Who Can Really Say?

Back on the 17th I linked to Daniel Drezner's bit about why Ultimate Frisbee won't be in the Olympics anytime soon. Now, Drezner links to this from SI.com, and joins my thoughts on judged events:

One could argue that there is some degree of subjective judgment in any sport -- umpires calling balls and strikes, officials determining if a runner jumped the gun, etc. However, it is exceedingly rare for the subjective elements in these sports to overwhelm the objective components. In gymnastics or ice skating, the entire competition is based on subjective judgments.

This doesn't mean that judged competitions aren't exciting. Gymnastics, diving, ice skating can be entertaining, and they demand physical excellence -- but they're not sports.

So where does this leave me? Ahead of the curve, and loving it? Eh.

Dan, if you're looking for other subjects to blog about, feel free to mosey about the place. ;>