olympics Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Baseball and Softball Will Not Be a Part of the 2016 Olympics
According to Jeff Latzke of Boston.com, the 2016 Olympic Games will not include either baseball or softball: In 2005, softball and baseball became the first sports in 69 years to be dropped from the Olympics, beginning with the 2012 London Games. Both lost appeals for reinstatement in 2006 and...
Saturday Applesauce
Despite recent comments to the contrary, it appears that Luis Castillo will be the starter at second base when he is activated from the disabled list tonight. Argenis Reyes has been getting the bulk of the playing time lately, though his 60 OPS+ leaves plenty to be desired (an additional 40 OPS+ or...
Olympic baseball, aka the China Summer League
Some people get all worked up about the Olympics; I can't say I'm one of them, at least not since I was a kid. I couldn't tell you the first thing about the history of Olympic baseball, although I do know that after this month, Olympic baseball is history. So my main interest in these games is as...
Uncommon Sports Bullets
We're headed into the Olympics at which time uncommon sports everywhere will get their day in the Beijing sun. Here are some notes about all that jazz......Lucid Rawlesness has a series explaining women's artistic gymnastics. To me, gymnastics should be based on the "dang-yo" factor. In other...
Cyborgs are not allowed in the Olympics
From Sportsfilter. While what this guy's accomplished is terrific, I agree with the decision to not let that guy run in the Olympics. It's a bad precedent. The technology isn't that far off to really provide some athletes with true, noticeable mechanical advantages. It's sure interesting to watch...
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