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2005-07-08 International-UN-NGOs
Olympics Drops Baseball & Softball as of 2012
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Posted by .com 2005-07-08 05:02|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 So much material, so little time.

Dick Pound ???? Do I really need to say any more?

I'm glad they kept rhythmic gymnastics - now there's a sport!
Posted by Doc8404 2005-07-08 08:05||   2005-07-08 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 So they kept synchronized swimming instead?
Posted by whitecollar redneck 2005-07-08 08:34||   2005-07-08 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 How freakin' stupid!

Baseball is played across the world, particularly in the Americas and far East, not just in the US.

Actually, not having the zillionaires playing is an advantage to the Olympics.
Posted by Captain America 2005-07-08 08:52||   2005-07-08 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Sweet! Curling stays.

Say again, what nationality is Jacques Rogge?
Posted by Hoser 2005-07-08 10:00||   2005-07-08 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Personally, I think this shouold include cricket. Its the only team sport played at the highest level on all 5 continents and the number of fans is probably second only to soccer.
Posted by phil_b 2005-07-08 10:22||   2005-07-08 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Dick Pound?

Maybe we should ship him off to Onn Kyunt...
Posted by mojo">mojo  2005-07-08 10:31||   2005-07-08 10:31|| Front Page Top

#7 People still watch the olympics? The last 10 years have been a dismal failure in the profit department for the countries that hosted them.
I haven't watched the Olympics since 1988.
Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-08 10:48||   2005-07-08 10:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Agreed, WR! Although they're trying to spin it as it's international, this was a b!tch slap at us! And, I'd agree, NOT having the pros play is an advantage to the Olympics. Honestly, it involves us, Cuba, Dominican Republic and the far east, but this was definitely a slap at us! How else can you explain things like curling (although that's winter olympics, isn't it?), sychronized swimming, skeet shooting (although, I enjoy that), and on and on and on staying on board?
Posted by BA">BA  2005-07-08 10:58||   2005-07-08 10:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Quit yur bitchin! It sez they're replacing it with Roller Ball! Let's rumble!
Posted by Shipman 2005-07-08 11:49||   2005-07-08 11:49|| Front Page Top

#10 They'll reverse this as soon as Fidel starts complaining.
Posted by Matt 2005-07-08 12:11||   2005-07-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

#11 But James Caan's an old guy, now, Ship.
Posted by .com 2005-07-08 12:31||   2005-07-08 12:31|| Front Page Top

#12 Being a Rugby player it's about time that got into the Olympics, but agree, nix the Slavic gymnastics will balls and ribbons thingy.
Posted by Rightwing 2005-07-08 13:35||   2005-07-08 13:35|| Front Page Top

#13 NBC paid $800 million for the TV rights to the 2004 Summer games alone. Throw in corporate sponsorship and the US pays for the majority of the games (excepting government boondoggles in Athens, and the Mother Of All Olympic Boondoggles in Beijing). Declare that the US gov will negotiate all US Olympic rights and offer them a flat $1 million. The other nations will understand (see pharmaceutical buying). By even threatening the above, we could get Nathan's hotdog eating declared an Olympic sport.
Posted by ed 2005-07-08 14:01||   2005-07-08 14:01|| Front Page Top

#14 Replace it with golf.

We'll send Tiger Woods.

In 2016, baseball will be back on the list.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2005-07-08 14:06|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2005-07-08 14:06|| Front Page Top

#15 But James Caan's an old guy, now, Ship.

Houston! Houston! Houston!

Actually, I wouldn't mind if they dropped baseball and replaced it with women's oil wrestling.
Posted by SteveS 2005-07-08 14:21||   2005-07-08 14:21|| Front Page Top

#16 Actually, I wouldn't mind if the Major Leagues dropped baseball and replaced it with women's oil wrestling.
Posted by tu3031 2005-07-08 14:24||   2005-07-08 14:24|| Front Page Top

#17 Aw, you guys are just saying that cuz you're wired that way, lol!
Posted by .com 2005-07-08 14:27||   2005-07-08 14:27|| Front Page Top

#18 Mom, I can't help it, I'm wired that way!
Posted by Shipman 2005-07-08 14:37||   2005-07-08 14:37|| Front Page Top

#19 Ha! She caught you, um, red-handed again, huh? Lol...
;-)
Posted by .com 2005-07-08 14:51||   2005-07-08 14:51|| Front Page Top

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