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[Vaporize]

SINGAPORE - The International Olympic Committee delivered a shocking message to baseball and softball on Friday: Yer out!

The two sports were kicked out of the Olympics, unwanted by international sports officials who felt they were too American for the world sports stage.

The decision, made during a secret vote in Singapore, is effective for the 2012 London Games, meaning the two sports will have a final fling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The sports, the first eliminated since polo in 1936, are eligible to reapply for the 2016 Games....

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US softball just dominating only allowing one run at the 2004 Olympics. Hope to see it back even though I don't watch the sport alot.

[Icker]

WTH that was [expletive] up, they are screwing over all the porr latin american countries

[SaintNicholasVanExel]

Sucks.

The sports are too American, yet, in baseball, the US just got beat by Korea this morning and the last gold medalist was one of the most un-American nations in the world; Cuba.

I know the host nation can choose certain sports and London didn't want baseball or softball in 2012, but for them to be completely hacked out is BS.

Chicago and Tokyo are among the leaders for the 2016 bid, so I think they shouldn't have a problem getting reinstatement.

[Jaime Quintanilla]

No more Jenny Finch for you boys to drool over. Seriously though, I forgot it was even an Olympic sport. haha

Jenny Finch. Yummy! I guess I'll just have to look for her now in a future Playboy.

[Icker]

Jenny Finch. Yummy! I guess I'll just have to look for her now in a future Playboy.

wheres jenny finch, put on a pic, it been so long, do they air the proffensial softball

[Jaime Quintanilla]

wheres jenny finch, put on a pic, it been so long, do they air the proffensial softball

Google, my friend.

[Vudoo]

Yea, kick out Baseball and Softball, but in leave in equestrian cause it's totally a sport...

Edited by Vudoo, August 13, 2008 - 11:20 PM.

[Michaelyumm]

take out canoeing

[L.A.K.E.R]

I don't mind them taking out baseball and softball, but at least have a good reason for it! Just because one country dominates a sport doesn't mean that it should be removed in order to promote "fairness" in the Olympics.

[netlord]

take out canoeing

No! Spain has gold medals in that thing :lol:


why are they taking it out. Is BMX more an Olympic sport than softball?

[daco_inc]

I don't mind them taking out baseball and softball, but at least have a good reason for it! Just because one country dominates a sport doesn't mean that it should be removed in order to promote "fairness" in the Olympics.

Funny how when they decided to remove it due to U.S. domination, we lose to Japan in softball. Heck, in the World Baseball Classic in '06, Japan won there too, and we didn't even make the semis.

Edited by daco_inc, August 29, 2008 - 10:53 AM.

[lakerfool]

They need to add submission grappling in place of it.

[purple_and_gold_fever]

I don't watch much baseball but c'mon.. Just because the US team wins all the time doesn't mean they should take t out... what a bunch of wuss.