On or Off Cuba Ping.
Posted on 07/08/2005 10:05:02 PM PDT by freedom44
HAVANA -- Cuba blamed the major leagues Friday for the sport being dropped from the 2012 Olympics.
Cuba has won three of the four gold medals since baseball was first played at the Olympics -- in 1992, 1996 and 2004. The United States won the gold in 2000, with Cuba getting the silver.
"Those who bear most of the blame are the owners of the professional leagues who refuse to free up their ballplayers to compete," Cuban Baseball Federation president Carlos Rodriguez told The Associated Press.
"It's a shame because this decision will disappoint millions of young people who practice and love this sport," Rodriguez added.
Softball also was dropped from the program for the London Games during a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Singapore. This was the first time the IOC eliminated any sports from the Summer Games in 69 years.
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On or Off Cuba Ping.
Cuba right now has bigger fish to fry seeing as how Dennis slammed straight into Havana.
Bush's Fault
A Bush"s fault from extreme left field!
I blame the U.S. for my flakes getting soggy this morning.
I demand satisfaction!
What do you blame the U.S. for?
Come on, let's get it all out in the open...
Don't worry Fidel
I'm sure Jimmy Carter would be more then happy to lobby in your behalf
yeah , but Jimmy has to get a better pitch than that horrid "Uncle Charlie" , which he can't even throw for a strike anymore
Hey Fidel! We beat your Cuban team at the Sydney Olympics without the major leaguers playing. You lost to a bunch of college kids.
It was hot outside today... obviously the work of BushCo.
My two picks for new Olympic sports would have to be karate and rugby. I would definitely tune in to see that.
I watched them in '96. They were berry, berry good.
And to think ... Selig, Angelos, Turner and yes ... Hank Aaron, went to so much trouble to grovel to this mass murderer. Now, he's not appreciative???
Well, this is terrible news. Why DID they drop them? And the softball was so popular with those American women doing so well.
I guess we'll see more baseball players defect.
Yeah, and he's been planning his revenge.
It's Bush's fault.
Cuba has won three of the last four gold medals in baseball. If I were Cuban, I would be upset as well. Other than a few isolated medals in track, baseball was Cuba's moment to shine in the Summer Olympics.
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