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...main argument against sudden death overtime is that the coin toss dictates who wins. Historically, the team that wins the coin toss wins 51 percent of the time. Whoa! 51 percent! Geez, that is unfair! But even for those who say 51 is not 50, and thus the system should be changed, there is an even more convincing argument...
There have been 330 overtime games from 1974 to last November. How many times did the team that won the coin toss score on its first possession? Only 93—that’s a mere 28 percent of time...
...notion of “clutch” hitting. Neither is likely true—all the statistics say both prevailing thoughts are myths. But every year, analysts and fans alike continuously praise “manufacturing” runs just as they groan about the unjustness of a coin toss...
...always smart. She knows the importance of a singable hook, as in the bittersweet “Good Day.” But she isn’t afraid of straying from the typical pop song format in “Missed Me” and “Coin-Operated Boy.” The former, a song about statutory rape, relies on Palmer’s impressive vocals—which range from warm and frothy to agonizingly tortured—to carry the song from subdued despair to blatant antagonism. Meanwhile, “Coin-Operated Boy?...
...many third-and-longs,” Brown lamented. “Too many throw scenarios. We didn’t run the football effectively. If we don’t get that done, it puts too much pressure on the other side of the coin, on the throw game...