The U.S. women’s softball team is hopeful their sport will return in 2016 after being dropped from the Olympic games in 2012.
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i would the …
i would the chick in the beggining
take out …
take out ping pong and taboogin or something why softball u guys r for taking out softball its back in 2016 for sure its on jennie finchs website
wow i think ” …
wow i think “regular volleyballers” don’t hack it in beach volleyball, do you know how hard it is to stay on that sand without falling, lol, i’ve tried..:d
Because everyone …
They didn’t ban swimming.
Because everyone sees it like a female baseball and doesn’t think it’s necessary to have “the same sport” for different sexes. Most people don’t realize it’s very different.
It’s sad, but since Japan won the gold metal in Beijing it has a greater percentage of coming back because it shows that USA isn’t dominant anymore. That’s another reason why. But, they just ignore the fact that Michael Phelps kicked everyone else’s ass.
I think its really …
I think its really gay how they would ban softball i mean i have been playing softball my whole life in the same league and that has to have dedication and enthusiam so why would the ioc want to take dedication away from people. also it teaches you hand eye cordination too! but serouisly who would want to ban softball why dosent the ioc just ban a useless sport like biking for example. but really i hope they do not ban softball! I love u softball! -SoftballFreak22(:
there is no doubt …
there is no doubt in my mind that softball is going to make a come back. its going to so plz have faith in all of these player!!!!
It looks like my …
It looks like my assumptions made on Australia were not accurate.
However, that does not refute the fact that it is played far less in most regions around the world, compared to other sports.
I guess I sorta assumed Australia=Cricket, they also do have a good baseball team.
But yeah, I don’t agree with the IOC’s choice, but at the same time, I think Americans, Australians, Japanese need to comprehend the fact that its not played at all in Europe, Africa, most of Asia, most of south America.
What are you …
What are you talking about when you say it is not played at all in Australia?
You must not know much about softball because Australia got 3rd in the olympics and 2nd at the last olympics. Softball is huge in Australia..
do your research.. and get a dictionary – its Australia not Australlia
I love C. …
I love C. Lowe.huhuhu..
bye bye
bye bye
The decision to …
The decision to remove softball was shocking. However, it does no good to bash the IOC for the decision, these are the same people that will vote to put it back in! We shouldn’t slam other sports…those sports are just as important to the many (or few) people that play them. Getting softball back in is about promoting what an awesome sport it is on its own! And regarding the comment about Australia having so sb…hello! They got the bronze in Beijing! The Aussie’s rock!
~an Olympic umpire
Why is baseball and …
Why is baseball and softball gone instead of beach volleyball? Who plays beach volleyball? Even in the US, if you are not from California or possibly Hawaii or Florida, what are the chances that you will play beach volleyball? Beach volleyball seems to be for people who don’t hack it in regular vollyball.
Softball is …
Softball is actually really big in australia… Ive played nationals and that is a massive event…,,
Heaps of people play just look at all the teams on the softball australia website.
el softbol no se …
el softbol no se juega unicamente en USA. es injusto lo que se le hace al softbol, en español le exigimos al COI, que le devuelva su lugar como deporte olímpico. Sí el beisbol hace las cosas mal no son las mujeres del softbol quienes deben pagar por esas injusticias
However, if we look …
However, if we look at the larger picture. It is hardly played at all in Asia (outside of Korea/Japan). Not played at all in Europe and Australlia and pretty much ALL of South America and Africa.
The sport needs to be more widespread in terms of popularity.
Well either way, it will be great if both baseball and softball could come back. At least by 2016….
Hopefully Catlin Lowe will still be around then, or Vicky Galindo. I wonder which one is more popular, their both pretty fine. Catlin?
f the IOC, and led …
f the IOC, and led them towards finalizing the decision to rid baseball. Additionally, for similar reasons, the IOC is that the MLB, refuses to postpone their regular season during the summer, so that MLB players can play. (There has never been a professional MLB player in the olympic games.)
Another major reason baseball was rid of was its unpopularity in the world. True. Baseball is incredibly popular in Japan, US, and many small central American nations like Cuba, Dominica.
I’m a semi-fan of …
I’m a semi-fan of softball and a big fan of baseball.
Since there seems to be some debating about baseball and softball being rid of the olympics, let me explain to you all.
There are a few big big reasons, why they chose to get rid of those two sports. (I don’t know as much for sotball but more so for baseball.)
First of all doping. The MLB, which is basically the center of baseball around the world, has not and still continues to not comply with the IOC’s doping tests. This has off
It will be in Tokyo …
It will be in Tokyo.(not Chicago)
Even in Japan, softball is not very very popular.
It’s amazing that Japan won against American monster.(Some of them are mail, I suppose, say Bustos)
well the reason its …
well the reason its taken out is because of london. they dont have softball. but in 2016 it will be in chicago and thats usa so we r definately hopefully going to have it back in 2016.
Just to let you …
Just to let you know, just because they took softball out of 2012 olympics doesnt mean you cant wait until they are most likely back in 2016. There not going anywhere, im disappointed to that they are getting rid of softball because it would be the first year i could go to the olympics if i made it, but just saying the olympics can still have a chance of softball and baseball in 2016.
Im with …
Im with softballah808 you all suck i cant believe your taking softball and baseball out of the olympics i crieed over my dream was to go in there when i get older but my dream i rewand i worked hard every day so when im older i can go there and now all this hard work for nothing because you keep ping pong And freaking bag man and canoning in it but you have to take out some good sports instead of ping pong i hate you guys
Ok, I’m gonna speak …
Ok, I’m gonna speak for all of us softball fans and players alright, it’s really not fair that softball and baseball going to be taken out of the Olympics and FRICKIN’ PING PONG gets to stay in it!!!! You guys who are taking softball and baseball out of the Olympics are a bunch of WUSSIES because you CAN’T handle the INTENSITY of both sports, for your information you guys just RUINED millions of peoples dreams who want to go to the Olympics to play softball or baseball for USA. YOU ALL SUCK ASS!
Yeah i played …
Yeah i played softball for several years and loved it, had the time of my life. It’s a lot more physical than you think. I always managed to get cuts on my legs and arms from sliding and diving. I don’t think we should really bash any sport. I mean, yeah ping-pong has been around a little longer but keeping softball in the olympics isnt hurting anybody really except the countries who don’t participate in it. But I see where everyone is coming from on this topic.
I hear that the …
I hear that the true reason Softball and Baseball was kicked out of the Olympics for London is that England doesn’t want to build facilities that they are not using after that.
And that after London they’re going to come back.
After all olympics are business too.
Keep the effort on making more countries to play softball, we need that, we need more leagues and facilities, Softball is a sport that must last forever.
Sincerely
A Mexican Softball Player
You people are fine …
You people are fine trying to get this or any other sport out of the Olympic Program but then the question we all should be asking to the Olympic Commetee is:Why does a sport, any of them, have to be kicked out of the program?.
This is not softball vs. any-other-sport for whatever reasons you have to hate other disciplines, this is about getting softball back as soon as possible without having to kick any other sport out.
Olyimpics´re meant for everybody,everywhere, lets bring that spirit back