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Commentators talking about anything but the match in front of them

Buckzapper
I've heard commentators from the booth that obviously never saw a pool table before. Every rack this clown would say " Do I see a 1-9 combo coming up to end the game early?" No, the 9 is on the top rail and the one on the bottom rail.
I heard a live stream commentator say "Well, will you get a look at those headlights on that waitress bringing our drinks?"
You shouldn't have to mute the match, but sometimes you're are forced to do it.
The other end of the spectrum on commentary is Scott Frost, Jeremy Jones, Danny D, Billy I., Corey and Earl. I enjoyed Earl doing commentary on 9 ball. He's a pool savant.."If he gets on the wrong side of the 4, he'll never get out." He did and Earl was right.
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RIP CHANG JUNG LIN

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sjm said:
JL Chang had a beautiful stroke and seemed more into the action scene than the tournament scene. In those respects, he was the "Asian Buddy Hall."
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I think he absolutely was a fair comparison to Buddy Hall. Two consistent players that never had to shoot a hard shot because their fundamentals were so solid, they never had to, and they could still make any shot period. Neither had a flashy game (I personally think they did, but it was subtle) but could hit a gear that wowed you when they did. Chang Jung Lin was my favorite player because he represented an attitude that didn't care about attention. He was an elite player that put the balls in and let the results speak for themself. 40 is young in the life of a pool player (and in general), it's a huge loss for our community.

一路走好 roughly translates to "there is one road, travel it well". I think he did that and it was cut short, unfortunately. All we have left is racks like this final one he had to close out the 2018 International Open:

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Never said a thing until he knew it was a sure thing. Even though he played like one, he wasn't a robot. This one hit me hard. Life is full of bad rolls, appreciate the good ones you get while you're still around to get them.
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RIP CHANG JUNG LIN

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Mark Wilson commentating in 2019:

[Chang Jung Lin] is only 33. He's just now getting set to to enter the prime of his pool playing career. I would say mid 30's to mid 40's, maybe even late 40's.
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Top 100 Players today:
  1. Joshua Filler DEU 858
  2. Ameer Ali IRQ 851
  3. Fedor Gorst USA 846
  4. Pin-Yi Ko TWN 846
  5. Francisco Sanchez Ruiz ESP 844
  6. Shane Van Boening USA 844
  7. Ping-Chung Ko TWN 843
  8. Aloysius Yapp SGP 835
  9. Jung Lin Chang TWN 834
  10. Johann Chua PHL 834
  11. Carlo Biado PHL 834

🥲
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Fargo on Bar boxes

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MitchAlsup said:
The big table and the bar table require different skill sets.

There are fewer clusters on the big table so long shot making is paramount.

There are more clusters on the bar table so making shots and breaking clusters is paramount.
Bar boxes require more 3-rail shot making to walk CB around interference.

If you play 50%-50% on each, you will develop both sets of skills.
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I agree with this in principle. However at a certain point the ability to strike the object ball accurately you gain playing on the big table translates into being precise enough to navigate tight spaces and clusters. Most players that play well on the big table can take their game to the bar table with ease, doesn't really work the other way around.
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Commentators talking about anything but the match in front of them

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Bavafongoul said:
The Oneida WPA 8 Ball World Championship that was held 4th of July week suffered the same fate with male
announcers. They rambled, meandered, interviewed guests during which time they never commented on the match
underway. I could have done a better job and I don’t know much about announcing but I do know & understand pool.
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i think mika was good
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Hu's Avator/Smorg Badges

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Biloxi Boy said:
I can no longer read all of Hu's badge but know it has something to do with Smorg. Also, there used to be several similar aviators/badges, but I do not know who all, how many, etc. Sadly, there is a whole generation who knows nothing about Smorg. (I lurked for years but am terribly deficient.) So, I would say it's time to stir the fire and tell/hear the whole story, and anything else we should know about Smorg.

And please, mods, please fix Hu's and the others' avatars so we can read them. Thanks.
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short for smorgasbord? if not, i have no clue, but as a non english speaker i'm curious. it sounds quite mean. like a dragon in lord of the rings or something

a similar word, smert, was both the abbreviation for the soviet secret police and is the russian word for death
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