My First Year:

     Men In Sports. Actually, having given this subject some thought, I
     should have titled it: Men "and" Sports.  I have recently discovered
     that men generally fit into two categories: "Good Sports" and "Bad
     Sports".  Most of my friends and acquaintances fit the definition of
    "Good Sports".

     By "MY" definition...
     "Good Sports": Have the ability to lose with the same attitude as when
     they win. They are the individuals who realize that you can't always win
     but, knowing they have done their best at something, are willing to give
     credit the their competitor for a job well done.

     "Bad Sports": Are unable to lose at anything and remain civil.  They
     must win at all cost.  I have seen more than one friendship destroyed by
     one side or the other not being able to gracefully accept loss to a
     "friend".  I believe, the best examples of both of these fit into the
     subject of "Fantasy Sports".  Having participated in some of these, I
     think it is safe to say, I speak from experience in dealing with both
     types.  As a rule, most I have played with have always tried to deal
     fairly and have been considerate of a beginner.  However... there have
     been a few, who seem to be so consumed by the pursuit of victory, that
     they had no concept of a "Fair Trade".
         Now then; Please don't misunderstand. I have also dealt with a great
     many that were more than willing to trade fairly and give me very
     helpful advice. To those, and they know who they are, I will be always
     grateful and want to thank them for making playing Fantasy Sports a lot
     of fun.  I intend to continue playing and, more importantly, playing as 
     fairly as I know how.

     MY Second year:
     Yep I have become fully addicted (by FFL standards). I Started out by
     purchasing 6 teams. Then, when the opportunity to acquire "dead teams"
     arose, I couldn't resist...I bought 5 more.  Those "dead teams" were so
     far gone that there wasn't any realistic hope but, overall, the points
     they scored was higher,on average, than my original teams

         Well, one thing I learned this year is that people equate your
     knowledge of football, the players, the match-ups and a variety of other
     things, by the percentage ranking of your team(s), themselves.
     Unfortunately, if you look at the percentages, most are low because the
     overall league index ranking is very low.  I don't consider myself a
     genius, but I would consider myself fairly competent to determine the
     difference between an average, good or outstanding player.
     Just as a side note... The all Ladies League (which consists of 10 very
     intelligent ladies) I was in, I finished second this year and am quite
     proud of myself. However, just for the record, that teams ranking is 9%.

My expressed opinion










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