When I read this the other week I didn't doubt it would upset you. There are plenty of Olympic sports that don't have wide appeal, but the two most populous countries on the planet [I'm guessing, I really don't know] love baseball and I think that outta count for something! It's not like the majority of people would rather watch cricket!
Posted by:
Tom on Jul 14, 05 | 3:52 pm
well, i don't know if it quite upsets me. Because major league baseball never sent their players to the olympics anyways. So it's not like the sport really got the full impact of the best players.
The timing it interesting how the OlympicÆ committee announced this just days before one of baseball's most premeiere events.
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 14, 05 | 5:01 pm
I shouldn't have jumped to that conclusion. I'm not sure why I wrote that because I read and re-read your post and thought "well, he doesn't actually say it's upsetting". My bad.
I thought the OlympicsÆ were for amateur athletes. I know that professional sports figures have gone to the Olympics, but they have their own contests, why invade the Olympics? Almost doesn't seem fair.
I still think baseball should be included
Posted by:
Tom on Jul 15, 05 | 5:44 am
oh no. NOW i'm a little disappointed. You are correct, the olympics were orginally for amateur athletes. How soon I forget that. If the spirit of the olympics is rooted in the amateur athlete, they totally shouldn't elminiate baseball. Who cares if MLB doesn't send their major league players?
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 18, 05 | 7:05 am
why the hell would they take out softball from the olympics? it has been in the olympics for the longest time
Posted by: upset softball fan on Apr 17, 07 | 1:21 pm
someone from the softball committee probably swore in front of the olympic committee.
Posted by:
spudart on Apr 17, 07 | 1:24 pm
