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I'm running about 5+ teams this year along with Fan Duel and this whole thing is exhausting. The only team that I'm enjoying running right now is my Dynasty team which has a chance to win the Championship. I'm thinking of cutting back on Redraft Leagues next year, picking up an extra Dynasty, and playing more Fan Duel.

The worst part is having to wait until game time to see whether someone is going to be active or not. My favorite part is playing the waiver wire and making trades. But everything moves so quick and managing multiple teams is stressful.

Anyone else planning on playing less leagues next year? I'm having fun, the season is as surprising as ever but I like the longterm rewards of dynasty and the ability to make a new team each week on Fan Duel.

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Multiply exhaustion by 10 if you're a commissioner. I hope to add an FFPC dynasty team next season bringing me up to two dynasties, but the rest of my leagues will probably be the 'draft em and leave em' from the FFPC. I used to fancy myself the 'johnny appleseed' of redraft leagues, as I planted new leagues wherever I moved...then train a commish to take over. Now I'm too old for that. Commissioning one league is exhausting enough at my advanced age.

 
Eminence said:
I'm running about 5+ teams this year along with Fan Duel and this whole thing is exhausting. The only team that I'm enjoying running right now is my Dynasty team which has a chance to win the Championship. I'm thinking of cutting back on Redraft Leagues next year, picking up an extra Dynasty, and playing more Fan Duel.

The worst part is having to wait until game time to see whether someone is going to be active or not. My favorite part is playing the waiver wire and making trades. But everything moves so quick and managing multiple teams is stressful.

Anyone else planning on playing less leagues next year? I'm having fun, the season is as surprising as ever but I like the longterm rewards of dynasty and the ability to make a new team each week on Fan Duel.

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5+ teams??? I think you know why you're so exhausted. drop that down to no more than 2 teams, and stop gambling/playing FanDuel..

 
Got a 2nd baby on the way so will definitely be dropping down.

Currently commish 3 leagues (2 salary cap), and play in 4 others. Just can't do it justice.

 
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.

 
Kwai Chang Caine said:
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.
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That's it exactly, I think. I used to play in 5 leagues or so. Then went back to three and it still feels like more energy-drain than ever and I believe it is because there simply is no break anymore.

As soon as this game ends tonight at midnight or whatever, I'll get up tomorrow and start putting together waiver claims (and answering questions in leagues I commish) and then by Wednesday midday, all the new waivers are out there and HEY! You're looking at your lineup and setting it for TNF.

The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.

 
Donsmith753 said:
Got a 2nd baby on the way so will definitely be dropping down.

Currently commish 3 leagues (2 salary cap), and play in 4 others. Just can't do it justice.
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I found when I had more little ones, FF was my outlet.

Now that they're growing up, I have less time for FF and have explored other hobbies.

 
I don't even really like the FF hobby. It's a distraction & relief valve for watching good football while I watched my favorite team get run into the ground. :topcat:

 
I went 0-3 this past weekend and I am in an incredibly crummy mood today because of it. When trivial stuff like fantasy football starts effecting the way you act then that's not good. I am starting to wonder if I should continue to play this hobby anymore.

 
CentralPA said:
I went 0-3 this past weekend and I am in an incredibly crummy mood today because of it. When trivial stuff like fantasy football starts effecting the way you act then that's not good. I am starting to wonder if I should continue to play this hobby anymore.
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Funny you mention that because I see that ALL THE TIME. People on the boards, guys I work with, it is like the success of their fantasy team is the barometer for their mood.

I do it too and really don't even understand why. Its not like my whole season is washed on a week 3 game or I lost money yesterday betting on a team or anything. But it happens and, like you, I question if its worth it. The highs are not worth the highs and the lows are not worth the lows.

 
FUBAR said:
Donsmith753 said:
Got a 2nd baby on the way so will definitely be dropping down.

Currently commish 3 leagues (2 salary cap), and play in 4 others. Just can't do it justice.
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I found when I had more little ones, FF was my outlet.

Now that they're growing up, I have less time for FF and have explored other hobbies.
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Curious: What other hobbies? Anything similar or just completely different.

 
Shutout said:
FUBAR said:
Donsmith753 said:
Got a 2nd baby on the way so will definitely be dropping down.

Currently commish 3 leagues (2 salary cap), and play in 4 others. Just can't do it justice.
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I found when I had more little ones, FF was my outlet.

