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I always thought these two sports were a very popular portion of the Olympics. Baseball I can kind of see with the way that the Olympics conflicts with the baseball season, and not to mention the recent doping allegations. But softball? One could make the argument that softball has really helped the Olympics in terms of female audience. Those women were starting to become heroes to young girls. It's a shame, and I believe to be a big mistake. At least we'll still have these events in 2008. Maybe they will be back by 2016.
Olympics drop Baseball and Softball
Olympics drop Baseball and Softball
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Perhaps they're trying to eliminate events where one country dominates. The US Womens softball team was virtually unstopable over the last few olympics. If I recall correctly they let in maybe 1 or 2 runs the entire tournament each year...
As for Baseball, I think that beyond the Americas and the far east there aren't a lot of people playing the sport. That's my only guess.
As for Baseball, I think that beyond the Americas and the far east there aren't a lot of people playing the sport. That's my only guess.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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Baseball is huge in Japan and South America. Other than soccer and boxing, it is pretty much all South America has. I believe removing soccer really alienates an entire continent.
So currently USA softball is dominent. That is no reason to remove it. The same was true for women's soccer until recently. That is simply a case of the US leading the way. Women's sports are heavily encouraged in the states and the American women always dominate in its early stages while other countries catch up. By removing softball, it only hurts other countries, not helps.
So currently USA softball is dominent. That is no reason to remove it. The same was true for women's soccer until recently. That is simply a case of the US leading the way. Women's sports are heavily encouraged in the states and the American women always dominate in its early stages while other countries catch up. By removing softball, it only hurts other countries, not helps.
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I don't know enough about the followings for these sports in other countries, but I've never watched a baseball game in my life and I don't even really know what softball is. I'm pretty sure the same is true of most people in this country.
On a different note, according to the BBC we'll save 50 million pounds by not having to host these 2 sports which shows the crazy amounts of money that will have to be spent on the whole thing!
On a different note, according to the BBC we'll save 50 million pounds by not having to host these 2 sports which shows the crazy amounts of money that will have to be spent on the whole thing!
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and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
It is one hell of a boring game to watch - fun to play like golf and curling, but very, very boring to watch.
and btw, soozy, softball is sort of a women's version of baseball - it differs in that the pitching is done underhand, the ball is bigger, and I think they use metal bats - I'm sure there are other differences but I think that's basically it.
and btw, soozy, softball is sort of a women's version of baseball - it differs in that the pitching is done underhand, the ball is bigger, and I think they use metal bats - I'm sure there are other differences but I think that's basically it.
yeah, baseball at the olympics always seemed pretty ridiculous. even if you do win a gold medal at the olympics in baseball, it's not the ultimate acheivement, the world series is. therefore, it doesn't make a ton of sense to have it.
softball, however, seems to make more sense, just because there is no professional league.
softball, however, seems to make more sense, just because there is no professional league.
do we send pros to play baseball in the olympics? i thought we sent college kids. and didn't the US lose in baseball the last olympics?
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let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
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let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
I hope you're not sending pros to the olympics - that goes against everything the olympics is about.
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
well, our basketball pros go, and they sucked ass this past time.
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
Soozy wrote:I hope you're not sending pros to the olympics - that goes against everything the olympics is about.
How do you figure? The Olympics is about sending the best in the sport to compete. As long as they don't get paid for the Olympics (which they don't) then what is the problem? Every other country does it.
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Soozy wrote:I don't know enough about the followings for these sports in other countries, but I've never watched a baseball game in my life and I don't even really know what softball is. I'm pretty sure the same is true of most people in this country.
On a different note, according to the BBC we'll save 50 million pounds by not having to host these 2 sports which shows the crazy amounts of money that will have to be spent on the whole thing!
I'm not sure you'll "save" that money. That may be what it costs to host it but that doesn't account for the revenue it would generate.
And yes Reno. The US sends college kids because of the conflict with the MLB season and they didn't even medal this past Olympics.
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