tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post2213066589400862742..comments2024-03-27T22:35:08.926-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: XXXIII Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 (Day 4)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-85346935182391556592021-07-27T17:55:58.961-04:002021-07-27T17:55:58.961-04:00Also, tennis should be dropped.Also, tennis should be dropped.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-32736434058480089982021-07-27T17:55:20.171-04:002021-07-27T17:55:20.171-04:00Yes. But I think softball should be permanent.Yes. But I think softball should be permanent.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-41961154464208542972021-07-27T17:07:43.196-04:002021-07-27T17:07:43.196-04:00Isn't softball in this one because they are no...Isn't softball in this one because they are now letting the host countries pick a few sports to highlight when they host?Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349035708120354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-76652494937261389622021-07-27T17:01:33.905-04:002021-07-27T17:01:33.905-04:00Which is why I would never eliminate it--because y...Which is why I would never eliminate it--because you and plenty of other people love it. Soccer and trampoline gymnastics also aren't my jam, but far be it from me to ever take away your pictograms.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-77246787916192737452021-07-27T16:58:43.724-04:002021-07-27T16:58:43.724-04:00Oh, wow! Dan Hughes is one of Dawn Staley's as...Oh, wow! Dan Hughes is one of Dawn Staley's assistant coaches. I love Dan Hughes. And Dawn Staley.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51040898617486011232021-07-27T16:51:38.444-04:002021-07-27T16:51:38.444-04:00There are three great basketball tournaments:
1. ...There are three great basketball tournaments:<br /><br />1. The NCAA Tournament<br />2. The KHSAA Tournament<br />3. The Olympic Tournament<br /><br />I enjoy them all.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52234960126929988922021-07-27T16:46:41.904-04:002021-07-27T16:46:41.904-04:00I love Sue Bird. She just chased down and leveled ...I love Sue Bird. She just chased down and leveled a Nigeria player on a breakaway (because she can with the international reffing), hustled back down and received a pass wide open at the three-point line, declined the attempt (she's 40 percent for her WNBA career) and bounced in to wider open Brittney Griner for a short turnaround (for which she's probably about 95 percent for her WNBA career). This sequence is amid a 17-point run for Team USA, and this is <i>not</i> the conclusion of my women's basketball watching during Tokyo 2020.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81569593386767626892021-07-27T16:38:13.811-04:002021-07-27T16:38:13.811-04:00The USA Network play-by-play guy, Bob Something, j...The USA Network play-by-play guy, Bob Something, just said that A’ja Wilson of Team USA was named after <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nXCALKFYzQ" rel="nofollow">her dad's favorite song</a>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-68201456930046023672021-07-27T16:35:01.209-04:002021-07-27T16:35:01.209-04:00While I would not eliminate it, basketball is not ...While I would not eliminate it, basketball is not one of my favorite Olympic sports. When it comes to the Olympics, as I often say, <i>I Prefer Handball.™</i>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-66376876704815352832021-07-27T16:31:13.944-04:002021-07-27T16:31:13.944-04:00Through Q1: Nigeria 20, Team USA 17.
