The Madman Theory Of The Montreal/Tampa Bay Rays
by Neil deMause from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4J23E)

Any self-respecting student of insane Machiavellian gambits should be familiar with the Madman Theory, Richard Nixon's self-invented strategy for winning the war in Vietnam. The theory, as recounted by Nixon chief of staff H.R. Haldeman after he got out of jail for his role in Watergate, went like this: