jasonxctf Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt...p&type=lgns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 And Baseball is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 04:00 PM) And Baseball is not. Which makes rugbys inclusion such a joke. They claim there is no competition in baseball/softball, which was one of the main reasons to get them out. Well, what is there in rugby? Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, South Africa...who else might actually medal? There's less competition in rugby than there is in baseball/softball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thread title would seem to indicate that golf and rugby would be become ONE olympic event. In that case, hellz yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Golf = Tiger. Endo-story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Miller Lite Presents: FULL CONTACT GOLF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattZakrowski Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Golf has set a great precedent here for other equally athletic activities to be Olympic sports. Walking leisurely Ring Toss Playing MLB the Show on a psp and a treadmill Bowling Musical Chairs (probably too much sprinting in this one) Wiffle ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 10, 2009 -> 07:16 AM) Which makes rugbys inclusion such a joke. They claim there is no competition in baseball/softball, which was one of the main reasons to get them out. Well, what is there in rugby? Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, South Africa...who else might actually medal? There's less competition in rugby than there is in baseball/softball I actually disagree with that. They'll be playing Rugby Sevens, not the 15 man Rugby at the Olympics IIRC. So yeah you've got those nations above, but then all of the Island Nations such as Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga etc. are really, really good at Rugby Sevens, so that's at least 10 countries that would be in contention. I don't think you could say that for Baseball / Softball. You've got Cuba, U.S, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela etc. and that'd be about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 10, 2009 -> 01:19 AM) I actually disagree with that. They'll be playing Rugby Sevens, not the 15 man Rugby at the Olympics IIRC. So yeah you've got those nations above, but then all of the Island Nations such as Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga etc. are really, really good at Rugby Sevens, so that's at least 10 countries that would be in contention. I don't think you could say that for Baseball / Softball. You've got Cuba, U.S, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela etc. and that'd be about it. Them's fightin' words in Japan and Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Oct 11, 2009 -> 12:13 AM) Them's fightin' words in Japan and Korea. Oh ya forget about those 2. But I still think Rugby has more competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Olympic baseball is boring so I dont mind Rugby being added in its place. It's something different. Golf being an Olympic sport is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 More reasons to be pissed off at the IOC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:36 PM) Golf has set a great precedent here for other equally athletic activities to be Olympic sports. Walking leisurely Ring Toss Playing MLB the Show on a psp and a treadmill Bowling Musical Chairs (probably too much sprinting in this one) Wiffle ball I'd watch Musical Chairs. I bet there'd be a lot of contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 03:16 PM) Which makes rugbys inclusion such a joke. They claim there is no competition in baseball/softball, which was one of the main reasons to get them out. Well, what is there in rugby? Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France, South Africa...who else might actually medal? There's less competition in rugby than there is in baseball/softball My grandpa was from Argentina and he loved rugby,I think they play alot of rugby in Argentina and Uruguay but they're soccer crazy nations and I believe even basketball is more popular... I agree though,baseball is more competitive...the IOC has a bug up their arse against the good ol' USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Oct 10, 2009 -> 08:13 AM) Them's fightin' words in Japan and Korea. How bout Puerto Rico?Nicaragua also plays alot of baseball,don't forget Taiwan,China and Hong Kong... The Netherlands has made strides too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 10, 2009 -> 10:02 AM) Oh ya forget about those 2. But I still think Rugby has more competition. I'll give you the competition is equal between the two sports. Even if the competition was even slightly better with Rugby it's still ridiculous seeing as how the "competition level" was one of the main reasons cited for the removal of baseball. It just doesn't make any sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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