Baseball voted out

**peat moss** · 07-09-2005, 06:26 PM

I see two summer sports were voted out of the London Oylmpic games , Softball and Baseball. Why do they keep in stuff like modern pentathlon, but not rugby and others ?

Story : http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...99-1s9oly.html

**JPaul** · 07-09-2005, 06:37 PM

Because modern pentathlon is a competition involving skill and athleticism.

While Baseball / Softball is a kids game.

**peat moss** · 07-09-2005, 06:54 PM

Well I know you can't please everyone but rugby, cricket, lacrosse or karate would be a better fit. I guess its not big in Europe and the costs of building a ball park was excessive.

But try having a summer games with out baseball in the rest of the world. Asia , North America, Austraila, South America woud be a joke.

**Rat Faced** · 07-09-2005, 07:31 PM

Yeah, Rounders is big in North America.

Only schoolgirls are forced to play it here though, as part of their Physical Ed...

**JPaul** · 07-09-2005, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by peat moss

Well I know you can't please everyone but rugby, cricket, lacrosse or karate would be a better fit. I guess its not big in Europe and the costs of building a ball park was excessive.

But try having a summer games with out baseball in the rest of the world. Asia , North America, Austraila, South America woud be a joke.

They wouldn't need to build a ball park.

Just draw a wee triangle on the Lords turf.

It really is because it's a pishy, wee girls game. Nothing to do with building a park.

**Rat Faced** · 07-09-2005, 08:27 PM

And the plans for 2 temporary ball parks in Regents Park were part of the bid..

So i guess we save that money then (and a nice piece of Parkland)

**peat moss** · 07-09-2005, 09:03 PM

Silly me I thought the whole idea of hosting a games was the legacy it left . Like parks and road improvments , rinks for the kids the exposure the whole thing gives your country or city. Money alone can't buy that really can it ?