Glad he made that after the phone crap.

People suck.

SA96 said:

Referee giving Capito loads of time.

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What does that mean? There is a shot clock!

loggerhead12 said:

He definitely is, but you won't hear the media call him that.

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Referee giving Capito loads of time.

Race to 5!

Close match, great production, commentary has been good.

This is good for the sport

Game of inches all right. Both players have loosened up, but they are going to tighten up if it stays close and goes down to the wire. I saw both Yapp and SVB shake in last year’s close Florida Open final.

jbart65 said:

If the refs aren’t complaining about soft breaks, I’m not thinking or worrying about it.

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My thought on the Matchroom break rules is this:

If you don't dare make a call in the final, even if you think there could be a violation, the rule is poorly written. I would say that in any sport, about any rule that invites the ref to swallow the whistle.

If there is going to be a break rule it should be mathematical (3 point rule) or even about a minimum speed of the cue ball (there are good ways to measure that now). A subjective "that didn't seem hard enough" is terrible and no ref in his right mind wants to call that in a final.

GideonF said:

You don’t think the mayor of NYC is polarizing?

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He definitely is, but you won't hear the media call him that.

jay helfert said:

Good match for TV!

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100%.

Frosty said:

Well, you’re dancing around it. We all have views, everyone. So are we all polarizing?

It’s amusing that terms like this are never used to describe anyone but someone with conservative leaning views and it’s done to imply a bad connotation to having those views, It reeks of projection.

Meanwhile you never hear anyone with conservative leaning views refer to those with liberal views as polarizing, when many of those views promote aberrant behavior befitting a reject of the island of misfit toys. Interesting [emoji848]

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There are lots of people on the left that are polarizing. You don’t think the mayor of NYC is polarizing?

That doesn’t mean they can’t be an asset to a sport like pool.

I was impressed, I wish he made it further.

I wonder if it's too late to fix that sidearm stroke though, I have a suspicion that it's costing him accuracy.

jay helfert said:

Good match for TV!

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Yes, I was saying the same thing.

Kris_b1104 said:

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He didn't soft break that one...

1 ball down, 4 balls past the head string.
Technically 5 balls past the head string, but the 4ball came back down to the side pocket.

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You’re trying to respond to a guy that clearly is trolling.

If the refs aren’t complaining about soft breaks, I’m not thinking or worrying about it.

Good match for TV!

GideonF said:

I had to look that up. I don’t know if that’s a regional expression or maybe it’s generational?

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Ha! I’m from New England, and there is no question what he meant!

GideonF said:

Well, I said yesterday that Joe is a polarizing figure (when we were speculating about the police presence). I do think he is - some love his views, some don’t. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t welcome him expanding the audience and sharing his love of the game.

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Well, you’re dancing around it. We all have views, everyone. So are we all polarizing?

It’s amusing that terms like this are never used to describe anyone but someone with conservative leaning views and it’s done to imply a bad connotation to having those views, It reeks of projection.

Meanwhile you never hear anyone with conservative leaning views refer to those with liberal views as polarizing, when many of those views promote aberrant behavior befitting a reject of the island of misfit toys. Interesting

I’m sure it’s not a coincidence that Johan is back in the US.

Capito settling in and loosening up.

Lowell said:

Is Joe Rogan a Christ like figure who I'm not allowed to he even mildly critical of?

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Of course you can!

Lowell said:

I appreciate his love of the game but that doesn't mean it's appropriate for him to commentating throughout the duration of the match.

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Fair point, and he’s not. He is not a professional commentator and it tells. MR just wanted him on for the opening.

Lowell said:

Especially given that he's a polarizing figure

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Irrelevant. He’s just talking about pool. If he brings more attention to pool, on net, and it benefits the sport and it’s players, I’m good with that.

Most people, in my experience, would be polarizing if people knew what they really thought. I would be polarizing. I bet you would be too.

As such, I don’t say much publicly!

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What exactly does that mean? That he holds opinions that you don’t agree with so he’s polarizing as a result? Really?

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We are a big, diverse country. Someone is always bound to be offended.

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Tight match. No telling who wins.