Oops I did it again (Yapp's) foul in a final, a second time!
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People can convince themselves of anything and not necessarily be lying. Just be at the scene of an accident. A guy runs a red light and eight people witness it and he says he didn't.No one knows what Yapp was thinking in the moment except Yapp himself (sometimes I am not even sure what I am thinking on such close shots).
In any case, Cornerman told us what Yapp said about why he reacted as he did. Sounds plausible to me. Cornerman's explanation also sounds plausible to me.
Hard for me to believe Yapp is lying.
Raises the question: Should refs based calls on physics. Marcel has done that, with some controversial results.
I am fine with humans making the call, even if it means some mistakes.
In baseball we now have the instant replay and umpires get overruled. I remember years ago before instant replays, seeing an umpire on the Johnny Carson show. Carson asked him did you ever make a wrong call? His answer was no. Once i makes the call that's what it is.
I also prefer the human element in pool. I like the idea of just racking the balls not using a template. There needs to be a certain randomness to the game. We don't need it to turn into a video game.
As far as Yapp, he didn't need the referee to tell him if it was good or not, he is in the best position to know. His immediate reaction is that of somebody who knows they just screwed up, then turns to the referee hoping he gets a favorable call.
The referee was actually in probably the wrong position to make the call. She should have been on that other side of the table right over the shot, not standing behind him.
It was just too much at stake both money and title to have been so casual about it. I don't think there was a camera on her when she acknowledged the call. I would like that a chance to see her and read her body language.