Actually, I based part of my thesis in my graduate program on statistics and probabilities of board games. The research I conducted and the subsequent results lead me to believe that there is no leading strategy to win at Monopoly as the board will be flipped in rage far sooner than the game will come to its natural conclusion.
I'm fairly certain Eskin blew this out of proportion. If I had to bet, the scene in the locker room after the game simply involved Coughlin staring at Dodge incredulously with his hands on his hips.
@IronMikeGallego: "I just don't think sympathy is a such a scarce resource that it needs to be carefully rationed out."
This is one of the finest sentences ever constructed in the English language. I'm not being sarcastic, I genuinely feel that way. Just wanted to let you know you did a much better job of putting so much into so little than I could have.
I much prefer baseball's trick plays. Without them Henry Rowengartner and the Cubs never would have won the World Series and broken the Curse of the Billy Goat.
His poor throw was due to the fact that he was tired from being up all night filming his scenes in Big Fish. His role as Karl the Giant showed his quiet, yet natural maturity.
@Protege_of_Joey_Knish: I guess that's the kind of interview you conduct when people fail to tell you during your life that you're not witty or funny.
Luckily, I was at Game(s) 5 in 2008 so I didn't have to witness him butcher the Phillies' celebration. I don't even know if he was on the Fox broadcast team at that time, but either way I'm thankful I didn't have to watch him. I got to boo Selig in person. You have no idea how great that feels.