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Allegiance And Loyalty In The Age Of Fantasy

Apr 2, 2009
Baseball Action, Questions

From Fantasy Hurler:

“I still root for the Dodgers and Angels (I’m an O.C. transplant), but not like I once did. I root for me, and “me” in this case is an amalgation of a twenty-five man roster cherry picked from all of Major League Baseball.”

Let’s take an anonymous poll. Let’s say a starting pitcher on your most important fantasy team is facing off against your favorite real-life ball club. Where is your allegiance?

Who are you rooting for when the ace of your fantasy team pitches against your favorite MLB team?

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  1. Millsy  •  Apr 2, 2009 @2:47 pm

    This issue has been discussed pretty widely today on both THT and Statspeak. I’d hypothesize that allegience is changing away from home team loyalty. Perhaps this is just epidemic level gambling addiction?

  2. dom_mason  •  Apr 3, 2009 @6:28 am

    I’m a Washington Nationals fan, yes we do exist. What’s the difference if we lose 99 or 100 games? We just higher draft picks anyway. I wouldn’t know what it’s like to play fantasy sports with a winning real team, I’m also a Redskin and Wizards fan…

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