▁among ▁his ▁most ▁popular ▁roles ▁and ▁noted ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁ 1 0 th - ann ivers ary ▁DVD ▁release , ▁" If ▁my ▁st raw ▁poll ▁of ▁who ▁stops ▁me ▁to ▁say ▁what ▁is ▁any ▁indic ation , ▁West ▁Wing ▁may ▁only ▁slightly ▁edge ▁Sports ▁Night ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁p anned ▁H ank ▁Az aria ▁vehicle ▁Im agine ▁That   – ▁where ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁Az aria ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" tal ent ▁going ▁to ▁waste "   – ▁Mal ina ▁played ▁Will ▁Ba iley ▁on ▁The ▁West ▁Wing ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁His ▁character ▁initially ▁was ▁perce ived ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁replace ▁depart ing ▁series ▁star ▁Rob ▁L owe , ▁although ▁Mal ina ▁said ▁in ▁numerous ▁inter views ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁actors ▁and ▁characters ▁were ▁too ▁dis similar ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁anything ▁but ▁a ▁change . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁on ▁The ▁West ▁Wing , ▁Mal ina ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁t ire less ▁pr ank ster . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁he ▁co ated ▁tele ph ones ▁with ▁Vas eline ▁and ▁reset ▁producer ▁Alex ▁Gra ves ' s ▁i Pod ▁men us ▁to ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese . ▁He ▁st ole ▁some ▁of ▁Brad ley ▁Whit ford ' s ▁letter head ▁station ery ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁in ▁an ▁elaborate ▁pr ank . ▁At ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁co - star ▁Jan el ▁Mol oney , ▁Mal ina