Softball is no longer an Olympic Sport

The World Versus USA Softball

Unfortunately what killed SB in the Olympics is likely the dominance of the USA in this sport. Despite the great programs in Australia and Japan, the rest of the world could not catch up fast enough. So rather than put up a greater challenge they shut USA down. I heard a national team coach say that our dominance would be our undoing in the Olympics and I guess he was right.

 

A sad day for women's sports!!!

 

AOL Article Nails It!

Dropping Baseball, Softball an Olympic-Sized Mistake
IOC Shows Anti-American Bias With Sport Subtractions
By JIM ARMSTRONG, AOL Exclusive


So once again, the IOC has lived up to its nickname: Idiots On Crack.

How else do you explain softball and baseball being dumped from the 2012 Olympics? Well, other than the obvious reason, that is. The powers that be in the Olympics detest Americans.

Apparently, they're not that keen on studying history, either, since they'd all be speaking German and wearing brown shirts if it weren't for Uncle Sam.

But I digress.

All you really need to know is this: Softball and baseball, two of the fastest-growing sports in the world, are out, and synchronized swimming, water polo and archery, the holy trinity of insomnia cures, are in.

Makes sense if you think about it. Provided you're a self-important Eurocrat with an agenda.

Not that it's any of my business, but did any of the stuffed shirts on the International Olympic Committee take attendance at the 2004 Games in Athens? If so, they would have seen packed or nearly packed houses for baseball and softball. Archery? There weren't enough people watching archery to fill the night shift at Denny's.

Talk about ironic. The same week the IOC announced it was bagging baseball and softball, Major League Baseball announced one of its coolest innovations in years. This week's Home Run Derby in Detroit will be contested among players from eight countries.

Moral to the story: The U.S. is just another face in the crowd these days when it comes to baseball. But if you need more proof, check out the past four Olympics, when Team USA has mustered all of two medals - one gold, one bronze.