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Will Baseball Be Cut in 2016 Olympics?
Raycer ( Score Rank: User did not make predictions in the last 30 days ) Raycer  |  was scored on 25-Aug-2008 (47 days ago)
Baseball debuted as a medal sport in Barcelona in 1992. However, in 2005 the International Olympic Committee voted not to hold baseball and softball tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, but they will remain Olympic sports during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and will be put to vote again for each succeeding Summer Olympics.

While baseball's lack of substantial appeal in much of the world was a factor; more important is the unwillingness of Major League Baseball to have a break during the Games so that its players can participate, something that the National Hockey League now does during the Winter Olympic Games. Because of the seasonal nature of baseball and the high priority its fans place on the integrity of major-league statistics from one season to the next, it would be more difficult to accommodate such a break in Major League Baseball.

So will it be also cut in 2016 Olympics?
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  1. Raycer Raycer 47 days ago
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    answered: [ * ] Yes it is cut
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    MLB has flatly rejected any proposal linked to the league shutting down for the Games while the IOC has made it clear it wants the world’s best on the Olympic diamond if the sport is to have any chance of returning to the line-up.

    As a result, baseball and softball were both chopped from the Olympic programme in 2005 and will not be played at the 2012 London Summer Games.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beij...
  2. Homer Homer 157 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 80% ] Yes it is cut
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    No more baseball...
  3. black-shoulder black-shoulder 163 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 80% ] Yes it is cut
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    I don't see it happening... with so many baseball players loading up on 'roids, greenies', HGH's, and who knows what else, having them at the Olympics would mean a bunch of them would be busted for the use of illegal performance-enhancing substance, which would give MLB a big BLACK EYE (remember the IOC is a lot stricter when it comes to performance-enhancing drugs).

    Besides, even the World Baseball classic is poorly attended by MLBers - most stars don't want to participate, so why do it?
  4. Raycer Raycer 166 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 85% ] No it is restored
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    imo, Olympics is the best time to promote our beloved baseball games. why can't MLB adjust its schedule !?
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