Warning this article is for mature audiences only. Strong Language is used. Parental discretion is advised.

There’s an account on Twitter called Fantasy Receipts. Maybe you’ve heard of them? And then again, maybe you haven’t? They have a lot of fans. However, I’m not one of them. At one time I thought they had a useful purpose, but I was wrong. I think the guy who runs Fantasy Receipts is a guy named Mike Reedy. Call it a gut feeling. Note, we know it’s a guy because he did a show on YouTube. However, even if I’m wrong, both Fantasy Receipts and Mike acted like jerks. The guy who runs Fantasy Receipts claims their mission is to go after fantasy football analysts because they're not accountable with their takes and because they brag about their calls. His words, not mine. He said he does it for entertainment. He cares about growing his followers. The problem is, he's full of sh*t and he’s a lying fraud! And, he came after me and went behind my back. That’s right. He didn’t even have the guts to tag me on my bad call. I discovered it by accident. Unfortunately for him, I own my takes. And I don’t brag about them on Twitter. My sleepers and busts calls are listed on my website. And once the season starts, I leave them up, permanently. Yes, that includes prior seasons. So, his whole argument of being the guardian of fantasy analyst nonsense on Twitter is complete and utter bullsh*t!

He also said that analysts shouldn't take themselves too seriously, which if anyone has ever read my articles, knows that I do not. I literally poke fun of myself in many of them. I mean, after all, it's fake football. How serious can it be? However, there's a line, it’s not even a fine one, between entertainment & being a bully. That line was crossed. This form of bullying isn’t taking place in a school yard. No, instead this is called cyberbullying. It happens over social media websites like Twitter, online forums, and over digital devices such as cell phones. After I called him out on his bullsh*t he refused to admit that he acted like a tool or even had the guts to apologize. He and his "team" seem to think that it's okay to insult others for their entertainment purposes. Note, I’m not sure if he even has a “team”, but if he does, they’re just as guilty as he is. I’ve got news for you sport, you're not funny. And you’re not entertaining. You're a gutless chicken shit. That's all you are. And that’s all you’ll ever be. You’re a bully. And you’re a coward on top of it- nothing more!

He bullies people from behind a keyboard to make himself feel big & important because he lacks the confidence and self-esteem to put himself out there. He’d rather take the easy route and blurt out snarky insults, with the sole purpose being to humiliate folks after their predictions don’t pan out. And he does this for his own entertainment, repeatedly. Honestly, this is grade school shit. But he messed up! This time he bullied the wrong guy!

Unlike this troll, I could care less how many followers I have. I don’t write for followers or to be popular. I write for me. I like creating something informative and interesting, while showing my personality in my articles. It’s important to note that while some fantasy analysts are paid well, I’m not one of them. In fact, I don’t get paid a dime. I actually lose money because the website I use charges me an annual fee. That’s right, so unless my situation changes this is strictly a hobby for me. Just like with any paid job, there is only so much bullshit people are willing to put up with. It’s a simple formula, the more you get paid, the more bullshit you’re willing to endure. Since I’m not getting paid anything, I’m not willing to put up with anything. I have a simple motto on my Twitter account which states, no trolls, be respectful or you’re gone. I’ve known jerks like this my entire life. I went to school with plenty of them. I was a bullied as a kid. But I’m not a frightened, one-hundred lbs. child anymore. I’m a man now, who just doesn’t give a shit anymore. And the way to deal with bullies is simple, you stand up to them.

And before any of his fans come after me, riddle me this.... which one of us has put himself out there? Me with my takes, which are up on my website or him, hiding behind his Fantasy Receipts account, like a frightened turtle? Which one of us admitted to being wrong? Me on my bad call (even though I never boasted about it on Twitter like some brash analysts) or him, for being a tool and a bully?

In addition, it’s my belief that this piece of shit went at me twice for the same bad call I had! First, he highlighted my bad take on Fantasy Receipts and then, Mike used his personal Twitter account to make a sarcastic remark under that same thread. Are you f*cking serious? I don’t see anything noble about that. Also note, that this j*ck*ss is middle aged. He's not even young and immature. So he has literally no excuse whatsoever for this behavior.

He's not entertaining. He's not cool. And he's sure as hell not tough. You want tough? My dad was tough.
My dad went toe-to-toe with terminal pancreatic cancer and didn’t flinch. He never cried, when he had every right too. He didn’t wallow about his prognosis or feel sorry for himself. He faced death with stoic bravery, pride, and courage. My dad fought cancer until his last breath and didn't cry about it like some tool who bullies folks behind an anonymous Twitter account. My dad was entertaining. He had a great sense of humor and he never belittled anyone at their expense for a laugh. My dad was my hero and a great person. He made the world a better place. The person who runs Fantasy Receipts is coward and a j*ck*ss. He adds nothing to the world or our fantasy community.

