{"product_id":"why-fantasy-football-matters-and-our-lives-do-not-paperback","title":"Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErik Barmack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMax Handelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalking Trash, Trading Studs, and Drafting Sleepers -- an Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Obsession U.S. businesses lose $200 million in productivity each football season because employees are managing their fantasy squads instead of working. In Why Fantasy Football Matters (And Our Lives Do Not), two grizzled veterans revel in the addiction that is fantasy football. From pre-draft hijinx to post-draft trash talk, from tumultuous trades to the perils of free agency, it celebrates the eccentric personalities, absurd rituals, and hilarious superstitions of one of the most fanatical fantasy leagues on earth. With humor, insight, and a dash of advice, Why Fantasy Football Matters celebrates the thirty-two million Americans who prefer managing their fantasy squads to relaxing with loved ones. And it gives girlfriends, coworkers, and sports purists all the proof they need to accept that this is an obsession that really matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Barmack\u003c\/b\u003e is a director of business development at ESPN and is the former vice president of fantasy games at the \u003ci\u003eSporting News\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eSporting News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSports Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe and Max Handelman have won three Bush League Championships, and bickered endlessly while losing the other five. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Handelman\u003c\/b\u003e launched Fox Sports's fantasy games division. He is now an independent film producer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe and Erik Barmack have won three Bush League Championships, and bickered endlessly while losing the other five.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377267261618,"sku":"9781416909965","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d36e4336a819d83013271afd3a774e58.webp?v=1777724053","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/why-fantasy-football-matters-and-our-lives-do-not-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}