{"id":1338,"date":"2016-09-25T21:14:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2016-09-25T21:15:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:15:52","slug":"fantasy-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/2016\/09\/25\/fantasy-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the deep woods or not, Sunday is still the day for football. Time to check my fantasy team. I have never been a fan of the fantasy game. You should root for one team and stick with your team. Being loyal is a big thing with me.<\/p>\n<p>I have been participating in a fantasy league to keep other people happy. It seems to be the thing to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jiBhDu79z0w\/V-g7KVY0MDI\/AAAAAAABKEg\/_soOhSDnQOYM28euefk-InG6JHitaUjSQCLcB\/s1600\/getteam.png?ssl=1\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jiBhDu79z0w\/V-g7KVY0MDI\/AAAAAAABKEg\/_soOhSDnQOYM28euefk-InG6JHitaUjSQCLcB\/s320\/getteam.png?resize=286%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"286\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">My team has been struggling. Today I am down 50-12 while having more men in play than my opponent. My quarterback earned one point today &#8211; two interceptions and no touchdowns. I did draft Tom Brady, but then I remember that he was ineligible for the first four games. I told everyone else that I thought this was a good move because the others thinking they were smart passed him up. I would have him for all, but the first four games. There are more quarterbacks &#8211; I think mine got to play the entire game. My players seem to be turning in poor performances just to spite me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">I see there is a button labeled &#8220;get a team&#8221;. Maybe I should give that a try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">My wife keeps trying to explain this fantasy thing to me. &#8220;You have to drop some players and look for better ones,&#8221; she says. I try to explain my loyalty thing to her, but she says that is not how the game is played.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">Just wait &#8211; Tom Brady will return and my fortunes will turn around. This is probably why they call it fantasy football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">BTW &#8211; the Vikings (the team to which I am loyal) did win today (again). Take that all you midwest loser Packer fans. (Note &#8211; if you are really loyal, you get to trash talk.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the deep woods or not, Sunday is still the day for football. Time to check my fantasy team. I have never been a fan of the fantasy game. 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