Now that they're growing up, I have less time for FF and have explored other hobbies.
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Curious: What other hobbies? Anything similar or just completely different.
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Different.

Did more:

Triathlon

Reading

Hiking

 
Was thinking about this yesterday and how I could combat it -

I play in 3 leagues, 1 dynasty and 2 redraft, but have been getting more and more into playing DraftKings as well. Winning a few hundred bucks the last few on DK hasn't helped either, as it only made my obsession grow.

It's exhausting just to follow all those teams to begin with, but what I was thinking yesterday is the FD/DK can really stress you out since basically everyone that has a big game you will have considered at one point, so you can spend the rest of the day saying "I'd have won $xxx if I had just played Matt Asiata!"

 
I'm playing in one dynasty league, my first time doing one, and one re-draft league. I'm seriously considering only doing my dynasty league next year and possibly dabbling in Fan Duel.

 
I normally play in 2 leagues and thought that was too much! Dropped back to 1 this year and I still spend most of my free time on message boards and Twitter trying to get an advantage, and so far it isn't working. I guess I overanalyze everything.

 
Shutout said:
CentralPA said:
I went 0-3 this past weekend and I am in an incredibly crummy mood today because of it. When trivial stuff like fantasy football starts effecting the way you act then that's not good. I am starting to wonder if I should continue to play this hobby anymore.
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Funny you mention that because I see that ALL THE TIME. People on the boards, guys I work with, it is like the success of their fantasy team is the barometer for their mood.

I do it too and really don't even understand why. Its not like my whole season is washed on a week 3 game or I lost money yesterday betting on a team or anything. But it happens and, like you, I question if its worth it. The highs are not worth the highs and the lows are not worth the lows.
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I'm trying to take it less seriously, but it does get really frustrating. I'm going to score in the top 3 out of 12 and lose for the 2nd week in a row. In my dynasty league the team that is already ridiculously stacked is probably going to get the #1 overall pick due to foolish trades by other owners. Sometimes I think I get less joy out of it than aggrevation.

And the earlier point about it being exhausting is true too. Sunday and Monday you watch the games. Tuesday and Wednesday you listen to podcasts and read opinions on who to pick up off waivers or attempt to trade for. Then Thursday it's right back to football. Do you start a player on Thursday instead of an injured player you don't know will play on Sunday? And then you want to save some time to chat with others about your favorite NFL team.

I only have 2 leagues. I can't imagine those of you who play in 5 or 10 or 20 leagues. Much less commish for some of them.

 
I have bounced back and forth between 4-5 leagues for a long time. Several years ago I cut back to 4 "permanently" but then this year I started a for-fun league at work. I've found that 4 leagues is definitely my limit and 5 pushes it over the edge. Transactions are the hardest thing for me to keep up with.

I totally agree that it's the Thursday games that have made the season a huge grind. There really is no break anymore and hardly any time to collect your thoughts.

I'm also one of those guys whose weekly mood is set by the performance of my teams. I've just come to accept that's the way it is, although I have to say I'm a lot better about it now than I used to be.

 
2 leagues. 1 dynasty, one redraft. That is max for me. I fill out an ESPN team weekly but that is just for fun to see if I can pick the right guys weekly.

 
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.

 
mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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Remember who the OP is.

 
mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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I was going to say "You're right!" But then I thought-no.

I've done three of the four things you mentioned and I honestly think they are three of the best things I have ever done for myself or others and most of my best memories are associated with them.

FF is stressful because it is UNECESSARY and that is what we get frustrated about as we try to understand why we subject ourselves to something we don't need to and, unlike running a business, raising kids, etc, when you look back on it and reflect, what you get out it is not worth it.

 
About 5 years ago I was up to 4 teams and it was just too much. I cut back to just 2 he following year and was much happier for it.

Another thing that I started doing last year is not checking the scores till the end of the day. A lot of the angst we feel over fantasy is watching the ins and out of a game knowing who we're playing against and getting piased off when a guy catches a pass or gets a big run. Better to just not even see who your opponent has or check your own team. You have no control over the outcomes so don't drive yourself nuts by trying to "coach" them during the games.

 
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It used to stress me out until I realized that, if I wasn't playing it, the losing wouldn't be there to bother me. So then I just realized that I will just enjoy the winning when it happens and ignore the losing.

My other main hobby is collecting and customizing transformer toys. But most of my time is spent with family stuff, like my son's football...

