by Patrick Appel

Yesterday, the Dish mentioned that Tug-of-War was once an Olympic sport. Scott Stone advocates for its reinstatement:

Tug of War was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920. Check it out. How have they NOT brought this back? The strategic considerations are endless — and probably meaningless. I'm pretty convinced that virtually no insight or understanding is even remotely necessary to form an opinion about Tug of War. In other words: this is perfect for sports/entertainment media. Threshold decision — do you form a national team from scratch or draw from your country's Olympic delegation, with Tug of War held just before the closing ceremonies?

Bill Simmons vision: