Live Baseball/Softball presentation to the IOC 8:20am Central Time Zone

[knightsb]

The Baseball-Softball presentation to the IOC broadcasting live here 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Sunday 8 September 2013 - YouTube

Just started

 

[knightsb]

Riccardo Fraccarri co-president of WBSC is now presenting to the IOC - introducing the Bid team

"If your decision is to achieve full gender equity in Olympic Sport then #Baseball-#Softball should be your choice"

Antonio Castro is talking about the global broadcast reach of #Baseball-#Softball and its international reach & values of the game

"We want to give every boy & girl the chance to play #Baseball-#Softball - and that chance is through the Olympic Games"

The Aussie @JustinHuber26 has talked about how every pro player he knows wants to play in the Olympics.

And now Maria Soto from Venezuela talking about how #Baseball-#Softball can be played by anyone anywhere.

"With the #Olympics millions of young girls everywhere will turn to #Softball" Maria Soto

"MLB fully support the WBSC bid to return #Baseball-#Softball to the Games" Bud Selig

Don Porter is now talking about how #baseball-#Softball builds a social culture wherever it is played

Presentation over... Q&A over...

 

[cuzmail]

Is it just me

It seems that they committee isn't directly answering the IOC questions with specifics.

 

[JJsqueeze]

I just became a Don Porter fan....made me tear up.

 

[Phandle]

It's wrestling.

 

[Lozza]

Bloody Olympics.

We must have sports that are focused on women and have a wide appeal.

Lets put in a sport that few women participate and isn't played globally!

What was the count?

 

[MTR]

Bloody Olympics.

We must have sports that are focused on women and have a wide appeal.

Lets put in a sport that few women participate and isn't played globally!

What was the count?

Rogge always claimed to be female sports oriented, but, IMO, never really followed through. Again, IMO, softball is a perfect example

 

[knightsb]

The final result was Wrestling 49 votes Baseball Softball 24 votes Squash 22 votes

 

[James Smith]

USA Today:

"For softball, it was a particularly crushing blow. Baseball has top pro leagues around the world, the World Series, the World Baseball Classic. Softball had the Olympics."

 

[knightsb]

I just became a Don Porter fan....made me tear up.

Don Porter's presentation today (sorry the audio & video are slightly out of align), but the message was good. JJ's reference starts about 2:10:

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