May 2009
21 posts
Accessing Norms, Behavior and Effects in Fantasy...
We live in a world today that enables us to connect and interact not only with people standing a few feet away from us but people living on the complete opposite side of the world. Our currently dubbed Information Age is characterized by our ability to exchange vast amounts of data freely. The Internet gives people instant access to knowledge that use to be difficult or impossible to obtain. This...
Different Experience for Females in Fantasy...
“I don’t think it will be at all, especially because people in your league may not even know your gender. When it comes down to it, it’s all about how knowledgeable you are about the game, and how active you are in keeping your team as good as it can be. The fact of the matter is that men tend to be more interested in sports than women, but that doesn’t mean there...
WatchVideo about group called, Women Against Fantasy Sports
ABOUT WAFS
Allison Lodish, 35, of Kentfield, Calif., and two sympathizers created the site as an outlet for people to ridicule, mourn and lament the loss of their partners who spend an inordinate amount of time online consuming player data, drafting and managing their teams, scouring stats, scores, and injury reports and trash-talking with...
Woman Against Fantasy Sports (WAFS) →
Disadvantages of Fantasy Baseball and other...
“I think that fantasy sports can take away from the team aspect of sports by focusing all of the attention on individual performance. It leads many fans to compromise their allegiance to a team in favor of a player that may be on their fantasy team.”
—Daniel, age 22
“I don’t think there are any. They probably enhance the sport as there is increased awareness and interest sparked by...
Addiction to Fantasy Sports?
UNLV professor Dr. Bo Bernhard did a study on fantasy sports last year and found only a few instances of the phenomenon taking over someone’s life.
“People talked about how ‘My wife banned me for a year,’ or ‘I spend so much time researching these players,’ ” Dr. Bernhard said. “… People talked about the time commitment and how that really...
Daniel, 22-year-old from CA
I think that fantasy sports takes away from the team aspect of sports by focusing all of the attention on individual performance. It leads many fans to compromise their allegiance to a team in favor of a player that may be on their fantasy team.
**Response to Research Question, regarding the effects of fantasy baseball
Tim, a 48-year-old from St. Louis, describes how...
In fantasy baseball, you’re able to get caught up on all the players and games you’re concerned with.
The players’ stats are constantly changing as the actual games progress. I can sit down on my own time and seek out the information that I want to know. I don’t have to sit through Sports Center hoping they highlight the games I’m looking for. I have found that I’m spending more time tracking...
Research Question: Are the differences between...
Do people spend more time within the fantasy world or real world of baseball?
How is following the major league different from in person/on TV to on the Web?
Have peoples’ interest in live baseball changed?
“I don’t know. However, I have found that women tend not to be as...”
– Mike Brady, Fantasy Baseball League participant
**Response to Research Question: Will my experience participating in a fantasy baseball league be different from a female perspective? Why?
Brief History of Fantasy Baseball
The roots of modern Internet-oriented fantasy sports can be dated back 25 years to Rotisserie League Baseball.
It is famed that Daniel Okrent- a now well-renowned sportswriter- invented the rules to Rotisserie baseball on the back of a cocktail napkin on a long cross-country flight.
The Internet boom of the lat 1990’s created a revolution in the game. Enabling gamers to easily compute stats...
“I feel the way J. Robert Oppenheimer felt after having invented the atomic bomb:...”
– Dan Okrent, the founding father of Rotisserie baseball
Get Real →
Forbe’s Magazine writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg describes how extreme fantasy baseball can get.
ESPN Fantasy Baseball →
Stay current with Fantasy Baseball trends, rules, stats, etc. here.
“I like fantasy baseball because it forces you to follow teams other than your...”
– Cheri Maples, Fantasy Baseball League participant
Fanball.com →
CDM Fantasy Sports Corp. dba Fanball (Fanball, www.fanball.com) is a Liberty Media (www.libertymedia.com) company and was established on December 24, 1991, with the goal of becoming the largest operator of fantasy sports games in North America. Fanball consists of the assets of three companies that were acquired by FUN Technologies in 2005 and 2006. Liberty Media acquired 100% of FUN Technologies...