Fantasy/Reality Baseball Dilemma

[jjgott]

So I've been dealing with this debate ever since I started playing fantasy baseball. How appropriate is it to root for an opposing team's player when they are facing your favorite team? Twice now I have been in situations where I needed a player to succeed so I could win (I'm in a H2H league), but they were playing the Crew. Obviously I care about the Brewers more than my fantasy team in the long run, but when $ is on the line, I like having my fantasy team dominate. How does anyone else deal with the problem of a fantasy player going up against the Brewers?

[Diskono]

Hope the opposing pitcher pitches a CG with 10 Ks & an unearned run (that being the game winner)? I'll always root for the Brewers first, but if they lose and someone on my fantasy team does well, I'll consider that a consolation.

[GoudaBrew]

I had a difficult decision in my draft this year. I HATE drafting Cubs, but I had this feeling that Derek Lee was going to have a huge year. When it came time for me to take a first baseman I took Adrian Gonzalez instead. He's having a solid year, but D-Lee is having a monster year so far and I definitely regret not taking him.

 

As far as rooting for players the Crew is playing against, I look at it as a win-win situation. If the Brewers dominate him, then hopefully they won the game. If the player has a huge game and the Brewers lose, at least you got some fantasy points out of it.

[ryne100]

I don't root for fantasy players. I accept their stats. I got Derrick Lee because I wanted his 30+ homers and 100+ Rbis. He's going to get them, so I root for the Brewers, thinking that whatever I get I get.

[jjgott]

Yeah, Wood may have blown a save today and posted a nice 27.00 ERA for me, but that just means the Brewers won! Woot!