating the situation and making the best decisions. Find what you want and pursue it until its yours! Simple mantra, I suppose.

Now before you assume I am some 30-something playing fantasy sports against a bunch of 12 year olds (Like Cosmo Kramer in his karate class), let me tell you I am just another has been playing against other has beens and never were(s?). Anyhow, injuries or bad beats aside, I tend to dominate this form of entertainment that walks the fine line of gambling and dungeon and dragons. My most recent Jedi Mind trick unleashed was back to back trades that ended with me receiving Stud WR Larry Fitzgerald, while only parting with depth from my bench. I now have the best roster in the league as I try to win my 3rd Money League Championship in 4 years. Good luck to me!

Voodoo, Witchcraft, The Knuckle Ball, and Wii Bowling

Any person who has dabbled in any of the items mentioned in the title of this blog entry unknowingly have something in common. All of these people can tell you that the above mentioned abilities take a great deal of "feel" in order to execute. After half a dozen games of Wii Bowling I am now convinced it is the toughest of them all. Just when it seems I have figured out exactly where to stand, figured out the exact spin/rotation to put on the ball, and then roll a turkey (3 Strikes in a row!) , I follow that up with what seems like sudden mental and muscle memory loss resulting in a 1978 Boston Red Sox like collapse (Not the only famous collapse, but as a native New Yorker, I required by law to backhand the Sox at any opportunity.). And I am not the only mental midget participating in this game. I have seen plenty of people on the road to the magical 300 only to request gutter bumpers by the 7th frame. It's true witchcraft I tell you!

Wait, I have an idea......

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

Beetlej...............Nah, I will conquer it myself

Fantasy Football

I would like to introduce you to the 2008 opening day roster of the defending money league fantasy football champions (actually champs in 2 of the last 3 seasons) known this year as SUPERFAST MACARONI.




At quarterback, #12, the captain STAN GABLE!!

Okay, there is no Stan Gable, T.D. Parker, or any other "fantasy" player, but here are the players you WILL root for on a weekly basis!

Steven Jackson, StL
Braylon Edwards, Cle
Reggie Bush, NO
Jason Witten, Dal
Brandon Marshall*, Den
Earnest Graham, TB
Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ
Eli Manning, NYG
Jonathan Stewart, Car
Chris Johnson, Ten
David Garrard, Jac
Aaron Rodgers, GB
Stephen Gostkowski, NE
Ravens D/ST, Bal
Steve Slaton, Hou