I am no longer a proponent of videotape.  I just viewed a DVD of one of my fantasy camp games in January, andI have to say, even after a Sox "W" today, I am mortified and depressed.  I thought I was hot shit, especially in the game I hit my lone 3-bagger, and especially thought I was a dandy at 3rd to the point that JC himself envied my abilities.

Ah the cold slap of reality against the face.  I looked like I was carrying a piano on my back at I slid into 3rd with a Paulie/Thomer/JD/AJ (etc., etc.)-style 3B.  (The one cool thing was seeing Fregosi dust me off, laughing.)   And my fielding, though adeaquate, exhibited none of the smoothness and effortlessness I imagined I projected.  And my hitting stance looked tentative and jangly, my hips swaying to and fro, not at all locked in.  After my Oz-like pantsing of my imagined talent I almost called and cancelled my reservation for next year's camp.

Since we talked last year (or early this year, I forget) about our own baseball playing experience and alleged acumen, my question is:  Have any of you seen yourself on tape (not in a pornographic sense)?  Was it a humbling experience?  How did you adjust? 

winningugly, indeed.