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We lost in the 2004 Olympics. I thought baseball was removed because not enough countries played the sport year round not because we dominate. That

Posted by Krusty - The only honest STer (aka Krustylu) Aug 6 '16, 05:50

would be why softball was eliminated. :-)
I'm not surprised they're bringing it back for the 2020 games in Japan. They love baseball and it makes sense to bring it back for their games.

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It was also that the baseball/softball complexes were expensive and went unused after so host countries complained. - iSpam Aug 6, 06:01 1
- Right, there's that too. Good point. -- nm - Krusty - The only honest STer Aug 6, 06:05

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We lost in the 2004 Olympics. I thought baseball was removed because not enough countries played the sport year round not because we dominate. That

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