Joshi 91 Posted July 22, 2021 #291 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, rajiv said: I note Australia has won a medal in this ridiculous minor sport every time it has been in the Olympics ( look it up ) The Gold medal game was always going to be between USA and Japan I note that Italy has a similar selection policy to that of the Israeli Baseball team ie look for foreigners who somehow can qualify Lets hope that these not very international sports are not seen again Well to be fair the Italian pitcher who has a very important role is born and bred at least but I actually do get what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,235 Posted July 22, 2021 #292 Share Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, rajiv said: I note Australia has won a medal in this ridiculous minor sport every time it has been in the Olympics ( look it up ) The Gold medal game was always going to be between USA and Japan I note that Italy has a similar selection policy to that of the Israeli Baseball team ie look for foreigners who somehow can qualify Lets hope that these not very international sports are not seen again Its the only ball/bat sport even worthy of inclusion and frankly its different from all the sports on the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhaw 8 Posted July 22, 2021 #293 Share Posted July 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, intoronto said: Its the only ball/bat sport even worthy of inclusion and frankly its different from all the sports on the program. Really? Even cricket has more countries playing and more followers. dcro, Topicmaster1010 and intoronto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,620 Posted July 22, 2021 #294 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I am surprised at the good level of the Italians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajiv 25 Posted July 22, 2021 #295 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Benolympique said: I am surprised at the good level of the Italians! That's because they are mainly American born and bred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,572 Posted July 22, 2021 #296 Share Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, rajiv said: That's because they are mainly American born and bred Yeah sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajiv 25 Posted July 22, 2021 #297 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Bhaw said: Really? Even cricket has more countries playing and more followers. Cricket is played at a high level in every continent . Now rather like the Israeli baseballers and the Italian softballers many countries can field a so called national team which really isn't ( ie composed of the South Asian diaspora )but there are 12 + senior or Test countries where the national team is full of genuine nationals ( unlike here ) (I say 12+ because the West Indies is a composite side of various independent Caribbean nations ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 22, 2021 #298 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Is there a more imperialistic sport than cricket though? Agger, intoronto and Gianlu33 3 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted July 22, 2021 #299 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 minute ago, dcro said: Is there a more imperialistic sport than cricket though? Is that an argument for anything? It's not like we don't get fed with american sports through a thousand movies... nenad and rajiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 22, 2021 #300 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, LDOG said: Is that an argument for anything? It's not like we don't get fed with american sports through a thousand movies... No, but is certainly fitting for a typical Totallympics bashing masked under a pretense of "discussion". Baseball/softball is like the only non-European-centric team sport at the Olympics. And it's here for one cycle. Just let it be. stefanbg, intoronto, orangeman and 3 others 6 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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