yesterday i spent a few hours doing something i like to do when i am not playing pool, watching pool
. although i have not played bcapl in 5 years i watched the live stream of the bcapl ohio state championships with great interest.
i was into it so much my gf came into the room a couple of times to see what i was yelling about
. i saw players of every level play. from guys making efren like shots to missing the easiest straight in you ever saw. i was cheering on the winners and saying damn for the losers.
now what i am about to say is not an attempt to bash the bcapl or their players. it is directed at the guys who love to jump on the apa bashing bandwagon everytime they get the opportunity. the guys who think bcapl and its players are the holey grail of amateur pool. the guys who say bcapl players are serious and better players and everyone else is just bangers.
in a few hours on here i saw everything they criticize bangers for.
drilling holes in chalk like they were drilling a well.
setting the chalk upside down.
slop shots. yea i know they lost their turn.
failure to acknowlege their opponent before or after a match..that is rude and unsportsmanlike to me.
sharking
and here is something i dont get. a player commited a foul, at least i thought he did and no one called him on it. so later i posted on here a rule question . buddy eick, the bcapl national head referee was kind enough to reply and confirm that it was indeed a foul. not only was it a foul but one that would result in a loss of game.
now here i am sitting at my computer, a guy who is a staunch apa defender on this forum, a guy who has not played in bcapl in 5 years or so, spots a loss of game foul .
the opponent, the captain, hell no one on the team caught it. i am thinking wth !! no one on the team was paying attention, no one knows the rule. this is the championships for crying out loud, get your shit together!
in other words i saw the same things yesterday that i see in apa , napa, or my money league.
what does that mean to me? it means we all are human and not perfect. all leagues are good in their own way in promoting amateur pool.
the words of mark griffen"we all know who he is" when posting in the tunica tournament come to mind here. he stated that bcapl was going to be held at the same time and venue as napa "we will try to work together"
so why dont we all on here try to work together for the betterment of all amateuer leagues :thumbup:
. although i have not played bcapl in 5 years i watched the live stream of the bcapl ohio state championships with great interest.i was into it so much my gf came into the room a couple of times to see what i was yelling about
. i saw players of every level play. from guys making efren like shots to missing the easiest straight in you ever saw. i was cheering on the winners and saying damn for the losers.now what i am about to say is not an attempt to bash the bcapl or their players. it is directed at the guys who love to jump on the apa bashing bandwagon everytime they get the opportunity. the guys who think bcapl and its players are the holey grail of amateur pool. the guys who say bcapl players are serious and better players and everyone else is just bangers.
in a few hours on here i saw everything they criticize bangers for.
drilling holes in chalk like they were drilling a well.
setting the chalk upside down.
slop shots. yea i know they lost their turn.
failure to acknowlege their opponent before or after a match..that is rude and unsportsmanlike to me.
sharking
and here is something i dont get. a player commited a foul, at least i thought he did and no one called him on it. so later i posted on here a rule question . buddy eick, the bcapl national head referee was kind enough to reply and confirm that it was indeed a foul. not only was it a foul but one that would result in a loss of game.
now here i am sitting at my computer, a guy who is a staunch apa defender on this forum, a guy who has not played in bcapl in 5 years or so, spots a loss of game foul .
the opponent, the captain, hell no one on the team caught it. i am thinking wth !! no one on the team was paying attention, no one knows the rule. this is the championships for crying out loud, get your shit together!
in other words i saw the same things yesterday that i see in apa , napa, or my money league.
what does that mean to me? it means we all are human and not perfect. all leagues are good in their own way in promoting amateur pool.
the words of mark griffen"we all know who he is" when posting in the tunica tournament come to mind here. he stated that bcapl was going to be held at the same time and venue as napa "we will try to work together"
so why dont we all on here try to work together for the betterment of all amateuer leagues :thumbup:
