London, 2012 the XXXth Olympiad

[Mr. Baseball]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olymp...-dropped_x.htm

I forgot about the reasons behind baseball and softball being dropped. Apparently the Europeans don't care for it, so it got bumped. But i guess Equestrian events are okay because Europeans have been doing that for years....ughhhhh i want baseball back in so bad. It doesn't feel right without it

I don't know why baseball was dropped, but the United States never did have any competition in softball. They dominated the sport every year.

[soberdennis]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olymp...-dropped_x.htm

I forgot about the reasons behind baseball and softball being dropped. Apparently the Europeans don't care for it, so it got bumped. But i guess Equestrian events are okay because Europeans have been doing that for years....ughhhhh i want baseball back in so bad. It doesn't feel right without it

Baseball had not been a medal sport for long. Even the great 1988 team only participated in it as a demonstration sport. It did not become a medal sport until Barcelona in 1992. I don't know why it was dropped. But hopefully it will be back again.

[RickD]

Well I mean they have the World baseball Classic so they can surely have Olympic Baseball.

Here is a wiki article on the whole baseball in the Olympics thing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basebal...ummer_Olympics

Sounds like it can only come back if it becomes a bit more international.

[soberdennis]

Well, since this thread is about the London games and not past or future games, we can only hope that maybe there will be enough interest to at least demonstrate it again in Rio de Janeiro. In the meantime, the US team had a disappointing finish in the men's team gymnastics, won by China. The pleasant surprise was that the hosts won their first medal in the sport since 1912, a bronze.
Let's hope our women do better tomorrow night.

[soberdennis]

Looking at the link Rick gave, our hopes will have to be for 2020. Golf and Rugby will return to the Games in Rio, though. It might have been interesting to see them have those sports in London, especially golf considering the history that sport has in Britain and the courses they could use there.

[Old Sweater]

How bout that teenager Missile Missy from Colorado. I think I read her feet are size 11, her dad calls them mini flippers.

[RickD]

Looks like women's beach volley ball team has struggled to dominate this time around, though they are still winning.

Phelps is like a no-show this time around.

[soberdennis]

Looks like women's beach volley ball team has struggled to dominate this time around, though they are still winning.

Phelps is like a no-show this time around.

Well, with two silver and the anchor leg of the winning 800 free relay, he now has 19 medals, breaking Latynina's 48 year old record.

[astrosfanatic]

Swimming is a young man's sport. No surprise there.

[Chitown Champ]

Phelps has obviously regressed since 2008. It would've been nearly impossible to hold up those performances at Beijing. What was once an unmatched butterfly stroke is now "only" good enough for second place. But it was good to see some of the remnants of the old Phelps in his untouchable 200 meter freestyle to break the record in number of medals won by an individual.