They cant play for money. It violates the gambling rules of baseball. I can't remember where i saw this but there was a show on this on either ESPN or FoxSports
I had to do a double-take recently but after Jeter got his fifth hit the other night I swear I saw Carl Crawford going "All right!!! Yeah, baby!!" out in LF. Maybe I'm wrong but I think he is a Jeter owner.
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This is a little unrelated, but I know that as a division I college athlete I cannot fill out a bracket for college basketball, and while I was double checking the rules for this I saw something in the student athlete code of conduct that said I couldn't play fantasy sports for money. That was a little weird. So I'm sure there is a clause in player's contracts saying they cannot play fantasy sports for money.
I played college baseball and we'd play fantasy baseball for our own games. Before the game you would pick two players from the team, and whoever picked the two guys who did the best would win. I played only one time but I thought it was dumb, so with my first pick I picked myself even though I was a backup at the time, and for my second pick I picked a friend of mine who wasn't a starter either. I remember saying something sarcastic like "watch, I'm going to win." Everyone else was picking our starting pitcher, or our 3rd and 4th hole hitters.
I pinch hit that game, and led off the inning with a double that led to a run. We batted around that inning and when I came up again I hit a 3-run homerun. My buddy never made it in the game, but my 11 points was just enough to win. No one could believe it. I think I ate free that night.
reynolds80 wrote:I played college baseball and we'd play fantasy baseball for our own games. Before the game you would pick two players from the team, and whoever picked the two guys who did the best would win. I played only one time but I thought it was dumb, so with my first pick I picked myself even though I was a backup at the time, and for my second pick I picked a friend of mine who wasn't a starter either. I remember saying something sarcastic like "watch, I'm going to win." Everyone else was picking our starting pitcher, or our 3rd and 4th hole hitters.
I pinch hit that game, and led off the inning with a double that led to a run. We batted around that inning and when I came up again I hit a 3-run homerun. My buddy never made it in the game, but my 11 points was just enough to win. No one could believe it. I think I ate free that night.
West wrote:This is a little unrelated, but I know that as a division I college athlete I cannot fill out a bracket for college basketball, and while I was double checking the rules for this I saw something in the student athlete code of conduct that said I couldn't play fantasy sports for money. That was a little weird. So I'm sure there is a clause in player's contracts saying they cannot play fantasy sports for money.
well, playing for money is tentamount to betting, no?
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Hmmm. So if Barry Bonds and Giambi were in the same league we could get something like this:
Bonds: I will trade you Bret Boone and Adrian Beltre for Jeff Kent?
Giambi: No. Boone and Beltre were roid boys. Besides I thought you hated Kent?
Bonds: Nonsense. Boone and Beltre were as clean as I am. It is all vicious propoganda by the Examiner. And Kent and I are best pals. Besides, I really do not care as long as he can hit.
Giambi: Yeah right. They were on flaxseed oil.
Bonds: Exactly.
Giambi: Still no deal.
Bonds: OK. Fine believe the lies. How about Helton for Kent?
Giambi: No. Stuff offering me roid boys.
Bonds: Helton is not a roid boy.
Giambi: Riggghttt. I want M. Cabrera and Clemens for Kent and I will throw in Furcal.
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by SHOCKandAWE » Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:15 pm 
Not too shabby. 
don't kill them with reality.. 
