Baseball DIY

Until I read this article, I had no idea that a sport could be voted out of the Olympics. They are still playing ping pong and badminton (I have no clue how to spell this) after all plus the whole horse/steeple chase thing which seems more of an event than a sport to me. (And don't even get me started on rhythmic gymnastics and that water dancing deal.)

But no baseball or softball? It's not like these are Western sports only; they're everywhere. I can't believe that baseball would be snubbed and to lose both of them blows my mind.

Does anyone have a clue what the IOC was thinking?