In the “One Mans Opinion” article Jeff Mans shares his opinion regarding the world of sports and the role fantasy sports, both daily and seasonal, plays in conjunction. Here is a sample of the article that is found in the 2016 Fantasy Alarm Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide.

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2016 MLB Draft Guide: One Mans Opinion

By: Jeff Mans

Anybody who has listened to my rants over the years knows that I have been playing fantasy sports since 1989. Over the last 27 years I have seen this game grow to levels I could have never imagined all those years ago. Back then this was just a game a few of us nerds played in order to pretend like we were real managers and general managers. Fantasy sports were looked down upon and made fun of by pro athletes, broadcasters, reporters, writers and, basically, most adults in general. It was “Dungeons & Dragons” for want-to-be jocks.

But over all of these years something strange has happened. Fantasy sports have grown exponentially. There are over 50 million people who play some form of fantasy sports today. In fact, fantasy sports are a billion dollar industry that very few laugh about or talk down about today. We have a trade association, lobbyists, a radio station, television shows, our own television network and a bustling infrastructure that is the envy of the entire sporting world. Well, minus all of the recent daily game lawsuits and such, of course, but you get my drift. Oh, and remember those athletes who used to talk down about fantasy and act as if it was a game for losers? Well, now they are begging to get on our airwaves and promote their crappy products and even to discuss fantasy sports strategies with the audience.

In fact, it’s hard to believe that just a decade ago none of the major sports leagues wanted to embrace fantasy sports. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) actually sued for the right to protect player statistics from the evil fantasy sports players and industry. They lost, of course, and eventually MLB just like the NFL, NBA and NHL have realized that fantasy sports are terrific for their product.

I can remember not too long ago trying to get a press pass for a late season Chicago White Sox game where the paid attendance was less than 13,000 people with less than half of that in the actual crowd. I was laughed at when I mentioned that I had wanted to cover the game for the now defunct fantasy site that I was working for at the time. Access denied.

Fast forward just a few years to an opportunity that I had to become the official “Social Media Correspondent” of the Chicago Cubs. All of a sudden all of that baseball knowledge and expertise was being not only no longer funny but an asset to a big league club. Of course, I had to decline this opportunity when they basically told me that I would have to sit in the stands for every home game and would receive no special access to the front office of players. Oh, and I’d have to pay for parking at the stadium which literally would have cost about $12 less than what they were going to pay me.

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