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I keep saying this, Earl is a sick man and has been one for a very long time. It is both sad and bewildering to have to deal with him as a TD. You must be part therapist, part TD and part parent to even attempt to reason with him most of the time. The fact that some of the time he is not a problem is only another indication of his infirmity. Being married to a therapist, as I was for years, I think she would diagnose him as bi-polar. And an extreme case as well. I only wish he would get the help he so obviously needs. His brilliance is only outshone by his turbulence. Very sad for Earl and for pool.
Brian, that was a great description of what happened. Just by the detail, you can tell it was an accurate account.
I'm sorry to say that this "illness" of Earl's goes back as far as I can remember. I recall at least 20 years ago when he was playing in Europe against Efren, and the crowd was outwardly cheering for Efren, Earl was reported to have yelled to the crowd, "Why are you all cheering for him? I'm the white guy here!"
Or maybe that isn't the "illness" that people are referring to now. Maybe there is some newly diagnosed "illness" that makes him act the same way he did for the past 20 years.
He's getting worse? Well, yeah. He's getting older. They say we all get worse in one way or another as we get older.
I'm so sorry for him if it's chemical. I really am. I also think that every player who enters a tournament has a right to a fair match without being intentionally sharked, even it it's by someone with a pathology.
I appreciate most of your posts and opinions on things. On this one you are wrong. Don't play the race card on Earl. There are few of us who know him very well and know that race isn't intentional there.A couple months ago a female pool player from Detroit saw Strickland outside the tournament hall. This woman thought of him as a pool god. She approached him and started telling him how great it was to finally meet him. She made the mistake of saying he was her hero. Earl's response was, Lady shouldn't Tiger Woods be your hero. The woman was African-American.
People want to call his problem a medical disorder. OK, if it makes you feel better.
...Don't play the race card on Earl. There are few of us who know him very well and know that race isn't intentional there.
Other than that its hard for me to defend him too much. In all the threads that are out there right now there is a lot of truth to all of them. Just sayin.
Now, I will say that Earl is extremely patriotic, which may sometimes be interpreted as exhibiting jingoism. :embarrassed2:
Thank goodness for those who know the truth. Those who have hang-ups about sex, race, and religion usually think everybody feels about these subject matters the same way they do.
As an example, those who are sexually inadequate usually talk about sexually related topics with all people they meet. Meanwhile, the reason they keep talking about it is because, sadly, they suffer from a sexual inferiority complex.
Considering Earl's recent years, the thought of him being a racist is almost laughable, if you think about it.
One may label Earl a variety of names, but "racist" is most definitely *not* one of them. :wink:
Now, I will say that Earl is extremely patriotic, which may sometimes be interpreted as exhibiting jingoism. :embarrassed2:
Wow. That's totally bizarre. How dumb am I? I never even made the connection that Earl was playing a Filipino player (Alex)! I would have written the exact same post if Earl was playing Cory Deuel instead of Alex. My point was that his behavior for 20-plus years has always been over the top --- whether the comment was intended for a particular opponent or audience member, or two people on the next table who were supposedly conspiring against him --- And that's a stone cold fact.
I agree, Fran. I have witnessed the same thing myself.
I have had a conversation with Earl about audience members rooting for non-American players in an American-run tournament like the U.S. Open. I think it does bother him to think that American audience members are pulling for a European, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, or Australian player instead of rooting for the home team.
That is why I mentioned the jingoism. It's not that he's exhibiting a prejudice against race, but rather it's a form of patriotism, though some consider it jingoism. Jingoism, however, is something I have been accused of as well. You know, USA all the way, baby! :thumbup:
Waiting for report on Earl
Also want to know how you did..
...and how many cues you bought
I keep saying this, Earl is a sick man and has been one for a very long time. It is both sad and bewildering to have to deal with him as a TD. You must be part therapist, part TD and part parent to even attempt to reason with him most of the time. The fact that some of the time he is not a problem is only another indication of his infirmity. Being married to a therapist, as I was for years, I think she would diagnose him as bi-polar. And an extreme case as well. I only wish he would get the help he so obviously needs. His brilliance is only outshone by his turbulence. Very sad for Earl and for pool.
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I'm sorry to say that this "illness" of Earl's goes back as far as I can remember.