“The problem? Europeans are not interested in baseball and softball...I am not sure when that would change anytime soon. Only ONE European nation fielded both baseball and softball teams this time: Netherlands. I don’t think French, Germans, Spanish, and British want to keep the sports in which they have zero chance of winning a medal.”
Thirty years ago, we didn’t have a snowball’s chance of winning gymnastics, soccer, cross country Tour de France type bicycling and other “world sports”. We adapted and overcame (as the Marines say). I think the one that personally shocked me more than anything this Olympics, (and honestly I don’t keep up with the sport) is the women sweeping all 3 medals in fencing (sabre). I always thought that was a European dominated sport. Nice to see we have some American ladies that know how to kick some tail in a knife fight!
I just don’t see young women in Europe getting into softball anytime soon...When some European team matches up against US, Japan, or Australia, IOC might reconsider softball...