With the NFL season under way and baseball’s postseason around the corner, you probably aren’t leaving your couch very often. As we say here at the GSF: screw Christmas — this is the most wonderful time of the year.
But for our resident fantasy sports addict, Norm Brooks, September can be a difficult month, typically spent […]
This morning I was fortunate enough to sneak into my buddy Greg’s basement so that I could adjust my squad on his computer. It had been a few days since I’d gotten online, and I happened to notice that I was approaching the Innings Pitched limit — I would only be able to start […]
Last September, things weren’t looking so hot for me. I’d lost my job because I was “preoccupied” with my fantasy squad and my wife had kicked me out because I was more interested in discussing yards-per-carry than the baby she was carrying. But it was when Tom Brady went down with a torn […]
Sure, I may be a fantasy addict, but just because it’s called “fantasy” doesn’t mean it’s not real. You try walking in my shoes for a day, and not only will you get athlete’s foot, but you’ll understand the harsh realities of my day to day. From panhandling to public urination, it’s no […]
Norm Brooks, the fantasy sports addict, just didn’t see this one coming. Last Tuesday, while collecting bottles and cans, Norm spotted a half-eaten hamburger in the trash, and, believing that it looked reasonably fresh, scarfed it down. Having been given the nickname “Iron Colon” by some of the guys down at the shelter, Norm assumed […]
Last night, as I was watching TV through the storeroom window at Best Buy, something airing on the MLB Network caught my eye: its first ever “reality” show, The Pen. As a baseball fan who is in touch with the harsh “realities” of life, I figured the show would be right up my alley.
And […]
I know I warned you all against watching HBO’s “Joe Buck Live” last night, but I’ll admit it: I got sucked in. I happened to curl up next to the Best Buy, and when I woke up, I caught the show as I pretended to shop for a flat-screen.
But just when I was about […]
A regular evening for me includes gathering some bottles and cans for cash, wandering the streets looking to steal someone’s WiFi, and finding an empty cot at the homeless shelter. And every now and then, my routine is capped off when a fellow panhandler reeking of booze and feces crawls in my bed to join […]
First it was Mike Gonzalez, then Rafael Soriano, then back to Gonzalez…and last night, it’s back to Soriano to close the game out. Is Bobby Cox in early stage dementia? Is he sniffing glue? Or is this all just a big misunderstanding because no one can understand his mumbling Georgia drawl through the bullpen […]
At this point in the season, most fantasy baseball managers are re-evaluating their rosters, trying to decide what changes need to be made. Whether it’s a neglected free agent or a rookie who’s recently been called up to the majors, it’s important to take advantage of every opportunity.
But for some, making these changes isn’t as […]
Nate McClouth for Yovani Gallardo. A pretty simple trade…or so I thought. Last week I made this offer to my (former) friend Greg. But for some reason, I’ve yet to get a response.
Some say that patience is a virtue, but in this case, it’s a waste of time. Is Greg doing […]
When I came across this site this morning, I gotta admit, I had a good laugh. Manny in the all-star game? That would be like my winning “Husband of the Year” even though the last time I saw my wife I was trying to steal her car to go to opening day.
But it […]
Any fantasy manager worth his salt knows that to be successful, you gotta plan in advance and have a firm understanding of the game. And in order to be competitive in each statistical category, it’s important has to draft players who fill various roles within the lineup.
So while most managers would have considered drafting Juan […]
When I lost my job because of “decreased productivity” last year, my wife kicked me out of the house. When my friend Greg saw me panhandling to get a few minutes of Internet time, he told me I was nuts. And these days, when people see me approaching on the street, they tend […]
At the start of the 2009 baseball season, it seemed that America’s pastime was moving beyond the steroid era. Gone were the biceps of Giambi and the headlines about Bonds.
But then came the surprise suspension of Manny Ramirez and the infamous Roger Clemens interview, which confirmed that the Rocket clearly “misremembered” his high school genetics […]
When I woke up this morning, I knew it was going to be a glorious day. The dumpster I slept next to was filled with a recyclable goods ripe for the picking, the sun was shining, and I’d snuck into my buddy Greg’s basement last night to set my lineup because the games started […]
Last year, Brett Favre’s 6 touchdown game against the Cardinals officially pounded the nail into the coffin of my fantasy season, sending me into a several month long bout with depression and horrific anxiety attacks. So this whole Fav-re obsession that everyone seems to have…it’s a bit of a sore subject.
But I swear on all […]
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Fine, it was a cot, not a bed, and that sketchy guy from the shelter who smells like burnt hair was sharing it with me, so I really only had one side that I could wake up on. But that’s not the […]
If you play fantasy sports with any degree of seriousness, you know how time-consuming it can be. For some people it can even go beyond a simple hobby, such as the case of Norm Brooks, who has been battling his fantasy sports addiction for almost a full year now.
So with baseball season in full swing, […]
It hasn’t been an easy year for Cynthia Brooks. First, her mother passed away. Then, her marriage disintegrated due to her husband’s rampant addiction to fantasy sports. And finally, she had to deal with the embarrassment of explaining to the neighbors why Norm was sleeping on the porch and peeing in their bushes.
But she hasn’t […]
