Boston gets 2024 U.S. Summer Olympic bid

[JackReacher]

Just glad DC didn't get it. That would have been a nightmare. As it will be in Boston if it somehow wins, which it won't.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...be0af8-9754-11e4-927a-4fa2638cd1b0_story.html

Anyone in Boston actually excited for this?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I think it would be cool, very cool. I've been to four Games, and the cities in which they were held seem to have survived the experience just fine. I does take a heaping amount of overall civic cooperation, not our strong suit as a group, alas.

 

[JC]

Survives as in hasn't burnt down?

It's a complete waste of public money, fun as hell but like any party the hangover just isn't worth it.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Survives as in remains an economically vibrant community. I have staged few if any parties I regretted holding, BTW.

 

[Songbird]

Who'll win the gold in the 2-mile Bumper Car Sprint?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Hometown hero from either Charlestown, Everett or Somerville.

 

[JC]

Survives as in remains an economically vibrant community. I have staged few if any parties I regretted holding, BTW.

Athens laughs at this. So does Montreal and numerous other cities.

No they aren't devastated but the debt that is left behind is not worth it.

Vancouver was one of the more successful ones and the city of Vancouver is stuck with huge debt.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

You think the rest of the world hates us now? Imagine how bad it will be after being exposed to Boston fans for three weeks. :D

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I was selfishly kind of hoping DC would get it because I'd be close enough to take in some events, but not an actual citizen of the metro area who would have to deal with the mess during and after.

 

[jackfinarelli]

As a resident of the DC suburbs, I am very pleased not to have to put up with a decade's worth of nonsense leading up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. This part of the world is already enough of a goat rodeo trying to get from one town to another. Two strategically placed fender-benders during a rush hour can make everyone's commute home into a 3-4 hour nightmare.

Good luck to Boston. Maybe the good folks in Qatar will grease enough IOC palms to secure the games there. After hosting the World Cup in 2022, the Olympics in 2024 should be a piece of cake for them.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'm sure the government and construction leaders who brought us the Big Dig will be right on the nose for this project.

 

[ColdCat]

Cue the obligatory Bill Simmons column on how great the old Garden would have been as an Olympic basketball venue in 3....2....

 

[Rhody31]

If Boston gets it, it's going to be awful.
It will be terrific for Rhode Island though. I could see Newport hosting the sailing events and that, along with people coming to visit during the games, will bring in a ton of money while we spend little, if anything at all.
I already told my wife if Boston gets the games, we're renting our house out to some rich foreign family and going on a vacation.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Rhody, I don't see any events being out of state unless RI or RI businesses kicked in some serious dough. We got the same ocean here, after all.

 

[HanSenSE]

Can baseball be reinstated, just for some games at Fenway?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Cue the obligatory Bill Simmons column on how great the old Garden would have been as an Olympic basketball venue in 3....2....

Daniel LaRusso should have gone on to the Olympics and win gold, with Mr. Miyagi as his coach.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Isn't baseball expected to be back in for Tokyo?

 

[Mark2010]

Of all the US cities, I think Boston is the most prepared to host, at least from a sporting and climate perspective. Politically? Well, I guess it depends who is in office at the time. What's Mitt Romney doing these days?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Having spent six years badmouthing the state while running for President twice, Mitt's not going to be around much here anymore.

 

[X-Hack]

I've always wanted to see the Olympics in person. But not here. And the idea of Boston pols, contractors and IOC officials in cahoots with each other is just a corruption stew that's almost too rich to ponder.