At a pivotal moment in last night’s game, Hunter Pence cost himself what would have been assured victory when he only raised his arms halfway up, rather than the full length suggested by the contestant acting as “Simon.”

“I don’t know what happened,” he lamented later.  ”It was pretty loud in there.”

Competitor Brian Schneider scoffed at the claim.  ”If he wants to say it was loud, that’s his thing.  But I was there, and I’m telling you that the directions were perfectly discernible.  Trying to make excuses like that is just…”

Schneider trailed off, allowing his patronizing head shake and light chuckle speak for itself.   (more…)