"Gotta see if Michael Thomas went off."
Tommy Pham takes his fantasy football serious.
We found that out in May when the then-Cincinnati Reds outfielder slapped San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a dispute in their fantasy league. Everyone weighed in on the slap, from 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. to Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Mike Trout even caught strays for being “the worst commissioner in fantasy sports.”
So, it should come as no surprise that after Pham scored the only run in the Boston Red Sox win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, all he wanted to do was rush to see how his fantasy players were performing in the opening week of the NFL season. And honestly, we get it.
“Gotta see if Michael Thomas went off,” Pham said to close his post-game interview. “Got a lot of depth. Gotta see if my picks clicked.”
Pham will be happy to know Thomas did go off, hauling in two touchdown catches in the Saints’ comeback win over the Falcons. His Reds and Red Sox have been bad this year, but things might be looking up for Pham’s fantasy team.
