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that's cause there wern't any U of H players. other wise, it would have been a sure thing.

Corey wrote:

Soozy wrote:I hope you're not sending pros to the olympics - that goes against everything the olympics is about.

How do you figure? The Olympics is about sending the best in the sport to compete. As long as they don't get paid for the Olympics (which they don't) then what is the problem? Every other country does it.

Amen.

Personally, I don't really see the point of Tennis as an Olympic sport. The same exact people play eachother as in the tours and they do it year round so their match-up in the Olympics is not all that eventful.

The idea of golf came up to replace baseball and the same would be true there.

not quite as true... Golf has multiple tous on every continent (except for Africa but for all I know there is an African tour) And for the most part a lot of these guys only play eachother at major championships, namely the British Open which is the only true international championship. Golf also has a lot of depth now in at least two dozen countries. Personally I'd rather see golf in the olympics than Tennis or baseball, but that's just cause I'm a huge golf fanatic.

I went golfing the other day at 6am. First time out this year and I still shot 3 pars. (played 9)

the US wasnt in the last olympics for baseball
they didnt make it out of the North American qualifying region... Canada and Cuba won out

as for tennis at the olympics, its a different game, rules wise its obviously the same but with international tennis (ie. fed cup for womens or davis cup for mens and the olympic games) team coaches are allowed to coach the players during the game.. basically give em advice/change of strategies, etc.. it makes for a different game and when one puts on their countries colours, it changes something in them and they tend to play out of thier minds heh. apparently theres some sorta incentive other than money for them heh

Dabekk wrote:hi yannic! *wave*

hey joel!

*really late*

US isn't dominate in softball. WE've beaten you lot in the past 2 Olympics

As evident by your silver medals.

yea but i think the baseball world cup will be a lot more fun to watch at least to baseball fans.

i think the olympics have become more of a hassle then anything else. I mean the citizens in the countries dont even want them to occur there. So they really should re-evaluate the whole thing.

Corey wrote:As evident by your silver medals.

Sorry my mistake. We won in Sydney came 2nd in Athens and recently won the WC's but its good to know you're on top of things

Sorry buddy, but the US has won the gold medal in Softball since it has been an Olympic event in 1996. 3 in a row, my friend. Australia never won the gold.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/3259075

As for the World Championship, I can't find anything for women's so I guess I'll just have to believe you. I did find this however: http://www.2005worldsoftball.com/ but that is a Junior Men's league. Is that what you are referring to?

Maybe my memory is slipping in my dotage :/ I would have sworn black and blue we wont the gold in 2000 at least. O_O

I read a little snippet in yesterdays apper about the WC's and us winning. Only reason I know. It was for womens.

as long as you put U of H players on the field, the gold is a sure thing.

i really wouldn't mind seeing some martial arts in the olympics.

Its already there in the form of Tae Kwon Do

I wish I'd learned more in karate than just: punch, kick, block.