imgold said...

imgold at 11:35 PM JST - 25th August

"There are too many other countries-the U.S., Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Korea, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela etc. that have enough talent to beat Japan on a given day,"

But what about 3 given days ? Remember it took Japan three tries to finally beat the Koreans at the WBC, and Japan…

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imgold at 11:23 PM JST - 25th August

poor Japanese having a rough go on the diamond this summer. And for the record the US team from Hawaii beat the Mexican representative in the final 11-3. That makes it 4 years in a row now that the Americans have won the Little League "World" Series !

Posted in Mexico beats Japan in Little League World Series at 11:23 PM JST - 25th August
imgold at 11:10 PM JST - 25th August

thecode, lsteven,

I know what I saw and heard. Got anything in print ?

Posted in South Korea wins gold in baseball at 11:10 PM JST - 25th August
imgold at 11:03 PM JST - 25th August

LSteven, my retort was in response to this broad sweeping negative comment,

"The U.S. runners may have the speed, and a bit of the technique, but are surely lacking in the discipline."

If these comments were confined to the US 4x100 team, fine. However, they were not ! I was…

Posted in Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay at 11:03 PM JST - 25th August
imgold at 10:50 PM JST - 25th August

Bebert please,

The US beat Japan 7-0 on August 15th. They played again in the semifinals August 20th with the USA winning again 4-1. It wasn't until the USA played Japan for the third time did they eventually lose.

Posted in US softball team loses gold to Japan at 10:50 PM JST - 25th August
imgold at 10:42 PM JST - 25th August

"I feel London will bring in a more homegrown feeling to the Olympics with less of the fakery and will be more in line with the real spirit of the Olympics."

Honestly now ! London is already off to a very embarrassing start. Who in admiral halseys good name thought…

Posted in London takes on Olympic mantle with quirky party at 10:42 PM JST - 25th August
imgold at 11:56 PM JST - 24th August

I tend to agree with those posters that question the round robin "page format" used at the Olympics. I am a firm believer that sports mirrors life in general. Getting second chances is one thing, but three ? Japan seems fortunate to have won this. I'll leave it at that.

Posted in US softball team loses gold to Japan at 11:56 PM JST - 24th August
imgold at 11:49 PM JST - 24th August

Enjoyable closing ceremony from this posters viewpoint. My only complaint... why do the Japanese athletes have to yak on their cell phones even at historical events like the olympics ? Sheesh !

Posted in Closing ceremony at 11:49 PM JST - 24th August
imgold at 11:37 PM JST - 24th August

"As far as I remember, the American men and women both flopped in their relays."

So what, crap happens eh ?

"The U.S. runners may have the speed, and a bit of the technique, but are surely lacking in the discipline."

These comments don't address the fact that the USA…

Posted in Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay at 11:37 PM JST - 24th August
imgold at 11:27 PM JST - 24th August

Pizzaboy,

"I looked and couldn't find the game on tv, an absolute farce that it wasn't shown (if i'm correct in assuming)."

You are right ! Non of the basketball tournement was shown on local Japanese TV. If you wanted to see it you would have had to invest more…

Posted in U.S. beats Spain for men's basketball gold at 11:27 PM JST - 24th August