About the "experts"
Anthony Andro, who covers the Rangers for the Star-Telegram, has had a troubled fantasy life. It started in 1992 when he drafted Merril Hoge in a touchdown-only league. Hoge produced exactly five touchdowns, which didn't lead to a playoff berth. He's also been burned by a pair of "Survivor" fantasy leagues, once losing because his selection picked the wrong-colored rock and another time when his choice, a dolphin trainer, quit the show to save a friendship. But there have been successes, like back-to-back fantasy high school football season championships. While winning a non-paying league based on 17 and 18-year-olds shouldn't be anything to brag about, you have to hang your hat on something.
Scooter Hendon has been playing fantasy sports for about six years now and considers himself to be pretty good at it. He is utterly addicted to fantasy basketball and obsesses over numbers, sometimes to the detriment of his personal relationships. He is the co-commissioner of an overly serious keeper league that writes 2,000-word weekly wrapups and posts stories about fake games that never happen. He also loves fantasy baseball and is the two-time reigning champ of a league he has played in since 2003.
Scott McCoy has been a copy editor on the sports desk since 2004 and writes the 2-Minute Drill for the Star-Telegram's NFL GameDay section. He long considered himself the Alex Rodriguez of fantasy sports — amassing impressive regular seasons that all-too-often flamed out in the postseason. But take heart A-Rod. There’s hope for you yet. McCoy got in on the ground floor of the Rick Ankiel phenomenon in 1999 and has acquired him every year since. What was the point? How about a fantasy championship in 2007? Not too shabby.
David Thomas, the Star-Telegram's sports humor columnist, started playing fantasy sports back in the days when owners had to keep track of all their teams' statistics with pencils and notebook paper. To give you an indication of his fantasy sports prowess, his football team once led the league in scoring and missed the playoffs. He also has a knack for drafting players the year before their breakout seasons.
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