Comments for Olympic Hockey makes me miss Olympic Baseball at http://www.wezen-ball.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.wezen-ball.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:38:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-613 Larry, nice article! Who took the photo here? Details (where, when, etc.)? Please email us....Thank you - Peter M. Merena Sat, 29 May 2010 07:07:17 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-457 They never wil be there Big Lar. Bud would never suspend play for the Olympics or allow the players to leave. He wants to increase international exposure, but will not sacrifice the season. Plus why do you need the Olympics when the WBC is so hot! - jpeezypadsfan Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:11:40 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-388 Good points all. I agree with Ron that the IOC just doesn't want it, no matter what. That does make the implementation of WBC make more sense. And Latrell, you're right. Those games were great. Maybe I'm just making stuff up here, but wasn't that more crowd-driven than player-driven? With hockey, the crowd is a huge part, yes, but the nation v. nation thing comes out on the ice, too. Maybe it's the countries involved, or maybe it's that international competition is much more common in hockey, or maybe it's because I'm seeing things that aren't there, but it seems like a great international hockey match has crowds and players really into it. I don't know if baseball players are there yet (or ever will be). - lar @ wezen-ball Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:25:32 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-381 [quote]but even I have to admit that it's going to be a long time before we see a WBC version of the USA/Canada game from last night.[/quote] Did you not watch the WBC U.S.-Canada game back in March? I was there. It was electric. I think those games are very comparable. (But please don't mention the fact that the U.S. won both on Canadian soil. ) - Latrell Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:08:30 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-380 Baseball in the Olympics isn''t going to happen. Bud doesn't want it, and neither do the European countries that control the IOC. They sat back and watched while basketball became popular, and tolerate football because the season doesn't last very long. They want soccer and track and field to dominate the sports scene in Europe, and not an 'American' game. They aren't going to allow baseball to get a foothold. It will never happen. Never. - Ron R Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:24:40 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-378 For a Daily Guide of who to watch for gold, visit: http://www.lionsdenu.com/category/sports/thecoachs-vancouver-2010-olympic-guide-to-canadian-gold/ - TheCoach Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:18:38 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-376 Okay, time for a serious comment: Just like hockey or basketball, baseball HAS to have major league players playing all-out to make Olympic baseball viable. I know he won a World Series MVP, but Pat Borders should never, ever be the catcher for an American Olympic team. - The Hemogoblin Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:03:19 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/olympic-hockey-makes-me-miss-olympic-baseball.html#comment-375 I didn't realize the Olympics were held in 1094... I thought that was an off year. ;) - The Hemogoblin Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:00:33 +0100