 
Ive actually found the daily game part the most exhausting. My dynasty leagues feel like a hobby while the daily game feels like grinding out money. Whether Im winning or losing that feels more exhausting and if I cut back next year that's where Id cut. I play fantasy football for fun not to make a living, winning money is just a bonus, so if parts of it are not fun then I will cut them.

 
Shutout said:
CentralPA said:
I went 0-3 this past weekend and I am in an incredibly crummy mood today because of it. When trivial stuff like fantasy football starts effecting the way you act then that's not good. I am starting to wonder if I should continue to play this hobby anymore.
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Funny you mention that because I see that ALL THE TIME. People on the boards, guys I work with, it is like the success of their fantasy team is the barometer for their mood. I do it too and really don't even understand why. Its not like my whole season is washed on a week 3 game or I lost money yesterday betting on a team or anything. But it happens and, like you, I question if its worth it. The highs are not worth the highs and the lows are not worth the lows.
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Probably because of all the work you put into meant nothing in terms of outcome. Akin to being the best husband ever & the wife still leaves ya.

 
Shutout said:
Kwai Chang Caine said:
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.
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That's it exactly, I think. I used to play in 5 leagues or so. Then went back to three and it still feels like more energy-drain than ever and I believe it is because there simply is no break anymore.As soon as this game ends tonight at midnight or whatever, I'll get up tomorrow and start putting together waiver claims (and answering questions in leagues I commish) and then by Wednesday midday, all the new waivers are out there and HEY! You're looking at your lineup and setting it for TNF.

The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.
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Same here, Thursday games kill me I feel like there is literally no time to not look at my fantasy team. I have 6 different teams that I have to play the waiver wire, set lineups, check inactives. with only having Tuesday and Wednesday before we have to have our lineup set again is really draining Plus trying to set your FanDuel lineup is killing me

 
Shutout said:
mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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I was going to say "You're right!" But then I thought-no.I've done three of the four things you mentioned and I honestly think they are three of the best things I have ever done for myself or others and most of my best memories are associated with them.

FF is stressful because it is UNECESSARY and that is what we get frustrated about as we try to understand why we subject ourselves to something we don't need to and, unlike running a business, raising kids, etc, when you look back on it and reflect, what you get out it is not worth it.
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It's a different kind of stress. You're right that the unnecessary aspect is key. But that also means you can drop it if the stress is negative.

 
Tanner9919 said:
Eminence said:
I'm running about 5+ teams this year along with Fan Duel and this whole thing is exhausting. The only team that I'm enjoying running right now is my Dynasty team which has a chance to win the Championship. I'm thinking of cutting back on Redraft Leagues next year, picking up an extra Dynasty, and playing more Fan Duel.

The worst part is having to wait until game time to see whether someone is going to be active or not. My favorite part is playing the waiver wire and making trades. But everything moves so quick and managing multiple teams is stressful.

Anyone else planning on playing less leagues next year? I'm having fun, the season is as surprising as ever but I like the longterm rewards of dynasty and the ability to make a new team each week on Fan Duel.

#endrant
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5+ teams??? I think you know why you're so exhausted. drop that down to no more than 2 teams, and stop gambling/playing FanDuel..
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THAT.

I do one Dyansty, one 2-person keeper. That's enough to wonder who I have going, who I am playing against, and not always rooting against/for the same thing. I am not a gambler and dislike the impersonal nature of FanDuel. If I could find a super-deep Dynasty league to join, I might quit my keeper.

 
FUBAR said:
Shutout said:
mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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I was going to say "You're right!" But then I thought-no.I've done three of the four things you mentioned and I honestly think they are three of the best things I have ever done for myself or others and most of my best memories are associated with them.

FF is stressful because it is UNECESSARY and that is what we get frustrated about as we try to understand why we subject ourselves to something we don't need to and, unlike running a business, raising kids, etc, when you look back on it and reflect, what you get out it is not worth it.
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It's a different kind of stress. You're right that the unnecessary aspect is key. But that also means you can drop it if the stress is negative.
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Exactly! Which might be why some people are reading this thread LOL.

I think we all feel a lot more tolerable when we are winning (what's not to like, huh?) but maybe there are only so many of those in us before we quit and take our fantasy balls and go home...

 
Shutout said:
The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.
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I am commissioner of both a fantasy basketball and football league and it makes me laugh when guys say they are commissioner of multiple fantasy football leagues. I can barely keep my head above water as a commissioner of a league in both sports, especially right now as basketball is getting ready to go. I like to concentrate on one league with a non-serious (at most) backup league because I like playing. But I take my organizer/commish duties seriously which I (falsely) assume every other commissioner does. So I really don't have time for more like daily leagues or other leagues, though I am often curious.

