It was all just Fantasy

I hate fantasy sports.

I should love them given the magnitude of my passion for sports, but I can't stand fantasy sports. They just frustrate the crap out of me. You enter the draft so hopeful and slowly the dreams of gloating at the end of the season are squashed. Whether it is a bad draft, key injuries, or players playing badly; fantasy is just no fun for me.

This is why I have avoided fantasy for years. This year I am in 2 leagues, but declined 1 that required a buy-in. There is no way I would put money on something left entirely up to chance. I guess I decided to care less about it, to ensure more fun would be had.

Already I am frustrated, though this time, I am to blame. I forgot the time of the draft and had to draft via droid since I was vacationing at the beach. Because of that, my receivers are booty.

I drafted Drew Brees in the 1st round, and it went downhill from there. I had created a pre-draft ranking, but never put the ranking in order. That, combined with technological issues resulted in this:

After Drew Brees was selected 6th, by me in the 1st round:

2. Michael Turner ATL (I was okay with this one, I didn't really want him, but he should put up solid numbers)
3. Dexter McCluster KC (running back/receiver that will barely see the field, who I wanted to select at the end as a sleeper)
4. Ronnie Brown MIA (I do not recall putting him on my wish list, maybe Yahoo! was trying to help me out after round 3)
5. Victor Cruz NYG (Guess not. Like McCluster, I wanted to take Cruz at the end as a sleeper given his dominant preseason)
6. LaDainian Tomlinson NYJ (I really wanted LT and he should lift this squad of randoms)
7. Baltimore Defense (Another pick that I was very happy about, though a defense maybe could have waited for another few rounds)
8. Chris Cooley WAS (Great TE that should see numbers rise with a real QB in town)
9. Carson Palmer CIN (How did Palmer fall to round 9? I saw him available and I had to take him)
10. Roscoe Parrish BUF (I don't even know how this happened. He has since been replaced by Kenny Britt TEN)
11. Josh Scobee JAC (Why was a kicker chosen so early? I don't understand you Yahoo!)
12. Santana Moss WAS (Probably the best receiver on my team and that is just shameful)
13. Dustin Keller NYJ (He, like LT will get a ton of looks from Mark Sanchez, even though there are better receivers on the team)
14. Cincinnati Defense (Like I said, Baltimore could have waited. I like both defenses I have though. Can't complain.)
15. Robbie Gould CHI (My favorite kicker in the league will probably start over my 11th pick)
16. Reggie Bush NO (My two best picks of the draft fell in the final 2 rounds. Reggae Bush should step up into his role as starting RB)
17. Steve Breaston ARI (He should see his numbers skyrocket given Anquan Boldin's absence)

As you can see, the draft wasn't terrible, but I am already frustrated. I am slated to lose by 29.46 in week 1 and I will probably end up dropping Victor Cruz and/or Dexter McClusterfunk depending on how they do to start the season. Here is my starting lineup for this week:

QB - Brees
WR - Breaston
WR - Moss
WR - Britt
RB - Brown
RB - Bush
TE - Cooley
W/T - Keller
W/T/R - LT
K - Gould
DEF - Baltimore

I will give periodic updates of my fantasy frustration. Go Team Bored of Sunshine.