XXXth Olympiad - London

[Shaytan]

So because it's not popular in Europe it shouldn't be played? Baseball is incredibly popular in Latin America and, as you stated, in several countries in Asia to include Korea, Japan and Taiwan. If table tennis and trampolining are in the Olympics there really isn't a reason why baseball SHOULDN'T be included.

Did I say it shouldn't be included ?

If the US didn't have good swimmers they would probably be behind Kazakhstan in the medal table.

So, what's your point exactly ?

 

[Angel4576]

Ben Ainslie - 4 Olympics - 4 gold medals. Great stuff!

Re Baseball - sits alongside other popular sports like Rugby, Golf, Snooker/Pool, Cricket etc that could be included, and probably should be in some format.

 

[Jax]

Another gold for Team GB on the waters

Wish they'd fuck football off out of the Olympics anyway - should have rugby in instead - it's a lot more aligned to being played in the Olympic spirit than football is.

Its the first time I've bothered to watch football at the games due to Team GB having a team and I enjoyed it. Dissapointed to see both the men & women's top their groups and go out in the last 8 (shootout for the men ). At the very least the womens game should remain because it does help grow their sport.

 

[Deckerd]

If the US didn't have good swimmers they would probably be behind Kazakhstan in the medal table.

So, what's your point exactly ?

I think it was to stir something smellly.

 

[Shaytan]

If the US didn't have good swimmers they would probably be behind Kazakhstan in the medal table.

So, what's your point exactly ?

I think it was to stir something smellly.

I know but I d'like to see the smelly thing exposed to clean it after.

 

[Deckerd]

Well I don't think an explanation of his point will be forthcoming.

 

[Angel4576]

The women's individual vault finals are tomorrow. I wonder who's going to take second place behind McKayla Maroney?

Erm.....oops!

 

[SmoothieX]

How is Trampoline a sport but Baseball/Softball is not? Trampoline is something you do in your backyard, not something that should be in the Olympics.

And diving is something you do from a stool in an inflatable swimming pool...

If you want baseball in the games, it will have to stay at an amateurish level. It's not popular enough outside North America and some asian countries.

I actually agree with you regarding the Diving, and over the years I've gone from liking it to finding it boring. As for baseball, I'm fine with it staying at the amateur level and it's gaining in popularity in the last several years. It should come back.

I miss baseball in the Olympics. Can you imagine if football were an Olympic sport? Brady to Fitzgerald...and it's another touchdown. The US leads 77-0 and the Russians are fresh out of ACLs.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

Spoiler: women's individual vault final

Who knew that Maroney would mess up the easier of her two vaults in the most important meet of her life? She could do that vault in her sleep. She did it at Worlds last October and took gold running away. I have never seen her mess up that vault. Never. The average score costs her the gold by a tenth. She must be sick and--quite frankly--she has good reason. She knows she's a better vaulter than Izbasa, but Izbasa takes the gold and it's perfectly fair. At least Wieber was done in by an arbitary rule. Raisman lost her AA bronze because another arbitrary, tie breaking rule. Maroney had the gold in the palm of her hand, and she gave it away to a lesser vaulter. . The medal was hers to take. Oh.....how could she do that? I'm not bemoaning it. The other girl earned the gold on this day, but....sickening. This is going to stick in her craw for a long, looooooong time and there's no other medal coming to console her like the team medal was able to console Wieber.

 

[Angel4576]

Federer destroyed - gold GB!

 

[Camren]

So because it's not popular in Europe it shouldn't be played? Baseball is incredibly popular in Latin America and, as you stated, in several countries in Asia to include Korea, Japan and Taiwan. If table tennis and trampolining are in the Olympics there really isn't a reason why baseball SHOULDN'T be included.

Did I say it shouldn't be included ?

If the US didn't have good swimmers they would probably be behind Kazakhstan in the medal table.

So, what's your point exactly ?

That outside of swimming the US haven't been that great at the Olympics? Was that so difficult to work out?

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Wow. Andy Murray defeating Roger Federer in 3 straight sets out of 5. What a result!

Murray a little subdued in his celebrations, though - no doubt he's got the mixed doubles final on his mind now.

 

[Shaytan]

That outside of swimming the US haven't been that great at the Olympics? Was that so difficult to work out?

Yes, I think you will need to explain me in details where is the problem.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

Well, at the moment China has 58 medals to the US's 56. They're in first and second place, so I'm thinking the US isn't doing too badly.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

If the US didn't have good swimmers they would probably be behind Kazakhstan in the medal table.

So, what's your point exactly ?

That outside of swimming the US haven't been that great at the Olympics? Was that so difficult to work out?

Well, yeah, because it's not true and it's a petty thing to bring up even if it were true. But just to indulge you for a moment:

Kazakhstan has five medals total so far (all gold - four in weightlifting and one in cycling).

http://www.nbcolympics.com/nations/nation=kazakhstan/index.html?etx=medals&etx2=2012-medals

The US has 26 medals in sports other than swimming so far (11 gold, six silver, and nine bronze).

http://www.nbcolympics.com/team-usa/medals/index.html?etx=medals&etx2=2012-medals

The games are only halfway done, and some of the sports we do very well at have just started (track & field) or haven't reached the medal stage yet (basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, women's soccer, etc).

http://www.london2012.com/schedule-and-results/

While I'm obviously rooting for the US, I'm happy to see Britain win the medals it has (yesterday's wins on the track were particularly exciting) and other countries as well (I enjoy the Jamaican runners a great deal). I don't see why you have to be rude and make up pointless qualifiers for why another country's achievements don't count.

 

[Shazam!]

Can you imagine if football were an Olympic sport? Brady to Fitzgerald...and it's another touchdown. The US leads 77-0 and the Russians are fresh out of ACLs.

It is. Great Britain lost on penalties last night.

 

[Deckerd]

Can you imagine if football were an Olympic sport? Brady to Fitzgerald...and it's another touchdown. The US leads 77-0 and the Russians are fresh out of ACLs.

It is. Great Britain lost on penalties last night.

Yeah some things are as immutable as the rain.

 

[Shaytan]

Well, at the moment China has 58 medals to the US's 56. They're in first and second place, so I'm thinking the US isn't doing too badly.

It's even better than that considering that there is a lot more Chinese people in the world.

But Camren will certainly grace us with an explanation on how bad it really is followed by a little speech on how good GB is

 

[Deckerd]

France were pretty awe inspiring in the swimming as well. Considering Australia did incredibly badly, I think France got their mojo.

 

[Angel4576]

I don't see why you have to be rude and make up pointless qualifiers for why another country's achievements don't count.

Hardly in keeping with the Olympic spirit is it.......