And if any of his fans, including the ones in the fantasy football industry, don't like what I’ve said about your precious “rock star”, you can get bent too! Nate, who is co-owner of another fantasy football website, not only defended Mike, but talked down to me after I reached out to him. Nate also said, “He knows who is running the Fantasy Receipts account and that I was way off with my accusation.” Of course, he wouldn’t reveal who it is. First question, how would Nate know who he is? Second question, why is Nate protecting the troll behind the Fantasy Receipts account? Maybe Nate is involved with the Fantasy Receipts account too? And then again, maybe he isn’t? At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter. Nate has been permanently blocked from my Twitter account. Nate is part of the problem. And the rest of the fantasy community that protects and worships this Fantasy Receipts assh*le is part of the problem too! I don’t want phonies like Nate as one of my followers. And I sure as hell don’t need them! I only want true friends and respectful, decent people in my life. No phonies allowed. The fantasy football community needs to stop enabling jerks like this assh*le. You’re rewarding his toxic behavior. And that’s what it is…toxic. He thinks he has a license to be an assh*le without suffering any consequences. I’ve got news for you…he doesn’t! All the fantasy community is doing right now is feeding his ego. There’s nothing noble about belittling and humiliating someone for your entertainment. When the community allows this behavior to happen, it sets a bad precedent. When one person treats your poorly, then others think they can do the same. People only treat you poorly if you allow it to happen. I don’t allow it to happen and I don’t think others should allow it either. Stop worshipping this piece of sh*t! He’s an assh*le, bully, and a coward, nothing more.

And as hard as it may be for some to believe, I’ve actually gotten some fantasy calls right, too (as well as other analysts). Is Fantasy Receipts going to post those? Of course not, he forgot to highlight those predictions. And the reason for that is simple. His sole purpose is to insult and embarrass people. He's Captain Hindsight and The Pied Piper of Internet Trolls. This way, in his warped mind, he’s always right, without ever having to put himself out there. And lest we forget, this isn’t your average Twitter troll. I mean internet trolls come with the territory. That’s a given. However, I believe this is someone from within our industry! He of all people should know better. I’ve hung out with some of the biggest names in the fantasy industry: Pat Fitzmaurice, Evan Silva, Andy Behrens, Scott Fish, Adam Rank, and the late Mike Tagliere. All of them were encouraging, supportive, and friendly. None of them treated me like this tool did. And they’re all a hell of a lot bigger in the fantasy football industry than this cockroach.

And to my readers, if you expect perfection from me, that's not happening. I don’t ever remember saying that my picks were guaranteed locks. I also never boast about them on Twitter. However, I will give my opinion on what I’m thinking and why I’m thinking it, both here and on other websites. If you expect me to be perfect, than I’ve got some bad news for you. That’s not happening. My fantasy predictions and my Twitter account are not for you. Of course, that doesn’t matter to Fantasy Receipts. He expects perfection. The reason I was called out on Fantasy Receipts wasn’t because I bragged about my prediction ahead of time. It was because I was wrong. Well, now I’m calling them out. And for you FSWA judges reading this, you might be thinking, this is a good article, but we can’t consider it because it called out a specific Twitter account in the fantasy community. That would embarrass them. And my retort to that is, why not? That’s exactly what Fantasy Receipts does every day. And that’s what Mike did. I say give them a taste of their own medicine. Let’s see how they like being embarrassed and humiliated in front of the entire fantasy community. There’s no middle ground here folks. You’re either on the side of a cyberbully or you’re on my side, which addresses this problem by promoting this article in the community.

After I lost my dad, in case you can’t tell, it made me bolder. I honestly don't give a f*ck what people think. I started writing to help cope with my dad's death. I'll be damned if some assh*le & his army of trolls bully me off of Twitter, which is what Mike suggested I do by the way, leave Twitter. Yes, he actually wrote that in one of his responses to me. And remember, he is the one who started this. I had never even heard of him prior to when he insulted me on Twitter. Apparently he thinks I shouldn’t be upset after he piled on and tried to highlight my bad draft prediction on Fantasy Receipts, with his sarcastic insult, in week seven mind you. Nah, this is about telling assh*les like him to f*ck the hell off and standing up for myself because the moment I let a tool like this bully me, I’m already dead. Look into my eyes. Do you honestly think that I would ever let that happen?

However, if you're cool and respectful, then you're more than welcome to read my articles. I hope they help you win some fantasy titles, have a few laughs, and hopefully make your day a little better. Life is tough enough without dealing with jerks like this. You never know what someone is going through at the time: grief, financial stress, dating issues, etc. However, everyone is usually going through something. If one of my articles makes someone laugh and smile, then I've done my job. My dad used to say to me after I had a bad day, “Mark, don’t let the turkeys get you down.” Thanks Dad! I won’t.

-Mark Ringo