Edited to add: The lack of the break part is key for me here because after running our fantasy basketball slow draft, I need at least a week or two to recharge my organizer batteries and get back to it. I pretty much go on fantasy e-mail shutdown mode for 1-2 weeks. That decompression part is pretty important.

 
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mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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Harry the Hamster?

 
mr roboto said:
You know what's tiring and stressful? Building a business. Raising kids. Serving your country oversees. Dealing with a sick loved one.

You know what isn't? Magic football. If it is, you either have little to no real stress in real arenas of life or you are far too concerned with your gambling habit.

HTH.
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Harry the Hamster?

 
John 14:6 said:
It used to stress me out until I realized that, if I wasn't playing it, the losing wouldn't be there to bother me. So then I just realized that I will just enjoy the winning when it happens and ignore the losing.

My other main hobby is collecting and customizing transformer toys. But most of my time is spent with family stuff, like my son's football...
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Here I am two months later and now considering dropping two of my leagues....
 
In the playoffs in 8 of 10 dynasty leagues. FF Gods have been good to me this year.

 
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Shutout said:
Kwai Chang Caine said:
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.
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That's it exactly, I think. I used to play in 5 leagues or so. Then went back to three and it still feels like more energy-drain than ever and I believe it is because there simply is no break anymore.As soon as this game ends tonight at midnight or whatever, I'll get up tomorrow and start putting together waiver claims (and answering questions in leagues I commish) and then by Wednesday midday, all the new waivers are out there and HEY! You're looking at your lineup and setting it for TNF.

The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.
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Fantasy baseball, if you do it in big money competetive leagues, is so much worse of a time sink than fantasy football that the two are not even comparable. I've since stopped playing because of kids, but baseball prep for serious leagues is a year long ordeal. Think about it like this. You need to know every player from every team and their top 10 prospects. At all times.

I was averaging 2 hours per day in season last year (my final year of baseball) in the $1000 buy in league I had been a part of for 8 years. I wasn't even close to the highest in the league. It was needed because margins for victory were small. I've been out of the money because of 1 stolen base and 2 base hits.

 
John 14:6 said:
John 14:6 said:
It used to stress me out until I realized that, if I wasn't playing it, the losing wouldn't be there to bother me. So then I just realized that I will just enjoy the winning when it happens and ignore the losing.

My other main hobby is collecting and customizing transformer toys. But most of my time is spent with family stuff, like my son's football...
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Here I am two months later and now considering dropping two of my leagues....
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Interesting to me that you posted a follow up because I was following this thread when it started and your post was the one that I thought "how does he just ignore the losing? How does he do it because I can't.".

At any rate, update: I have had a really good year this year. I will make the playoffs in all my leagues, will have a top seed here and top points there. I'm not going into the final regular week today having to win a game to make any playoffs. There is nothing on the line today and I noticed that because of that I have had the most enjoyable Thanksgiving I have had in years because I didn't have to watch every second of all three games while still trying to travel and interact with people and juggling family members' black Friday madness.

Long story short, this is it for me. I'm hoping to win here or there and sail out with a title in my hand but I'm cooked like my turkey on Thursday. Maybe a year or three off will reset the interest. I've been playing for a long time so it's hard to imagine not playing and wondering if it will be missed but I sense it is time. I have a few hobbies lined up to fill the gaps and may open a daily account with the intention of playing in weeks I want to play in but overall, I'm not going let the tail wag the dog anymore, at least for one year. :)

 
Good luck sticking with that, Shutout. I know I've felt burned out often in December, only to have a fantasy flame started around training camp. It might be hard to stay away. On the other hand, I skipped fantasy baseball last year and it felt like a weight was gone for me, and it was very enjoyable to not have that drain my time.

 
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chickensoup said:
Shutout said:
Kwai Chang Caine said:
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.
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That's it exactly, I think. I used to play in 5 leagues or so. Then went back to three and it still feels like more energy-drain than ever and I believe it is because there simply is no break anymore.As soon as this game ends tonight at midnight or whatever, I'll get up tomorrow and start putting together waiver claims (and answering questions in leagues I commish) and then by Wednesday midday, all the new waivers are out there and HEY! You're looking at your lineup and setting it for TNF.

