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Off Day Offerings: Praise for Olympic Exploits and Criticism of Criticism

Related Topics: Usain Bolt, Carl Lewis

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these ODO columns, which I initially conjured up as an excuse to write about some items that weren’t necessarily Cubs-centric. And with the Olympics in full swing, I thought this might be a perfect time to share some quick thoughts. Don’t worry, there’ll be Cubbishness in here too. On second thought, I’m not sure that’s a good thing.

Speed kills

This might come as a shock to you, but I’m not a very fast man, at least not when it comes to putting one foot in front of the other.