In the end, even the Olympics couldn’t screw up a great international baseball championship. It was a classic pitcher’s duel, generally well-played by both sides, and mercifully decided prior to penalty kicks. All in all a riviting game.
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Thanks for the pancakes Olympics. Don’t forget your purse  and  shut the door on your way out. [...]

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I’m sure no English media outlet in Beijing will bother to do this, so here’s a position by position breakdown on tonight’s game. I watched both Korea vs. Cuba exhibitions in Seoul early this month and have seen most of the other Korean team games on TV. It’s still a small sample, but believe me, [...]

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Cuba crushed the Americans 10-2 (box) to set up a gold medal matchup of the tournament’s best and  two most deserving teams. I don’t have the time to do a full write up, but I’m going to put the finishing touches on a final preview in the morning.
Unfortunately the Korean networks were switching back and [...]

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