Free Snowcone After the Game!!

So, for the first time in my life I am taking part in a fantasy sport. My church buddies started up a fantasy baseball league. We had our draft today. Yeah, I like the Dodgers and all, but I don't follow sports much at all. I figure that I will provide the cushion at last place so that nobody else will feel bad. "Well, at least you didn't do as bad as TJ..."

I'd like to have an alternate "Fantasy" game. How about fantasy comic book characters, where each month, when the new issues come out, we have to rate how our picks are doing. Batman fights Solomon Grundy -- 10 points. Superman encounters black kryptonite - lose 20 points. You know, something like that. Maybe, 2 points for every time Harvey Pekar complains about a bit of minutiae in his life.

Or the guys with kids could do "Fantasy Little-League" - where they trade their t-ball aged kids for others in an effort to totally pwn the diamond. Maybe instead of points, you'd just play for snowcones. Do they still hand out the free snowcone at the end of the game?

I'm aware that sports happen, but I don't pay too much attention. So, I spent most of the time trying to find players with cool names. There was a Brian Wilson, but someone else picked him first. Also, there were a few Zimmermans, but alas, no Robert...

I picked out mostly Dodgers players. I got Andre Ethier - which is cool because I actually know who he is and he shares a name with one of the guys in The Deadly Snakes - awesome band. I got some dude named Pujols, who I'm told is pretty good. I also picked Aaron Rowand - I went to school with him.

Well, I fully expect to be the source of endless derision for the next seven months. Is baseball season really that long? "Boys of Summer" my a... ah, nevermind.