I was flipping channels on the mlb.tv app yesterday, not really interested in the baseball games I was viewing, when I settled on the Olympic softball game between the U.S. and Canada, and that's where I stayed until the game was over. I like viewing the Olympics. There are plenty of posts on here about past Olympic Games. And I'm really happy that baseball and softball is back in the Olympics for the first time since before this blog started! Like most baseball fans, I don't have a lot of use for the Olympic bigwigs' recent choices for sports over the years. Passing over baseball and softball for BMX freestyle, skateboarding and artistic gymnastics is not a way to get me to watch the Olympics. I'm all for novelty at the Games -- I'll watch archery and field hockey longer than some pro team sports -- but ignoring baseball is downright insulting. So it's nice that it's back (for however long these Olympics last anyway) and it's nice I get to see a t...
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