Olympics No Baseball?

by Texasportsfan on Aug 8, 2008 9:14 PM CDT

I am rather confused. I thought remembered that they dropped baseball as a sport for the next couple Olympics cycles. Then the US Olympic team including Teagarden was announced, so I thought maybe it was reinstated. But then during the opening ceremony they said it was not an event. So what is going on? Is Teagarden on some symbolic made up team?

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the baseball olympic schedule for USA

Preliminaries Date Opponent Location City Time (Local)
Aug. 13 Korea Wukesong Baseball Complex (Field 2) Beijing, China 7 p.m.
Aug. 14 Netherlands Wukesong Baseball Complex (Field 2) Beijing, China 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 15 Cuba Wukesong Baseball Complex (Main Field) Beijing, China 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 16 Canada Wukesong Baseball Complex (Field 2) Beijing, China 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 18 China Wukesong Baseball Complex (Main Field) Beijing, China 7 p.m.
Aug. 19 Chinese Taipei Wukesong Baseball Complex (Main Field) Beijing, China 7 p.m.
Aug. 20 Japan Wukesong Baseball Complex (Main Field) Beijing, China 7 p.m.

Semifinals Date Opponent Location City Time (Local)
Aug. 22 TBD Wukesong Baseball Complex Beijing, China TBD

Medal Round Date Opponent Location City Time (Local)
Aug. 23 TBD Wukesong Baseball Complex Beijing, China TBD

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:20 PM CDT 0 recs

prediction

W, W, L, W, W, W, L

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 8, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

you don't think the netherlands can win it?

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

possibly

They have the talent, but do they have the heart?

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 8, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

chinese taipei

is taiwan btw

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:26 PM CDT 0 recs

Ok they are playing.

They clearly said there was no baseball at the this Olympics during the intro of Cuba. Very strange.

On ESPNs baseball page for the Olympics (aka baseball for dummies). Check this out.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/sport?sport=bb
“STARS
Nolan Ryan (United States)
A nightmare for hitters. The fastball throwing Texan holds the all-time record for strike-outs with 5,714 ending his career toward the end of the 1990’s.

Babe Ruth (United States)
A legend. The star of the New York Yankees helped his team win three World Series’ and hit an average of 40 home runs per season over 12 years. One of the legends of baseball.

Hank Aaron (United States)
The star of the Atlanta Braves beat Babe Ruth’s home run record blasting number 715 in 1974. At the end of his 23-year career between 1954 and 1976, his record stands at 755 and has yet to be broken.”

Nolan!
“his record stands at 755 and has yet to be broken” What a slap in the face to Barry Bonds! I love it!

So...why is John Hart still being paid?

by Texasportsfan on Aug 8, 2008 9:30 PM CDT 0 recs

thought nolan's career ended in 1993

not the end of the 90’s

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

hank's "record"

his record stands at 755 and has yet to be broken

source:

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

oh and on the babe

he won 4 world series titles with the yankees. and a few with boston i think

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 8, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Olympic baseball for 2012 was cancelled

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Aug 8, 2008 9:31 PM CDT 0 recs

ya i dont get that

so why is TT gone?

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 8, 2008 9:38 PM CDT 0 recs

TT

loves me some TT

Relax TT is not gone

"Over the years, my favorite pastime outside baseball is driving through a pasture looking at cattle." - Nolan Ryan

by hurlerhurley on Aug 8, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

This is the last year

Then it is cancelled in 2012. It is eligible to be in 2016 but work still has to be done.

"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo

by kentbenfer on Aug 8, 2008 9:55 PM CDT 0 recs

I just don't get it

Speed walking is a sport and baseball isn’t stupid…....

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Aug 8, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

you should see me

speed walking in my speedo tights with my big bulge drooping low. I tend to get noticed.

"Over the years, my favorite pastime outside baseball is driving through a pasture looking at cattle." - Nolan Ryan

by hurlerhurley on Aug 8, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

You still

live in HP?

I should visit you sometime.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Aug 8, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

lol

miles I love you too.

"Over the years, my favorite pastime outside baseball is driving through a pasture looking at cattle." - Nolan Ryan

by hurlerhurley on Aug 8, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

Haha,

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Aug 8, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

miles

btw.. our boy Matthew Stafford and those Georgia Bulldogs got the no.1 preseason coaches poll.

"Over the years, my favorite pastime outside baseball is driving through a pasture looking at cattle." - Nolan Ryan

by hurlerhurley on Aug 8, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

HP

is the home to the great coach, Randy Allen. I went to Abilene Cooper when Coach Allen was there. He built our program up and took us to the state championship game in 1996 behind Dominic Rhodes, who was the 5A player of the year that year. We got beat by Drew Brees and Austin Westlake. I am happy to see Coach Allen having so much success. Great guy. Great, great coach.

"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo

by kentbenfer on Aug 8, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

miles hates stafford

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 9, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up 0 recs

Concur...

Let’s watch badminton in 2012, but not baseball?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 9, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

synchronized swimming?

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 9, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up 0 recs

Heres a good reason to watch synchronized swimming...

Amazing

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 9, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

I have been rendered deaf, mute, and

dumb.

WOW!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Aug 10, 2008 10:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

Baseball in Olympics 2012

The decision was made in 2005 by the IOC after a secret ballot of international members in Singapore. Their reasoning was that is is not a Worldwide sport, but Cuba and Latin America blames the US major league owners for not freeing up major league players to participate (like basketball). In order for a player to be sent to the Olympics he cannot be on the 40 man roster. I don’t see MLB sending prime players for 2 weeks during the month of August when so many teams are in contention. It’s a complicated issue, but hopefully will be resolved and baseball can be reinstated for the 2016 games. As far as softball is concerned though, I don’t understand what that has to do with anything, the game is played in over 126 countries and should have remained in the games for 2012. Since it might be 8 years or so, hope Team USA brings home the Gold!

by TexasHeater on Aug 9, 2008 1:54 PM CDT 0 recs