Taxi Squad Confessions

Chris, if we're confessing, I'm probably in that geek class as well. I follow sports, baseball in particular, way too much. Always have and probably always will.

In my younger days, I was like many kids and dreamed of playing pro ball. That didn't happen, obviously, and I was left to be a fan. But I still had that competitive spirit and also had the desire to be connected to the game of baseball. Luckily, I was introduced to fantasy baseball and it filled that void.

I still remember my first pick ever: Howard Johnson. My starting rotation was Dwight Gooden, Dave Stewart and Frank "Sweet Music" Viola. Mike Schooler and Dave Righetti were my closers. I also had a young Barry Bonds...an absolute steal that year.

Since then my fantasy sports "career" has come a very long way and, I like to think, I have as well. I think I have acquired several things over the years that I can pass along to other fantasy gamers that can help them succeed in their leagues. Will I make you a champion? Not unless you have a pretty good knowledge already. I'm not a miracle worker. But I think I can offer some tips and strategies that can improve teams and make them more competitive. Look, we can all still learn things about these games.

I'm usually in two leagues, one being a point-based system and the other being head-to-head. Both use AL and NL. In the future days, weeks, months, I'll go more into detail about my history with fantasy sports and my leagues.

But, for now, I will say again...I'm a geek too.

PS - Chris, can I borrow your Prospectus?