In one of my fantasy leagues, a team proposed sending outfielder David Murphy to the last place team in the league -- a team with no shot at the playoffs in this head-to-head format, for Miguel Cabrera.
When the league vetoed it, and I specifically objected to it, the owner of Murphy seemed shocked. He believes David Murphy, journeyman outfielder and non-prospect, is the equivalent of Cabrera. There was no positional move being made here. He was just taking advantage of (i) a last place team and (ii) the only female owner in the league, who is playing "for fun," doesn't have an Internet connection at home, and doesn't know all the players but likes the Cleveland Indians.
He's still complaining. He has now picked up Barry Bonds, and inserted him as the only player in his starting lineup.
Here's a step-by-step guide to immaturity:
Step 1: Assert something undoubtedly untrue (Cabrera = Murphy)
Step 2: Get feelings hurt when someone mentions the falsity of the assertion
Step 3: Entrench belief in the untrue assertions as defense mechanism to protect fragile ego
Step 4: Resort to name calling
Step 5: Show inability to let go of false assertion, and dwell on it to the point of absurdity
Let's hope these traits are limited to fantasy sports.
