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How MLB clubhouses embrace fantasy football during NFL season

The energy in the clubhouses for Friday night's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards was unmistakable.

It was the same intensity that existed in every baseball clubhouse in the major leagues that day -- at Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger Stadium. Yes, it's September, it's the stretch run, with great pennant races, but this excitement was different because Thursday night, the NFL season opened with the Kansas City Chiefs' 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens. That means fantasy football is back.

"Guys came in the clubhouse today and they were already running their mouths about last night .