CNNSI.com - Within the confines of a large white tent set up beside the Playboy Mansion's pool and a stone's throw from the infamous grotto, 200 prospective draft picks sat looking at the stage and the six general managers of the original franchises (Chicago, Dallas, Carolina, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York) The league wasted little time burning new ground during the draft as Kat Hunter, the lone female GM, selected Vanessa Arteaga, a 20-year-old female from Modesta, Calif., to the San Francisco Optx with the first overall pick in the draft. Much like the other 60 players drafted, Arteaga will earn a base salary of $30,000 with the possibility of earning up over $100,000 at the end of the two-month season with incentives and bonuses. Counter-Strike: Source, Dead or Alive 4, Project Gotham Racing 3 or FIFA 07, the four titles that will be used during the league's first season.

Man was I born too late or what?   As much as I hate to brag, I was clearly the Michael Jordan of video games for our generation.  If you’re between the ages of 25-35 you probably heard about me and you didn’t even know it.   I was like Kaiser Sose from the Usual Suspects.  People didn’t even know whether I was real or not.  But when you heard the Final Countdown soundtrack blare over the boom box you knew your time had come.  It didn’t matter whether we were playing Tecmo Bowl, NHL or Baseball Stars, I was pretty much lights out.    You didn’t try and beat me you just tried to survive.     But I’m 8 years removed from my glory days now.  Hell I don’t even recognize any of the games on the video game circuit except FIFA.  Not to mention the fact it seems pretty ridiculous that any pro video league would include any non sports games.   And what kind of statement is it about today’s youth that a chick was the first pick in a video game draft?  Sure she looks like a movie star, but the world of video games in no place for pretty faces.   These new kids nowadays are so soft it makes me sick.   Unless this chick is giving head to the team owner, it's a disgrace that she's the best video game player in the world. Bottom line, you give me a month of training and I bet I could beat any of these punks in any sports game of their choice.   And that includes the hot chick. I'll even bet sexual favors on it.