The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.
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Fantasy baseball, if you do it in big money competetive leagues, is so much worse of a time sink than fantasy football that the two are not even comparable. I've since stopped playing because of kids, but baseball prep for serious leagues is a year long ordeal. Think about it like this. You need to know every player from every team and their top 10 prospects. At all times.I was averaging 2 hours per day in season last year (my final year of baseball) in the $1000 buy in league I had been a part of for 8 years. I wasn't even close to the highest in the league. It was needed because margins for victory were small. I've been out of the money because of 1 stolen base and 2 base hits.
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Fantasy baseball is morw rewarding when you win but a lot of effort is expended. Then there are the styles of play. Rotisserie is flat out stupid the more you think about it but the serious players think it is better and more fair. Head-to-head is fine for the regular season but it is screwy in the playoffs. I lost a playoff match in 2008 because I had 4 Cubs and Astros and they hardly played that week due to a hurricane. I barely lost the matchup. In 2013, I went into an NL-Only playoff with my top 2 pitchers having been shut down (Harvey, J. Fernandez). I also lost my next six best pitchers to injuries earlier in the month. My ace in the playoffs was Carlos Torres (who?).

 
I've been in the same league with basically the same group of people for 19 years. ONE league. And I enjoy it. I don't let it run my life. I do it for fun. Yes, it can get stressful but I do this off fun. Stop complaining. If you take it too seriously you have a problem. If you don't like the stress, cut it down to one league and understand that only one person in your league can win. If you can't accept that, then quit. Quite simple really.

 
Fariq said:
chickensoup said:
Shutout said:
Kwai Chang Caine said:
I think the Thursday night games have impacted this tired feeling the most. Managing a team is now a seven day a week job. Especially in competitive leagues with short benches, you have to be ready to assess your waiver position and work your but off stating Tuesday. Before ya know it Thursday is here and it all starts again.
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That's it exactly, I think. I used to play in 5 leagues or so. Then went back to three and it still feels like more energy-drain than ever and I believe it is because there simply is no break anymore.As soon as this game ends tonight at midnight or whatever, I'll get up tomorrow and start putting together waiver claims (and answering questions in leagues I commish) and then by Wednesday midday, all the new waivers are out there and HEY! You're looking at your lineup and setting it for TNF.

The lack of a break to decompress just kills it.

I would be interested to hear from guys that play Fantasy baseball or basketball? Is it the same? Are you guys working these teams every day of the week? I don't know how you do it, if so.
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Fantasy baseball, if you do it in big money competetive leagues, is so much worse of a time sink than fantasy football that the two are not even comparable. I've since stopped playing because of kids, but baseball prep for serious leagues is a year long ordeal. Think about it like this. You need to know every player from every team and their top 10 prospects. At all times.I was averaging 2 hours per day in season last year (my final year of baseball) in the $1000 buy in league I had been a part of for 8 years. I wasn't even close to the highest in the league. It was needed because margins for victory were small. I've been out of the money because of 1 stolen base and 2 base hits.
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Fantasy baseball is morw rewarding when you win but a lot of effort is expended. Then there are the styles of play. Rotisserie is flat out stupid the more you think about it but the serious players think it is better and more fair. Head-to-head is fine for the regular season but it is screwy in the playoffs. I lost a playoff match in 2008 because I had 4 Cubs and Astros and they hardly played that week due to a hurricane. I barely lost the matchup. In 2013, I went into an NL-Only playoff with my top 2 pitchers having been shut down (Harvey, J. Fernandez). I also lost my next six best pitchers to injuries earlier in the month. My ace in the playoffs was Carlos Torres (who?).
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I always liked Roto more, but it's not nearly as exciting. It's just so much prep work it's kind of disgusting. So many things change so much for roto stats that it's hard to keep up. A player going from 6th to 5th in the batting order changes his RBI/Run potential. A pitcher missing 1 start because of a baby being born can sink a season. 1 bad umpire call on a SB can lose you a SB and maybe a run and it's important. The whole thing is crazy.

Football is so much less stressful because of in season management. set 1 lineup a week and look at who is on waivers. Learning marginal differences is less important because most players you know just have no value. Meanwhile on baseball, 1 good week of the Twins backup second baseman can win a league for you.

 
Fantasy football is great, stop complaining. It is meant for fun but you need to take it serious, there are awards at the end of this rainbow.

The people who complain that its too much or is hard to do all the time are the ones who do not do well, I dont care what you say here because if you did well you wouldnt complain.

 
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