Taking advantage of a Red Sox homer

Some poor Red Sox fan in our league drafted Derek Jeter because he let his team autodraft and didn't put Captain Choke on his exclude list. So I was able to get Jeter for the price of a lower round draft pick, one he couldn't pass up -- Big Papi. All because he didn't want Jeter on his team. In fact, he made a pleading post for someone to make him an offer of the biggest bum they could find so he could trade away Jeter for him. So I offered up Papi -- not because he's the biggest bum but I knew it was an offer his fannish heart couldn't refuse.

Now Big Papi is buried deep on his bench, mired in a .220, homerless slump, and the poor guy is too big a Sox fan to dump him. That's proof positive that rabid team allegances or other emotional reactions can really hurt your fantasy team. But it's hard not to feel that way.

He feels the way about Jeter the way I feel about the Braves -- total, utter loathing. That's why I never have a Brave on my team.

My utter suckitude continues. I'm losing again this week -- 13-9 right now.