It's the late, late evening in the late, late stages of the Beijing Olympics, and things are just starting to get weird. A quick look at some of the ejections, expulsions and arbitrations that are going on around the Games.

BASEBALL: South Korea won the gold medal in thrilling fashion. Up 3-2 headed into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Koreans yielded three Cuban baserunners with one out. Adding to the drama was that catcher Min-ho Kang was ejected for arguing balls and strikes after a walk loaded the bases. Kang held the ball in the same spot for nearly 20 seconds, a silent indication to the umpire that it was a strike. As he left the field, he threw his glove and mask against the dugout wall.

When order was restored, Cuba's Yuliesky Gorriel grounded into a double play. South Korea won the gold medal with an undefeated tournament, and now the sport will disappear from the Olympics, having been voted out in 2005.

IOC president Jacques Rogge attended the bronze medal game between Japan and the United States (won in comeback fashion by the U.S., 8-4), accompanied by international baseball federation head Harvey Schiller. After Schiller schooled him on the difference between a fastball and a curveball, Rogge continued a weeklong pattern of saying bizarre things.

This blog is generally supportive of Count Rogge, and thinks he's generally misunderstood by people who only spend two weeks every two years with him. And while his comments were slightly backhanded to the Cuban state system's extended excellence and South Korea's diligent and inspiring teamwork, his desire to align his brand with the world's top players is understandable from a marketing perspective.

"We have LeBron James in basketball. We had Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Magic Johnson on the Dream Team. That trend has continued in basketball, and we have all the stars of the NHL. So we would love to have as many stars of the major leagues as possible. I'd love to see Rodriguez."

Really, wouldn't we all love to see Rodriguez? But any headline like IOC wants major leaguers to participate if baseball returns to Olympics is misleading, and the kind of glossover falsehood common in Olympic journalism. The Belgian count is not an authoritarian head of the Olympic Movement -- there are over 100 voting members who make these decisions, and the entire body will convene in Copenhagen next year to rule on which sports will be added to the 2016 program to take the softball and baseball spots.

Rogge rarely gets exactly what he wants. For instance, in both 2002 and 2005 he explicitly called for modern pentathlon to be axed from the Games in time for London 2012, and that two of his favorite sports (rugby sevens and golf) be added. Thanks to a strong eastern European presence on the IOC, he was denied his joy. Also thanks to that overwhelming Euro influence, baseball has as much of a chance to be brought back as tug of war. This blog puts the chances of baseball's reinstatement, Rodriguez or no, at about three percent.

TAEKWONDO: Last update, this blog spoke in glowing terms about the officials' willingness to correct mistakes in judging in the women's heavyweight competition. In the other weight class, the men's heavyweight division, more official controversy. Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba (above) was ahead of Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov 3-2 in their bronze medal match, but Matos spent a large amount of time on the sidelines having his foot treated. In a sport that has little patience for stalling, the Cuban was warned and then eliminated.

What happened next, once the event footage is de-embargoed, will make the rounds of YouTube and highlight shows for the remainder of eternity. As coaches spilled on to the mat, 2000 welterweight gold medalist Matos showed his foot fitness by delivering a high kick to Swedish match referee Chakir Chelbat's head. Matos was removed from the arena under heavy security.

UPDATE... When you see the clip, take particular note of Chilmanov when Chelbat awards him the match. He simply pumps his fists a couple of times, casts an idle glance at the allhell that is breaking loose, and walks off the mat... as if this kind of thing happens all the time in taekwondo. It does not.

WRESTLING: As if that wasn't enough judging news, comes word that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled in favor of Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian, famous for throwing his bronze medal on the mat after losing a controversial decision. The CAS ruled that Abrahamian was wrongfully denied a video review and that his right to a protest was refused. He will not have his medal restored, but the abritrator confirmed that the sport's immediate-appeals process needs to be fixed.

This blog does not like to end updates on down notes. Check out this cool bug on the BOB camera lens at the 11th place classification men's field hockey game.