(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
- Phil Mickelson, 50, became the oldest winner in major championship history as he won the PGA Championship Sunday in South Carolina.
- The Dodgers beat the Giants 11-5 Sunday to sweep the three-game series in San Francisco. The Dodgers, 29-18, have won seven straight and 11 of their last 12 and are one game behind the first place San Diego Padres in the NL West.
- Former Dodgers pitcher Joe Beckwith passed away Friday at the age of 66. Beckwith pitched in 131 games for the Dodgers from 1979-’83 and ’86.
- The LA Galaxy fell to the Portland Timbers 3-0 Saturday and dropped to 3-2 on the year.
- The Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns 99-90 Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series.
- The Clippers lost to the Dallas Mavericks 113-103 Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series.
- The SGV Shootout at Arroyo High School is set for Saturday July 24 Arroyo head coach Chuck Leonardis confirmed.
- The Baldwin Park Boys soccer team beat Mt. View 2-0 Saturday to advance to the CIF Division 5 championship game this Saturday against Citrus Hill.
- The San Dimas girls soccer team advanced to the CIF Division 4 championship game with 4-2 win over Shadow Hills in penalty kicks Saturday. The teams were tied 1-1 after regulation.
- LaVar Arrington has stepped down as the head football at Maranatha after three seasons.
The reason I included baseball in the category which requires no physical fitness is that the ball is in play no more than five minutes during the hours-long session. Thus, any great show of athleticism is limited to that five-minute span. Compare this to football and basketball, where the ball is in play for 48 and 32 minutes respectively. The challenge for baseball players to to stay limber, and the challenge for baseball fans is to stay awake.
Curling? Dressage? darts? Dog Shows? Shooting? Luge?
Hell Croquet was an Olympic sport at one time
Baseball and football are very similar. A few true athletes on each team and everyone else specialized.
Your football skill guys are your baseball outfielders and middle infielders.
Your linemen and linebackers are your catchers and corner infielders. Your qbs are your pitchers.
Interesting take Mr. Question. Quite frankly, your stance on this query does carry some validity. In other words, I agree with most of your premise. However, categorizing Baseball as a “non-sport” takes it too far. On many occasions throughout a baseball game, extreme athleticism, acrobatics, skills, and speed are demanded and showcased. I assume you were never introduced to baseball?
Golf, Nascar, Bowling, Billiards, Poker, etc., I can’t defend these “competitions/activites” as when someone is attempting to qualify them as “sports.”
Are the sports which don’t require physical fitness (baseball, golf, billiards and bowling) really sports? Not to deny Mickelson’s accomplishment (I’m a golfer myself), but when you’re able to be the best in your area of expertise at age 50, that’s a dead giveaway that you’re involved in something that emphasizes motor skills, exclusive of any great act of endurance. If sport is defined as anything that includes physical motion, I suppose chess and dart-throwing need to form leagues.