I agree that one should not be playing fantasy sports on the company dime. I certainly was not condoning using company computers and work hours to do so.

I am a voracious NFL fan, college football fan, and baseball fan. I am not a stat junkie, but I do like to play fantasy football. It is only one of several factors which make me an avid fan, not the only factor. Are you ignoring the part where I said that I watch each and every available NFL game telecast in my area? You merely singled out one facet of my comments and are concentrating on it.

I know the game and the players and have known them since long before fantasy football was ever invented. I have been a huge NFL (and AFL) fan my whole life. I have watched every Super Bowl ever played. I watched Hank Stram's Chiefs matriculate the ball down the field against the Packers.

Which do I want to do well? That's the dilemma. It's also what makes it fun. I often must root for a player to do well against my team. I do happen to own LaDainian Tomlinson in both of my leagues. I did well in the draft and I'm doing just fine. Brady is working out pretty well for me too. This week I had 119 points in the NFL league and 112 in the ESPN league. By far the most of any team in either league.

Note the time of the year to which you're referring. The greater majority of the baseball season is played during a time of the year that, quite literally, sucks weatherwise around here--that being April and early May. You're being illogical, as usual, by focusing on the traditionally warmest part of the season, that being the postseason.

This is my 30th year of umpiring, and I can honestly say the spring was the worst I have ever had for games lost due to cold and/or snow. I lost 17 games in April alone--17! Heck, I had several D-I games wiped due to cold, and we know that D-I games don't get banged unless they have to. And this was in April. Heck, I awoke the morning of April frickin' 11th to find three inches of snow on the ground. My Easter break saw 4 of its days completely wiped due to snow and slush and cold, wet conditions--not anywhere near your "hot" June days.

This takes a toll on baseball, a sport NOT intended to be played under such conditions. It has become so serious that the NCAA beginning in 2008 pushed back the start of its college's schedules to accommodate the colder schools' weather troubles and schedules.

I wear long sleeves more often in April and early May than I do in early June, bub.

Uh, last time I checked, our high school baseball's postseason is in June, son. Perhaps you're in the southern hemisphere.

Yep, it is all the weather's fault. The interest or excitement (lack of interest or excitement) has nothing to do with it. :rolleyes:

Peace

Well, if you had an ounce of simple meteorological and mathematical knowledge, you'd understand. But I won't hold my breath. :rolleyes: