An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism: I’m Not Winning? I’ll Just Change the Rules!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

I’m Not Winning? I’ll Just Change the Rules!

Imagine a sport in which the rules are arbitrarily changed during a game in order to assure a desired outcome. The favored team is behind, so the referees modify a rule so as to give that team an advantage over its opponent. Suddenly, one team has four strikes per at bat while the opponent has... Sign in to see full entry.

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