Korea made sure that the 2008 Olympic Baseball tournament got off to a memorable start, defeating the United States 8-7 in a thrilling contest, while there were also opening day…
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The 2008 Baseball Olympic tournament is about to begin. At 03.30 BST, Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands will take to the Wukesong Baseball field for the first of thirty-two games…
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At the end of my previous post, I raised the possibility that the ‘Freeview’ games might be available on the BBC website. If you go to the BBC Sport page…
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Olympics – Baseball and Softball TV Schedule
by Matt Smithby Matt SmithBaseballSoftballUK has helpfully put together some details about the (almost non-existent) coverage on British TV of baseball and softball from the Olympic Games. I’ve been able to uncover a few…
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New rule to eliminate marathon games from the Olympics
by Joe Grayby Joe GrayThe current batch of Olympians will include the last to swing a baseball bat, at least for eight years, but they will also include the first seniors to play under…
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All baseball fans frustrated that the sport will be dropped from the Olympics after this year’s tournament will be interested in reading this story from the BBC website detailing allegations that…
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Following on from the recent comments by MLB and the IBAF about the sport’s Olympic future, as discussed here last week, the president of the IBAF, Harvey Schiller, has issued…
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As a follow up to yesterday’s story, Insidethegames.com brought to my attention an article on their website about the IBAF’s active attempts to convince the organizers that baseball should be a demonstration…
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There’s an intriguing little note on page 29 in the sports section of the Daily Telegraph today (I can’t find the actual story online) which states: “Baseball could yet feature…
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Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in review
by Matt Smithby Matt SmithThe Dodgers and the Padres made Major League history in the early hours of this morning, playing the first of two exhibition games at the home of the 2008 Olympics.…