Some time between when I went to bed last night and early this afternoon, Olympic baseball started happening. Even as a huge baseball fan, Olympic Baseball doesn't really do much for me because the level of competition is stunted by Major League Baseball not allowing their stars to participate. Still, the Cuban national team and players from the Japanese leagues are playing, so there is some intrigue, even if it's almost impossible to find on your TV.Last night Yu Darvish, possibly the next huge name to come to America from Japan, started against the Cubans. The result? Not a terribly pretty introduction to an international stage for Darvish, who gave up four runs on seven hits with four walks in his four innings of work in Japan's 4-2 loss. He did strike out six batters in his short start, which means that those that saw the game likely saw a flash of the tantalizing potential that's had major league teams salivating.
In other Olympic action, the US lost their opener to South Korea, Canada thumped China 10-0 behind a home run from Scott Thorman (he's alive!) and Chinese Taipei shut-out the Netherlands 5-0. And I swear I'll find a way to spite my sleep and watch at least one of these games before the Olympics ends. Seriously.
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