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Old 07-08-2005, 01:14 PM   #1
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Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Apparently the Olympics are cutting these 2 sports, and possibly replacing them with a choice of the following sports: golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports. Hopfully rugby will be one of the sports, it isnt football but close enough...
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Old 07-08-2005, 01:38 PM   #2
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

they aren't going to replace them in 2012...Karate and Squash were the front runners and they lost a vote of confidence.

they're going to divert those funds into other sports, including 2 more women's soccer teams.
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Old 07-08-2005, 02:46 PM   #3
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

I'd love to see Olympic Golf - there seems to be enough talent around the world to make that interesting.

They should probably disqualify Kim Jong-Il though.
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Old 07-08-2005, 03:49 PM   #4
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

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I'd love to see Olympic Golf - there seems to be enough talent around the world to make that interesting.

They should probably disqualify Kim Jong-Il though.
Me too, I think olymipic golf would be amazing. I really, really hope that makes it in.
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Old 07-08-2005, 11:25 PM   #5
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

damn! i want to see kat osterman pitch in 2012! guess i'll have to settle for her in '08... don't ask... i have a weird thing for softball pitchers.
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Old 07-09-2005, 02:15 AM   #6
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

What about Olympic Bowling?
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Old 07-10-2005, 01:34 AM   #7
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

Olympic Kickball? Olympic Wiffleball? Olympic Ultimate Frisbee? The possibilities are endless!
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Old 07-10-2005, 11:00 AM   #8
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Re: Death to Baseball and Softball in 2012

thank god the sports arent popular enough globaly, ill take any of them besides baseball/softball
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Old 07-10-2005, 12:45 PM   #9
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thank god the sports arent popular enough globaly, ill take any of them besides baseball/softball
I don't think it was a popularity issue with baseball - it was a talent issue. The professional leagues in America and Asia play during the Olympics season, and no teams were going to release any talented players to participate. Even minor leaguers were reluctant to play, because they didn't want to miss a call-up. We ended up fielding a team primarily of college players, and while the results were good, the product was not of an "Olympic quality".
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