| Coaching decisions: What would you do?
Two questions:
1. You are the head coach of an NFL team. Your team is down 30-15, and you score a touchdown, making the score 30-21, pending the PAT. There are 3 minutes remaining in the game, and you have all three timeouts. If you kick the PAT, you are down 8. If you attempt a 2-point conversion and succeed, you are down 7, and if you fail, you are down 9. Do you kick the PAT or go for 2?
2. You are Terry Francona, and your Red Sox are up 3-2 in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Reigning Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter is scheduled to pitch game 6, and Jason Marquis, who posted an ERA over 6.00 this season, is scheduled to pitch Game 7. The way it stands now, you only have two healthy pitchers: Curt Schilling (your ace) and Matt Clement (who sucks). Both would have ample rest for Game 6. Do you pitch Schilling in Game 6 versus Carpenter, or save him for Game 7? |