Caller Claims She Orchestrated Coca-Cola's Vitamin Water Acquisition

Craig Carton (0:00)

Yeah, football's back, Yankees on a win streak. Life is good, baby. Rams 9 is tonight. Now, admittedly, I was walking to my car, which was unfortunately three blocks away last night, so I did not hear live the pig segment that you guys did, which will be at 6 o'clock, or as close as we can get to 6 o'clock, on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

So, just out of curiosity, so I can start keeping track and there's no cheating.

Chris McMonigle (0:28)

We'll make sure they keep track. Okay.

Craig Carton (0:31)

What was the spread last night? Three and a half, right?

Chris McMonigle (0:32)

Three and a half.

Craig Carton (0:33)

Which is interesting because the Patriots did cover the number.

Chris McMonigle (0:37)

They did.

Craig Carton (0:37)

But if you have Moneyline, obviously Seattle won.

Chris McMonigle (0:39)

Of course. And if they didn't go, was it offsides or...

Was it a full start or a delay in game penalty when they were third and one at the four? Seattle ended up kicking that field goal instead of going in. That one pissed me off.

Craig Carton (0:51)

I'm sure it did.

SPEAKER_4 (0:52)

So who did you have in that game?

Chris McMonigle (0:53)

Seattle.

Craig Carton (0:54)

So you took Seattle, so that's a loss for you.

Chris McMonigle (0:56)

Correct.

Craig Carton (0:57)

Who do these two hammerheads have?

SPEAKER_3 (0:59)

Hoff also Seattle.

Chris McMonigle (1:00)

Hoff also Seattle. Let me guess. And you could tell by the how even he was.

SPEAKER_3 (1:04)

Oh, a nice little win to start.

Chris McMonigle (1:06)

A good start to the year for Gallo.

Craig Carton (1:08)

With by the hook.

Chris McMonigle (1:10)

Yes.

Craig Carton (1:12)

By the way, when you do bet on sports, I do not encourage it at all.

There is something like a wins a win. Obviously, you celebrate when you're happy, money in your bank account. But when you win by the hook, which is the parlance for the half point.

Chris McMonigle (1:26)

Yep.

Craig Carton (1:27)

There's a little extra special feeling about it.

Chris McMonigle (1:30)

Yes, no doubt. And you know what else I'll find funny? I don't know if you find this funny or ironic or not. I found it a little ironic. In that moment, if you bet the Patriots, you love the interception. And if you bet Seattle, you're pissed off at the interception.

Craig Carton (1:42)

Correct.

Chris McMonigle (1:43)

Because the only way you win is if it goes to overtime and they score touchdown in overtime.

Craig Carton (1:47)

Now.

Chris McMonigle (1:47)

So, like, it was just, I don't know, I thought the dynamic was funny, because if you bet the Patriots, you figure you want to root for the Patriots. You love that they fumbled it. You love that they blew it at the end of the game.

Craig Carton (1:57)

Now, here's the thing, and I'm saying this again, I have to always say with the caveat, don't gamble, you're going to lose, all right? That being said, the majority of you will be able to gamble responsibly, recreationally. A small percentage of people have the issue I have. So I'm not a preacher. If you want to gamble, just obviously be smart about it, right?

Don't wager your mortgage on a game that you have no control over. But if I am going to also be a bit of a tutor for guys that are maybe new to it, it is unconscionable at any level of gambling for you to ever lose by a hook, by half a point. What I mean by that is... By the hook? Yes.

If you were betting real money, and you guys weren't, this is just a friendly thing inside, in-house, if you were betting last night and the spread was New England plus three and a half, Seattle minus three and a half, if you wanted Seattle and you didn't buy the half point to make it three or the full point to make it two and a half, you should never gamble ever again.

Chris McMonigle (2:59)

You feel that strongly about that.

Craig Carton (3:00)

Yes. It is a must. You have to do it.

Annabelle (3:03)

Okay.

Craig Carton (3:04)

Because when you lose by that half a point, and it would have cost you another 10% on the VIG to buy the half point, 20% to buy the full point, and it rarely does come into play over the course of hundreds of wagers, or are you more than that?

Annabelle (3:20)

Yeah.

Craig Carton (3:21)

Because you're an idiot if you don't do that before the bet.