Blog: Let the Whining Begin

If there's one thing you can count on in an Olympic cycle, it's the grousing about what sports are included and what sports aren't. This time around, the popular complaint is the fact that baseball and softball are out, and in the 2016 Summer Games, golf and rugby will be in.

Americans unhappy about that change will cite statistics about the popularity of baseball and softball, and insist that rugby and golf (which haven't been included in the Games since 1924 and 1904 respectively) shouldn't be included no matter what happens with America's Pastime. What it all boils down to is the fact that they're offended that two sports they've heard of and understand and probably played at least once have been replaced by two sports they consider - well, if not arcane, then much less popular.

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