Miguel Tejada: The Career Leader In Unique Forms Of Cheating
How is Miguel Tejada not the most hated player in baseball?
The Daily Affirmations of a Fantasy Football Commissioner
Being a fantasy football commissioner is a thankless job. The owners pester you, the rules can change in 1,000 ways, and you’re ultimately responsible for the survival of the league.
It’s too much for one person to handle. From the trade deadlines to the waivers, it’s not uncommon for commissioners to neglect their own team because of the stress. And when the owners are in uproar, some don’t know where to turn.
But there is help. At SportScape, we care about the mental health of all the fantasy football commissioners out there. So to fantasy commissioners from all walks of life, we present a daily affirmation for those who seek to perfect their league.
Week Sauce: Where Mascots Invade Our Nightmares
Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, creatures that should only appear when you’re alone and under the influence.
When Will Tennis Stop Awarding Points Like Donkey Kong Scores?
Imagine that your favorite football team not only earned 1,000 points for a win, but the NFL failed to make you care about it one way or the other. Every once in a while, you’d just be alerted that your team was ranked third in its division. It would occasionally mingle in the vague notion that in a few weeks, depending on how things shake out, your team could be ranked higher (maybe) … and now you see why tennis’ methods for churning up excitement without context has really harmed the sport.
Buyer Beware: Iverson Still Doesn’t Get It
The word on free agent Allen Iverson has long been out. He’s a star in the most negative sense of the term, he’s selfish and fails to make his teammates better. For every 22 shots he takes, throughout his career, he makes only nine of them … and he will take that many shots. This is not news. This was Iverson on the Sixers, just as it was on the Nuggets and the Pistons.
