march madness was just over a month ago. the masters a couple weeks back. Kentucky derby coming up this week, and we’re right in the middle of NHL and NBA playoffs. I walk into work, grab a beer at my local drinking establishment, or just parusing the local shopping mall/Main Street, and what do I hear? well nothing much about the aforementioned sports activities. ALL the talk is avengers and game of thrones. don’t get me wrong, I LOVE me some GOT and avengers. there opening night for avengers, read all the conspiracies and theories online for GOT. HUGE lord of the rings guy. I’m even one of those “yeah well I read the book” people. I’ll watch all the Star Wars and consume most of everything else in “nerd culture” etc etc. I got nothing wrong with it. whats the main difference to me? the people that love sports now? nerds. geeks, dorks, dweebs, even poindecksters. pulling their spreadsheets out. talking about percentages and opponents win above replacement or whatever. what happened to the day you could just say “hey buddy! youuuu suck!” and get 10 high fives without some pencil pusher telling you, “well, technically his wins above replacement is yada yada yada, SHUT UP!”

gone are the days of watching for sacks, dunks, and dingers, gone are the days of telling someone they suck with no basis to back it up, gone are the days of calling it as you see it; its time to make a stand. keep fantasy to wizards and dragons and away from sports. next thing you know some jacked guy in a captain America shirt is gonna be swirlying some four eye pimple popper with his baseball cap pulled over his spectacles and his notebook in hand of sports statistics. its bizarro world, the roles have been reversed. billy bean and Jonah hill have ruined everything. yes, ill be watching thrones this weekend, yes ill be catching avengers for the 2nd (3rd?) time this week, and yes ill be watching every playoff NHL and NBA game with a beer in my hand this week, getting ready to drop a few bucks on the derby with a glass of bourbon on Saturday. and no I won’t be crunching numbers on how to win my fantasy sports league with my “internet friends” that I’ve never met.