I occasionally wonder about the attention paid to particular Magic players.
I have a few moments to spare so I flipped on SCG a moment ago to see if there is a Legacy tournament this weekend. There was this long segment on "players to watch", some of whom had good records, but others were like 4-4. Then they went into player circuit points and such.

I give exactly zero shits about any of that. I consider everything related to exalting players to be just an annoyance that I have to endure if I want to keep up with the game. I wonder (out loud for the first time) if that is just me or if this is a common perception. I have always figured that I was alone in my distaste for celebrity Magic player (who at least earn their celebrity as opposed to general celebrities - why is Paris Hilton on magazine covers exaclty?) status. The players themselves, I do not mind in the least. I just am aware that the elevation is a function of stuff like the pro tour which in turn exists to sell more cards. I am reminded about this when I sit down in front of a guy in the the win-and-in round of a SCG and I realize that he went something like 3-1-1 to get there while I am playing in my ninth round. He just got invited with three byes because...well just because.

I'm pretty good at this game, ya know. I have been involved in the tournament scene for longer than just about every player I see out there, though few of you know my name. High profile players still have to read my cards when I can actually make it to a tournament. I wonder if I have a big head because I have so much history. I never quite made the leap to traveling though, so maybe I am sore about the choices I have made and I am just bitter in some deep dark place. I honestly do not know.

I just know that there is a lot of self-serving lip service being paid out there. How do the rest of you feel about it?

EDIT: Ah, this probably belongs in community