![]() Steve was a regular fixture at the LABR and Tout Wars draft tables for over two decades. Who cares? Draft guys who the others aren’t paying enough for and pay attention during the season. Don’t draft closers, flood the market, starve the market, blah, blah, blah. “I don’t pay attention to that Roto strategy nonsense. LABR commissioner John Hunt once asked him what his strategy was, and Steve replied: When he was invited into the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts competition in 1996, he quickly established himself as a fierce competitor who took no crap from anyone. Growing up in a part of Pennsylvania populated by fans of the Phillies, Yankees and Mets, he became a Cardinals fan “just to screw with everyone.” He loved his beer and his punk rock, but he also taught Sunday School. ![]() He was a consummate contrarian from the very beginning. As I wrote in my historical memoir, “ Fantasy Expert,” (coming out later this year!) Steve was a personality who shaped this industry.
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