(no offense to London, the newly annoited Olympic site, particularly in its time of grief)
If the Olympics ever had me, they've now lost me for sure:
Baseball and softball were dropped Friday from the Olympic program for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Yes you read right. No baseball.
Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since water polo in 1936.
Did you hear me? I said NO BASEBALL!
The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five: golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports.
(I can see it now)
NEWS FLASH: BASEBALL REPLACED BY SQUASH, SOFTBALL BY ROLLER DERBY
If you're a baseball fan of any degree, I highly encourage a boycott, or at least heavy restraint, when it comes time for Olympic spectation. Especially since the IOC president finds us irrelevant and unevolved.
"The program isn't something that can be fixed for eternity -- it has to be evolving... we need to be relevant."
The full article is a jaw dropper. Be forewarned.
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