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.

dquarasr said:

Like Truman Capote. Kuh-poh-tee.

Christ on a bike!!!! MC, You had one job……..

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What’s crazy to me is that he did it AGAIN in the awards ceremony. Like you had 3 hours to train him after he blew it the first time!

What a great finish of the US 9 ball championship ESPN missed, just caught it on YouTube, I think a sport that has been around for hundreds of years would get a little more respect

Rocket354 said:

I was unimpressed with Rogan. He voiced his unfiltered opinions, yes, but he added very little of substance or entertainment value. And "very little" might be overstating it.

If he wasn't as well known as he is, people would be laughing the amateur pool commentator hack out of the booth.

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Strange comment. In essence you are saying “if he was an unknown amateur pool enthusiast, it would be weird to have him in the booth at the US Open finals”.

I mean, sure. But he’s not unknown and the point is he’s not there for you, or me, on anyone who would be watching the WNT broadcast anyway.

He’s there for people watching on ESPN2, and people who might see clips on YouTube etc, who will say “I know Joe Rogan. He loves this sport. Maybe I will watch some”.

I also suspect he will talk about the US Open on his podcast that gets millions of viewers.

It’s like pool players who would complain that they prefer Grady and Billy on Accu-Stats telling road stories or going into minutiae on the game rather than the way WNT presents the game. I love them too, but it’s just different audiences and viewers on Sky Sports or ESPN need different things.

What was the flooring, out in part of the room with all the tables?

It looked like ripped up carpet........

Rocket354 said:

I was unimpressed with Rogan. He voiced his unfiltered opinions, yes, but he added very little of substance or entertainment value. And "very little" might be overstating it.

If he wasn't as well known as he is, people would be laughing the amateur pool commentator hack out of the booth.

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Rogan is definitely a very positive person for pool. Is he good at commentary.... no I would 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 but 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.

Bob Jewett said:

Was it ca-POH-tay or ca-POTE or something else?

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Like Truman Capote. Kuh-poh-tee.

Christ on a bike!!!! MC, You had one job……..

I haven't read this entire thread.

What kind of cloth were they playing on?

And what was the color?

And I assume that was a Diamond ProAm built with drop pockets vs a ball return. Correct?

P.S. I saw Stu @sjm !! (For a brief second or two.)

dquarasr said:

Yes! “Capote”. Insulting!!
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Was it ca-POH-tay or ca-POTE or something else?

I was rooting for The Ferrari.