I lost 20 on capito.

There was probably a ton of security because they like to shoot people in Texas

Do we have to put el Ferrari in the HOF now?

Rogan wasn't terrible commentating on the filler far match., I didn't expect him to be back in the booth again. He won't save pool. You all have been saying that for you 2 years now.

Was nice to see pool back on espn

Brookeland Bill said:

Fundamentals. You should have started in 1960. You learned to play by trial and error.

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I started after that, learned by trial and error, and wasted literal decades of my life working 10X as hard for half the results.

The fundamentally sound players of today would trounce the top players of the 80s given a time machine. Earl, Sigel, Hall could hang, but pretty much all the others would get steamrolled by even the 50th best player today.

Thorpe is exactly what most top players of then would look like if magically transported to today's game. A talented player, fighting an uphill battle against poor mechanics, and ultimately just an also-ran.

Bob Jewett said:

You can see on the scoring site that they played on table 16. Only tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 were streamed.

According to a friend who watched the match, Pinegar should have been disqualified out of the match for multiple reasons.

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I can’t watch him. He’s psychotic and pathetically slow.

billiardshot said:

Does playing Pool with Families or Friends mess up your real game??
In my opinion Yes. Because I don't want them not to enjoy the game!
But it cause me a little mental break down. Special when we go to a bar to play.

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I lose interest.

Rocket354 said:

Yeah, his stroke is painful to watch. If he had proper fundamentals from the start he'd probably be a much better player. He probably could fix it, but that might require something like two years off to completely rebuild his fundamentals and relearn the game with his new, "proper" form. I'm guessing most on the fringes of the pro circuit don't have the financial luxury of doing something like that.

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Fundamentals. You should have started in 1960. You learned to play by trial and error.

Rocket354 said:

I thoroughly enjoyed Rogan's 2hr podcasts when he interviewed FedorX2 and JJ. I've enjoyed a few other guests on topics I know nothing about, because he does his podcast/interview job superbly well.

I hope he helps creates more visibility for pool. I, too, would live for him to have FSR on his show.

I also found him annoying and in the way in the booth for the US Open, wishing he would just stfu. He was entirely out of place.

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He was stepping on the remarks of JJ and Karl, but I didn’t care. I knew he would only be on the broadcast a short while. By the end, he was talking less.

In any case … back to the actual match for me. That’s where my focus is. Tight, tense affair. FSR held it together a hair more than Capito. So many pivotal moments that changed the momentum of the match, none more so than Robbie’s carom miss.

RunoutJJ said:

Rogan is definitely a very positive person for pool. Is good at commentary.... no I wpukd say he isnt polished but at least hes a player and a student of the game.

He knows the players and the championships they have won. He understands jargon and pattern recognition which is very impressive to his NON Players fans on his podcast platform with MILLIONS of followers ever cast.

Would really like to see him have FSR on the show to have a proper discussion on this huge event. How he feels about Matchroom, the promotions and possibly ideas for the future.

Not to throw mud its this kind of negative energy that drains the life our of everything. Most importantly this beautiful game we all love. Maybe step back and look at the bigger picture amd not rip someone down because he isnt Jim Wych.

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I thoroughly enjoyed Rogan's 2hr podcasts when he interviewed FedorX2 and JJ. I've enjoyed a few other guests on topics I know nothing about, because he does his podcast/interview job superbly well.

I hope he helps creates more visibility for pool. I, too, would love for him to have FSR on his show.

I also found him annoying and in the way in the booth for the US Open, wishing he would just stfu. He was entirely out of place.

You've helped prove my point that if he wasn't famous no one would care. You just point to his millions of fans and the fact that he knows player names and basic patterns. Roe Jogan who did the job he did would be roasted mercilessly here.

I hope the powers that be find a way to leverage his notoriety without subjecting us to his spiritual and amateurish takes on professional pool.

it wasn’t the best, technically perfect pool, but damn entertaining. Was pulling for FSR -hell yeah. Lotta heart from both guys. You could tell they are both on full edge. Best final I’ve watched in a long time IMO.