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  • FatPitcher
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    • Jul 2002
    • 885

    #16
    Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

    I haven't watched the Olympics since 1988 (was that the year of Dan and Dave?). Partly because the announcers are always idiots, but mostly because I'm not interested in 90% of the events, and the other 10% are better elsewhere (soccer, baseball, tennis, etc.)

    A big "so what?" from me. Now we only have the Goodwill Games, the Pan American Games, and a zillion other events no one cares about, but can catch on ESPN2 if they so desire.

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    • bryan_05
      H*rt M*n! L*c*l S*p*rh*r*
      • Jul 2002
      • 3540

      #17
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      seriously, I don't see how walking is a sport.
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      • cookusu
        MVP
        • Jul 2002
        • 1685

        #18
        Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

        You have to walk in a certain way, without breaking into a run. No more or less a sport than jogging in my mind. Certainly wouldn't miss it though.

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        • Heelfan71
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          • Jul 2002
          • 19940

          #19
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          I would be embarrased to tell anyone I was an olympic walker.
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          • LetsGoPitt
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            • Jul 2002
            • 5673

            #20
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            "WALKING!! For Chrissakes...WALKING!! There's actually a f-ing magazine called Walking! 'Look, Dan. The new Walking is out! Here's a good article: "Putting One Foot In Front of the Other"!'"
            -George Carlin
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            • swigfall
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 1330

              #21
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              walking is an olympic sport? if so, YES!!! Now I can get an olympic gold medal. Ive been training young and I think Im ready for the big time.
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              • **DONOTDELETE**
                Hall Of Fame
                • Oct 2025
                • 19598

                #22
                Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

                i dunno swigfall, its pretty tough. have you passed crawling yet? i havent.

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                • cookusu
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1685

                  #23
                  Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

                  You have to be able to walk fast and for a long time, I don't think you guys realize that Walkers are the greatest athletes in the world, next to race car drivers and jockeys. JK

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                  • bryan_05
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                    • Jul 2002
                    • 3540

                    #24
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                    you better be "JK" cookusu. My grandparents walk for hours on end every morning. And I walk when I play golf, and I'm even carrying heavy clubs.
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                    • Blzer
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                      • Mar 2004
                      • 42520

                      #25
                      Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

                      Ehem... bump.


                      Baseball and softball are on its way to being re-included for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

                      IOC vice president John Coates says the executive board was unanimous in its decision to recommend the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He says baseball-softball, …


                      The International Olympics Committee (IOC) voted unanimously in favor of its re-inclusion (also among them are surfing, karate, and skateboarding), and the general assembly in August will be the final deciding factor on whether or not it passes through.

                      Considering baseball still has the WBC, I'm okay one way or the other. Softball coming back though is huge for me! Don't know why they ever removed them in the first place.
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                      • Ghost Of The Year
                        Turn Left. Repeat.
                        • Mar 2014
                        • 6370

                        #26
                        Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

                        I keep waiting for the Olympics to bring back tug of war (discontinued 1920) lol
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                        • Money99
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 12695

                          #27
                          Re: Olympics may drop Baseball and Softball and replace them with....

                          Originally posted by Blzer
                          Ehem... bump.


                          Baseball and softball are on its way to being re-included for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

                          IOC vice president John Coates says the executive board was unanimous in its decision to recommend the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He says baseball-softball, …


                          The International Olympics Committee (IOC) voted unanimously in favor of its re-inclusion (also among them are surfing, karate, and skateboarding), and the general assembly in August will be the final deciding factor on whether or not it passes through.

                          Considering baseball still has the WBC, I'm okay one way or the other. Softball coming back though is huge for me! Don't know why they ever removed them in the first place.
                          I don't know the system, but it sounded like they were removed due to the Euro nations voting it out because they sucked at the sport.
                          Glad to hear they could be readded, especially softball for the female athletes.

                          A bit of an odd idea, but I wouldn't mind if baseball was played during the Winter Olympics (and hockey in Summer Olympics) so that all the pro's could play without interrupting their seasons.

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