Dave Hollander: Fantasy Football Surpasses All Previous Cringe Thresholds

It's gone too far. Maybe it's not gone as far to say it's a sign of the apocalypse for organized sports but the existence of a new fantasy football situation comedy on FX -- The League -- tells us just how far off the beam the collective sports consciousness has fallen. I don't get it. I never have. Lord knows I love my sports but I'm not among the several millions of so-called "sports fans" who invest months of their lives and sink hundreds of their dollars into fantasy sports. Call me crazy it's just that I still "fantasize" about being the quarterback, not the General Manager. According to one half of the husband-wife team who created The League , I'm missing the major social advances this recreational adjunct to real sports provides: "For women it's a great way to learn football," Jackie Schaffer tells ESPN Magazine . "When your man is watching the games, you have reason to be invested too." I think the latter part of her thesis is addressed head-on with a reality-based ... (link)