the silver bullet.

FINALLY!
NBC has decided to right their wrongs (though a little bit late), by airing the USA vs. Finland Semifinal on Friday LIVE on all coasts. I do feel bad for already taped TV Hosts, Bonnie Hunt and Ellen, who will be pushed back to their normal time slots for the day here in the Bay [...]

With the excitement of the Olympics, comes the confusion of how we are to watch them here on the west coast. The Olympic planners have once again catered to the needs of the East Coast, even though the games are being played on the West. Live events that are played a 5 PM local [...]

2010 Olympic TV Schedule by day
(Tape delayed events for West Coast listed at delayed airtime)
TIME – NETWORK -EVENT
note: these are for TEAM USA only (except for Men’s Ice Hockey, where I have included Canada)
Friday February 12
7:30pm - NBC - Opening Ceremony
Sunday February 14
12:00pm - USA – Women’s Hockey vs. China
7:30pm - [...]

Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, the US softball team lost the gold medal this morning in Beijing to Japan.
After being tested by Japan yesterday and just squeaking out a 4 to 1 extra-inning win, the American girls lost the gold medal game to the same Japanese team 3 to 1.
Now don’t get [...]

Were you crushed by the poor overall performance of the USA baseball team in the Olympics this year? Well don’t worry, because I garuntee there will not be a repeat performance by the team in the 2012 London Olympics, I’m 100% sure of it!!!
In 2005 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted on weather baseball should be admitted in the 2012 [...]

Time for the daily roundup. Don’t forget to read a great post by Shawn, “Spiking the Competition” posted yesterday.
BASEBALL: The US Team is off today and is preparing for a match up with China early tomorrow morning. Standings remain the Same. See below.
BASKETBALL: The US WOMEN took it to New Zealand this morning 96-60. [...]

Another Round of updates from Beijing.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT A GREAT ARTICLE HERE ON THE BULLET: SPIKING THE COMPETITION by SHAWN CAMILLERI
(Also available below this post)
Let’s do the roundup:
BASEBALL: It’s a victory for TEAM USA! The R,W, and B beat our neighbors to the North 5-4 last night. Brian Barden went 2-for-5 with a [...]

With Micheal Phelps dominating the Olympics and headlines since the start of the Beijing games, many other great story lines are being lost in his wash.
Take the U.S. Men’s Volleyball team. Undoubtedly the saddest story to come out of this years games was the attack on the in-laws of Men’s Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon, Todd [...]

UPDATES from BEIJING
BASEBALL: A marathon game between Cuba and the United States hands the Red, White and Blue their second loss. The defending Gold Medal winner Cubans scored two runs in the top of the 11th to win it. I still have not seen a baseball game on TV, It’s starting to piss me off. [...]

Okay, so we’ve got some new updates from across the globe.
Let’s start with
BASEBALL: Two rain delays left the game with a USA lead 7-0 into the bottom of the ninth. The excessive rain forced officials to call the game with the Netherlands rallying. Nevertheless, USA gets it’s first win of the tournament and is now [...]