Kerry Kinsey: Fantasy Football Foolishness

I’m a guy who is obsessed with football. It started as a kid growing up in mostly Texas & Georgia where the pigskin is king. Besides playing football, I’ve been going to college and pro games since I was knee high to a snake. But, I use to think the people who played fantasy sports were kind of geeky. A few years ago though when I was a sportscaster, I played fantasy baseball and won the station championship my first time out.

I never played any fantasy sports again until I got to ABC 4. Then a year ago, I won the station regular season and playoff championship my first time in the league. This year during the draft, my co-workers gave me a hard time for bringing in so much information. I always wait until the last minute before making my pick. I can still hear sports director Wesley Ruff saying,” Anytime tonight Grandpa” I play to win folks.

My patience paid off as I’m back in the playoffs this year. One thing I hate though is how my opponents changed the name of their team every week. It got to a point where you didn’t know who you were playing.

For instance, one week Sportscaster Dana Greene was Big Daddy Dolphins Dude or something like that. The next week his team was called Count Chocula & Frankenberry. My apologies to General Mills, but come on. Can anybody stick with a team name for more than an hour?

How many times did producer Chris Avery come by my desk and ask me, “Who are you playing this week Kerry.” I responded,” Looks like I’m up against Dora the Explorer and Big Bird.” “Who’s the owner” said Avery. My answer: “I don’t know but would you admit that you’re running this team.”