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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #135 on: August 15, 2008, 08:46:06 PM »
Quote from: StephanieLea on August 15, 2008, 08:03:45 PM
He's 15th....fairly respectable but I not the final I would've hoped for. :-\\\\

Hmmmn, yes might be a bit one sided. Still, you never know.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #136 on: August 15, 2008, 10:01:04 PM »
Quote from: TykeMan on August 15, 2008, 11:22:12 AM
It's more down to the MLB. The IOC want each sport to have it's top competitors in it, whilst the MLB want to promote the sport worldwide, in order to satisfy the IOC they'd have to allow the top players to join up with their national sides which would mean a 2 or 3 week break in the season, just as the pennant races are coming down to the wire - so the MLB wouldn't do this.

Well, there's that too. ;)
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #137 on: August 15, 2008, 10:12:01 PM »
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #138 on: August 15, 2008, 10:13:08 PM »
Quote from: TykeMan on August 15, 2008, 11:17:54 AM
Just goes to show why it shouldn't be in the olympics, they don't care. The best comment I heard was that any sport where the pinnacle is not an Olympic gold should not be in the Olympics.

Or that all sports should have the requirement that Olympians be amateurs.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #139 on: August 15, 2008, 10:24:48 PM »
I don't think basketball's "Dream Team" is very fair at all. 
As for baseball, I don't want to watch MLB players in the Olympics.  I can see them on television every summer night.  I want to see some up-and-comers giving it their best and when the Olympics are over then they can try to make it in the majors.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #140 on: August 16, 2008, 12:33:10 PM »
Its great about Rebecca Adlington
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #141 on: August 16, 2008, 03:04:49 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on August 16, 2008, 12:33:10 PM
Its great about Rebecca Adlington

Yeah :)... It was great turning on the computer to check the Olympics news this morning - when I went to bed last night, we had 3 golds and when I got up, we had 7 :). According to the BBC medal table, GB is in 6th place now :).

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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #142 on: August 17, 2008, 05:40:36 AM »
He did it!!!

Michael Phelps beat Mark Spitz 7 by winning 8!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17swim.html?ref=sports

Congrats to him!  ;D awesome.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #143 on: August 17, 2008, 05:42:15 AM »
Quote from: Turtle-Turtle on August 17, 2008, 05:40:36 AM
He did it!!!

Michael Phelps beat Mark Spitz 7 by winning 8!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17swim.html?ref=sports

Congrats to him!  ;D awesome.

I'm sooooo happy for him. He's a great athlete and I love his attitude!!! Go USA!!!
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #144 on: August 17, 2008, 06:56:07 AM »
Did anyone watch the mens's 100m final yesterday??  Absolutely amazing!
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #145 on: August 17, 2008, 08:25:11 AM »
Yay - GB won the gold in the mens' four!  (rowing, sorry) My husband will be v pleased.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #146 on: August 17, 2008, 08:29:25 AM »
Quote from: Turtle-Turtle on August 17, 2008, 05:40:36 AM
He did it!!!

Michael Phelps beat Mark Spitz 7 by winning 8!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17swim.html?ref=sports

Congrats to him!  ;D awesome.

amazing isn't it?

Have you seen the reports about how much he eats per day? Something likw 36 eggs and a whole pound of pasta for lunch.
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #147 on: August 17, 2008, 10:08:53 AM »
Not sure it will last but great to see Team GB are in thrid place on the medals table.. :o :)
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #148 on: August 17, 2008, 10:42:47 AM »
Quote from: english.bloke on August 17, 2008, 10:08:53 AM
Not sure it will last but great to see Team GB are in thrid place on the medals table.. :o :)

And with 1/2 the amount of athletes in the Olympics as China and the USA!
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Re: 2008 Olympics
« Reply #149 on: August 17, 2008, 11:48:54 AM »
Hurray for the Baltimore Bullet!! And go Team GB as well.

Liz, I did see what he eats. Unreal!

And the mens 100m was awesome, too!
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