Open Thread: 8/9, Summer Games!

by jbox on Aug 9, 2008 10:32 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

The events actually start today! I think we have a little bit of everything. Rowing, saber, swimming, beach volleyball, etc.

Those opening ceremonies were a bit long for my taste so I'm definitely ready to watch some athletic competition.

USA! USA! USA!

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USA swept

all three medals in women’s sabre fighting!

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world. -Babe Ruth

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 9, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Matt Treanor's hot wife is on TV right now

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world. -Babe Ruth

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Aug 10, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Did you guys watch Team Handball last night?

Absurd game but very fun late-night viewing

by matthewverygood on Aug 10, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't quite understand what the sport's about

I need to do more research, but it looked like a lot of people bumping into each other.

by Dex on Aug 10, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love Team Handball

The U.S. should totally dominate that. It’s a hybrid of hoops, soccer and hockey.

When I lived in Denver, I got to go down to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and play. If you’ve played basketball or soccer, it’s pretty easy to pick up and a helluva lot of fun.

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 10, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd always been told

it was like water polo but on the land.

by jbox on Aug 10, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a great way to describe it, too

by Winfield's Ghost on Aug 10, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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