The agony of coming in third place in 2 fantasy leagues despite being the number 1 seed is quite painful. During the first round of the playoffs, I got stung by the blizzard that tore through the Midwest. I rode numerous Browns and Steelers players all year. Seeing the weather, I decided to stick with the players that got me the number 1 seed, and not out-coach myself. One of my opponents picked up Aaron Stecker off the waiver wire and promptly smoked me. This was mental anguish.
But at least I was playing fantasy football. 2 weeks later after my 3rd place finishes, I find myself missing the joy that comes from looking at the scoreboard ticker and seeing that Braylon Edwards scored another touchdown. I could barely get motivated to watch the playoff games. With two weeks until I baste in the sun in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, while concocting my deadly fantasy baseball auction prices, I had to face the facts. I was in the dreaded fantasy sport abyss zone.
The fantasy sport abyss is the dead period between fantasy football’s season end and fantasy baseball’s cheatsheet creation. Once you create your baseball cheatsheet, you can start monitoring spring training and jockeying your player projections and ratings. However, the spring training buzz is not around the corner just yet. How can someone cope with this horrible time of the year? Here’s how I do it.
Playoff fantasy football. It’s not as fun or as legit as regular season fantasy football. But it’s something. I joined an interesting league for the first time this year. You could pick one starting lineup, with no waivers. Only one player from each playoff team could be selected. The person with the most points at the end of the super bowl wins. It is kind of unique and you don’t feel like fantasy football is over with.
Get out of dodge. I am spending a week on the beach in Mexico with my old lady at an all-inclusive. So I will be drunk, tan, and fat. There are worse ways to spend a week in January.
Vegas. There is never a bad reason to go to Vegas. I’m going for the Super Bowl. Drop me a line if you’ll be there and we can take down a blackjack dealer.
Pay extra attention to your significant other. This makes it easier for her to cope when you are holed up pouring over 2008 MLB projections in February. Although, I’d advise readers to use our rankings and projections, since we rarely lose at rotoball.
I hope my suggestions help both you and me out this year. The fantasy sport abyss is a dangerous place to be. Use caution and don’t get too close to the abyss, you may fall in and find yourself in 6th place in your roto league if you aren’t careful.
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