Fantasy Football
Fantasy soccer: Do-over!
My MLS soccer fantasy season got off to a rough start—through no fault of my own.
Now, usually when I say something like this, my problems are entirely my own fault, and I am using the catharsis of blame-mongering to ease the fact that I did a horrible job drafting my fantasy roster. But this time, my travails really had nothing to do with my ignorant mis-management. See for yourself:
This is a copy of the email I received from ESPN Fantasy Games (motto: “The only fantasy is that we know what we’re doing!”). Let me blockquote my favorite parts:
Unfortunately, due to serious errors with the data we have received for the upcoming 2008 MLS fantasy season we have had to reset all teams.
…and…
This is not a decision we take lightly and fully understand the frustration it may cause
…and, especially…
The game is now available for you to register your team once more. Once again, apologies for any inconvenience.
How a company like ESPN could lose the roster of every single MLS Fantasy team on earth is mind-boggling. What happened? Was it computer error? Was it a sick, twisted joke? Was it B Squared? My theory involves Skip Bayless, in the server room, with the lead pipe. Either that, or Y2K.
Regardless of how it happened (sabotage? remorse? apathy?), the fact remains: ESPN does not want you playing MLS Fantasy.
When I read this email, I was torn between the decision to rebuild my team from scratch or forget this whole MLS Fantasy thing ever happened. And despite my convenient reprieve, I chose rebuilding over common sense–a decision I make more often that one might think. My rationale was based mostly on the fact that I did not know what I was doing when I drafted my team the first time. Therefore, drafting part deux would be just as mindless and easy as the first go-round.
Fifteen minutes and a strawberry Pop-Tart later, team Bruce Arena Fistpump was restored. I was able to find several of the players I remembered from my squad’s first iteration. I was able to pick new team colors. And in the spirit of fantasy sports, I was able to find it within myself to forgive ESPN for its transgression.
Besides, now I have a convenient excuse for when my team tanks in a couple weeks.
This post was written while watching the Office. 
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