Book Review: Fantasyland

Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball’s Lunatic Fringe…by Sam Walker

A fun, well-written look into the geeky but hypnotic world of fantasy baseball. Sam Walker trtaces the origins of the game, profiles the super geeks who advise the rest of us, and gives insight into playing in the most competitive fantasy baseball league. The one downer, I think, is that Walker emptied his bank account to have a staff of two full timers, an actress/temptress and a psychic. It makes for good reading, but to me, not as interesteing as if he would have went it alone or with advice from buddies. His moments with the players themselves are excellent, and I walked away from this book with a few new favorite big leaguers, for many different reasons.

I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who plays fantasy baseball or is just curious as to why those who play it are so fanatical about it. ( )

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