Apparently there have been a lot of empty seats at Olympic events -- particularly the decidedly unpopular baseball games -- embarrassing IOC and Chinese officials into getting factory workers and other fake fans to fill seats.
On the bright side, the Florida Marlins just got a fabulous idea.
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7 comments:
I thought they canceled baseball as an olympic sport.
I thought they canceled baseball in South Florida.
I thought Jeffrey Loria canceled fabulous ideas in South Florida.
They canceled baseball for 2012, and apparently, the low attendance at games isn't going to help.
APBA Guy-
Lots of empty seats for women's beach volleyball also, which is very hard to understand. I think the Olympic hosts need many decades of exposure to our TV and rock n roll.
APBA Guy-
Lots of empty seats for women's beach volleyball also, which is very hard to understand. I think the Olympic hosts need many decades of exposure to our TV and rock n roll.
WTF? Did anyone else read this entire article and see the plan for breaking ties in the 11th inning? With that kind of hare-brained scheming I'm not surprised the IOC is booting baseball.
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