If this does...Through Q1: Nigeria 20, Team USA 17.<br /><br />If this doesn't start going the other direction fast, this might conclude my coverage of women's basketball at Tokyo 2020, as well.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-87105471267315513972021-07-27T16:16:27.508-04:002021-07-27T16:16:27.508-04:005:14 to go in the first quarter: Team USA 9, Niger...5:14 to go in the first quarter: Team USA 9, Nigeria 8.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-53086438837555853532021-07-27T16:10:08.113-04:002021-07-27T16:10:08.113-04:00I don't think any sports should ever be elimin...I don't think any sports should ever be eliminated. Once you're in, you're in. If nobody shows up to play your sport, no medals are awarded in that event for that Olympics--but you're still on the docket for the next Olympics. If it turns out there are too many sports for an Olympics, have Spring and Fall Olympics, Indian Summer Olympics, Blackberry Winter Olympics, This Week's Olympics, whatever. Why would I ever want less Olympics?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-47211774172760985162021-07-27T16:05:37.161-04:002021-07-27T16:05:37.161-04:008:53 to go in the first quarter: Nigeria 2, Team U...8:53 to go in the first quarter: Nigeria 2, Team USA 1.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86323348297800827932021-07-27T16:03:05.801-04:002021-07-27T16:03:05.801-04:00On the other hand, I have to admit that my kids we...On the other hand, I have to admit that my kids were very interested in surfing.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-60935361742080905292021-07-27T16:02:26.311-04:002021-07-27T16:02:26.311-04:00I would probably also drop baseball, but I would k...I would probably also drop baseball, but I would keep softball.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-62283713514550051032021-07-27T16:01:46.517-04:002021-07-27T16:01:46.517-04:00Oh, good. Dawn Staley is coaching Team USA women&#...Oh, good. Dawn Staley is coaching Team USA women's basketball. I think I knew that.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27065883093298615262021-07-27T16:01:42.014-04:002021-07-27T16:01:42.014-04:00Here are the sports that should be dropped:
3x3 b...Here are the sports that should be dropped:<br /><br />3x3 basketball<br />Cycling BMX freestyle<br />Golf<br />Marathon Swimming<br />Sport Climbing<br />Surfing<br />Trampoline Gymnastics<br />TriathlonGoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-37594475743696188012021-07-27T15:59:33.865-04:002021-07-27T15:59:33.865-04:00Yes, but we are only one medal below expectations....Yes, but we are only one medal below expectations.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-79823793789995475602021-07-27T15:50:47.061-04:002021-07-27T15:50:47.061-04:00By the way, some friends from Ottawa just shipped ...By the way, some friends from Ottawa just shipped me some Canadian snacks--ketchup-flavored Cheetos (delicious), maple-leaf-shaped Goldfish Crackers (fine--taste like Goldfish Crackers) and "Cap'n Crunch's Canuck Crunch (haven't opened it yet).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-74479277555711350612021-07-27T15:44:28.373-04:002021-07-27T15:44:28.373-04:00Canada wins the bronze at Tokyo 2020, and this con...Canada wins the bronze at Tokyo 2020, and this concludes my softball coverage for the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-43680239099400062972021-07-27T15:42:17.406-04:002021-07-27T15:42:17.406-04:00Team USA won the first three gold medals in the sp...Team USA won the first three gold medals in the sport; Japan beat the United States in the 2008 final. And ... spoiler alert ... TURN AWAY FROM THE SCREEN IF YOU'RE STAYING UP TO WATCH THE TAPE DELAY AND DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE FINAL SCORE ...Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-5096375169702959352021-07-27T15:40:33.356-04:002021-07-27T15:40:33.356-04:00Softball has a weird history at the Olympics. Desp...Softball has a weird history at the Olympics. Despite U.S. and Japanese advocacy for the sport since the 1940s, softball was not first contested at the Olympics until Atlanta 1996. It was back for Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008; was not contested at London 2012 or Rio 2016; was back at Tokyo 2020, and is not to be contested at Paris 2024. <br /><br />It's a TBD sitch WRT LA--softball, baseball, cricket and flag (American) football apparently could yet make the docket for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" rel="nofollow">XXXIV Olympic Summer Games, Los Angeles 2028 (July 21-August 6, 2028)</a>, per Wikipedia.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-65427174140495398282021-07-27T15:29:49.150-04:002021-07-27T15:29:49.150-04:00Well, heck. I messed up and saw the result of this...Well, heck. I messed up and saw the result of this game on Wikipedia. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-55472006827326046962021-07-27T15:27:59.560-04:002021-07-27T15:27:59.560-04:00Softball is exciting. Japan gets a run home on an ...Softball is exciting. Japan gets a run home on an infield sliding single in the top of the fourth. It's 1-0.<br /><br />Team USA missed a pretty great opportunity to score in the first inning, as Japan successfully executed about the best throw/catch/tag out after a passed ball with a runner coming home from third that you'll ever see.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-33233257396541143912021-07-27T15:25:52.964-04:002021-07-27T15:25:52.964-04:00The curry puffs look really great.The curry puffs look really great.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com