In fantasy sports, the act of inserting a persistently unproductive player into one's line-up purely for the emotional catharsis of raging against that player's continued lack of production.
Corollary: "Hate starting" may include an irrational effort to sabotage the actual career of a player, via the determination that placing him in your fantasy line-up is itself causing the lack of production.
Corollary: "Hate starting" may include an irrational effort to sabotage the actual career of a player, via the determination that placing him in your fantasy line-up is itself causing the lack of production.
"Dwayne Bowe has been completely useless all season, but I'm hate starting him anyway. My fantasy team will burn to the ground with Dwayne Effing Bowe."
by Ghandito September 27, 2013