Saturday, July 09, 2005
Olympics dropping sports
It's hard to imagine a Summer Olympics without baseball and softball. However, this seemingly unthinkable concept will be a reality in 2012. The London Games will not have softball and baseball.
The reasons: Softball doesn't have a large fan following, and many top baseball stars don't want to play in the Olympics. I can live with the first reason. But, what is it with athletes not wanting to represent America? It used to be that people considered it an honor to represent the U.S.A. in the Olympics. Now, many athletes here think it's a pain in the neck. Their heads really are in the wrong places.
Given the state of baseball today, I'm sure some players don't want to be in the Olympics because they won't be able to get away with juicing.
The reasons: Softball doesn't have a large fan following, and many top baseball stars don't want to play in the Olympics. I can live with the first reason. But, what is it with athletes not wanting to represent America? It used to be that people considered it an honor to represent the U.S.A. in the Olympics. Now, many athletes here think it's a pain in the neck. Their heads really are in the wrong places.
Given the state of baseball today, I'm sure some players don't want to be in the Olympics because they won't be able to get away with juicing.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 12:05 AM
