One of the ways that the guys on our team have kept in touch with each other is playing Fantasy Football. Fantasy Football provides us with many different reasons to play. For some the love of football is the only reason they need, while others need it to fulfill their competitive nature. Others just love to keep in touch with everyone via the message boards.

For obvious reasons many players are huge sports fans. Playing Fantasy Football provides us a way to stay more involved. Me being one who has never played until this year, I have found that it makes the games much more interesting. While watching a game I will notice how well or how bad my players are playing, thus making the game much more interesting to me.

Competition is something that is in the veins of a professional player. If you did not like to compete, then you would not be playing at this level. So an obvious part of playing Fantasy Football is the competitive nature. Each week you match up against an opponent who is also a teammate. Without question you do not want to lose!

Lastly just keeping in touch with all of the guys is a huge part of the league. In our particular league there are 10 teams in the league. This is made up of 9 players and one coach. Throughout the week i would estimate there to be around 30 messages posted. These range from personal updates to smack talk, with a huge emphasis on the smack talk.
Your baseball pro, Steve Holm

Didn’t realize how popular Fantasy Football was with minor league baseball players! Host Mom, Jean

For some teams the last day of the season is one that everyone looks forward to. If you are not going to be in the playoffs you know exactly when you are going home. You usually already have your flight information as well as having your bags packed. But for teams in the playoffs it is a different story.

This year our team clinched a playoff spot by winning the first half of the season. So essentially we were in the playoffs in June. Yet this was not enough time to prepare for the last day. We lost game five of the semi final round. That meant we were going home the next day and not playing another five game series like we had planned. It is the emotional roller coaster this final deciding game five that you can not prepare for. As mad and disappointed as everyone is about losing they are also happy to be going home.

The hardest part of the entire deal is saying goodbye to all of the guys that you have shared the last 6 months with. You have been together virtually every day, and now everyone is leaving tommorow. Some you will see in the off season, most you will see in next spring training and for those who get released, you may never see again.
Your baseball pro, Steve Holm

P.S. The uncertainty of the end of season brings a special set of problems, i.e. how much food should be vendors have for games, staffing and so on–issues I had to deal with with Little League playoffs. That’s the nature of the sport! Host mom, Jean