9 Peculiar Summer Olympic Sports that Have Been Discontinued

By Matt Hickman, Mother Nature Network

For those of you mourning the fact that baseball will not be part of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (or the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro), don't worry because you're not alone - there are legions of croquet enthusiasts, tug-of-war fanatics and solo synchronized swimming fans out there who have experienced a similar loss.