Comments on: IBAF releases Information on Congress in Lausanne in December http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/ Baseball and Softball in Europe Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Owen http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Owen Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:50:18 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/?p=10604#comment-2726 Yes it is. Antonio/Tony Castro is also the team doctor for the Cuba baseball team. Yes it is. Antonio/Tony Castro is also the team doctor for the Cuba baseball team.

]]> By: makoG http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 makoG Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:09:53 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/?p=10604#comment-2724 Cool! Antonio for 3rd vice president! :) Cool! Antonio for 3rd vice president! :)

]]> By: philipp http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 philipp Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:11:40 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/?p=10604#comment-2723 It certainly looks like that. It certainly looks like that.

]]> By: makoG http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 makoG Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:49:26 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/?p=10604#comment-2722 Antonio Castro is the son of Fidel? Antonio Castro is the son of Fidel?

]]> By: Katie Kay Holmes http://www.mister-baseball.com/ibaf-releases-information-congress-lausanne-december/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Katie Kay Holmes Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:36:08 +0000 http://www.mister-baseball.com/?p=10604#comment-2721 Thanks for the update. It's a pity that Baseball has been excluded from the Olympics for the time-being, giving way in the end to Rugby and Golf. Although Rugby is a great game in its own right, I do question the validity of including the 7-man version of the game, rather than the full 15-man format. It most likely is due to the 7-man form game being played in two "halves", each of seven/ten minutes, whereas the 15-man game has two 40 minute halves. So the 7-man, (Rugby Sevens) format allows for a number of games to be played in a short timeframe. The inclusion of Golf will obviously bring some of the greatest names in modern sport to the olympics. What a drawcard it will be to have Tiger Woods at the games. Maybe it is this lack of "big names" that has counted against baseball. Sure, we do have some great players, whose reputations are well known in baseball playing countries, but how many of these are truly famous on the world scene in the tradition of a Tiger Woods or (dare I say it) a Jonah Lomu? Of course, the issue of doping within the sport has undoubtedly hurt its chances as well, with even those top names being tarnished as some stage. Do we need to revisit the unification of baseball and softball as an viable option that may see the code again represented in the olympics, or is the gulf between the two games completely necessary and insurmountable? I look forward to replies :) Katie Kay Holmes. Thanks for the update. It’s a pity that Baseball has been excluded from the Olympics for the time-being, giving way in the end to Rugby and Golf.
Although Rugby is a great game in its own right, I do question the validity of including the 7-man version of the game, rather than the full 15-man format. It most likely is due to the 7-man form game being played in two “halves”, each of seven/ten minutes, whereas the 15-man game has two 40 minute halves. So the 7-man, (Rugby Sevens) format allows for a number of games to be played in a short timeframe.
The inclusion of Golf will obviously bring some of the greatest names in modern sport to the olympics. What a drawcard it will be to have Tiger Woods at the games.
Maybe it is this lack of “big names” that has counted against baseball.
Sure, we do have some great players, whose reputations are well known in baseball playing countries, but how many of these are truly famous on the world scene in the tradition of a Tiger Woods or (dare I say it) a Jonah Lomu?
Of course, the issue of doping within the sport has undoubtedly hurt its chances as well, with even those top names being tarnished as some stage.
Do we need to revisit the unification of baseball and softball as an viable option that may see the code again represented in the olympics, or is the gulf between the two games completely necessary and insurmountable?
I look forward to replies :)
Katie Kay Holmes.

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