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Top 10 Fantasy Rules to Play By 1) Don't
join a league unless you're committed to going the distance. No one likes to play an opponent with half their guys
on the IR and the bulk of players not in the starting lineup. If you can't stay the course, don't play. 2) Don't ever give up (see #1).
It's always tough to hang in there if you get off to a bad start but look at it as a challenge to get back in the running.
You'll never know what you could have achieved if you hung in there. 3)
Put a lot of effort into your draft. You'll be living with this team for a long
time so put the extra time in on the front end. Do your research, do mock drafts, and develop a strategy that gives you the
best chance to draft well. And don't ever do an autopick draft...ever! 4)
Set your lineup once a week. At the beginning of each week, go to each day and set
your lineup. It should take you no more than 5-10 minutes and you ensure you're not leaving guys on the bench. 5) Know who you're playing.
It helps to know who you're playing each week and what they're strength's and weaknesses are. In baseball
for example, there may be no reason to start your weaker starting pitchers against a team that is loaded up on hitters. 6) You don't always start your best players. For
example, there aren't too many hitters you want to start against Tim Lincecum as he's so dominant,
and you're less than likely to score that well. 7) Search the waiver wires regularly. You can almost always count on your opponents to make
stupid moves and drop good players when they're not scoring well. It's up to you to be the first to recognize this
and capitalize before anyone else. 8) 20%
of your players are expendable. A good portion of your players beyond your studs can be dropped
if they're not playing well, and a better player can be had of the wires. Don't be afraid to pull the trigger when
you need a boost. 9) Know your strengths
and weaknesses. There will be categories where you score well every week and others where you
don't. Look to improve on those weaknesses with players that will help you in those categories, without a let down in
the ones where you're strong. 10) Only
join 2 leagues at a time. Unless you're unemployed, independently wealthy, have no life or
all of the above there simply isn't enough time to manage more than that and still do well. Think about quality rather
than quantity and worked hard to make those few teams into winning machines.
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