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    Tim MooreNov 18, 2013 at 2:53 am

    Oh, pfft.

    People get just as riled up if ‘their team (an actual NFL franchise)’ wins or loses. That’s just as fake, and just as harmful.

    Ultimately, the fantasy score is just as meaningless as the football games score. Unless Nathan owns a portion of the Patriots, rooting for them is no more or less functional than rooting for the team he created.

    Each of the behaviors you cite here happen in every competitive arena. I’ve watched fans cheer when opposing players didn’t get right back up. Not because they were on their opponent’s fantasy team, but because it gave their franchise of choice a better chance to win.

    Bad attitudes caused by outcomes of sporting events which a person does not influence, and has no real stake, to shade the color of your day is a character flaw, and has nothing to do with fantasy football.

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