Dechaine quits out of turn!

hang-the-9 said:
But so is not doing silly stuff to break the other player's concetration in sports like pool. I'd like to see Kasperov order some Chicken Nuggets in the middle of a chess match and see what happenes LOL
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I'm pretty embarrassed about the following story, but I have decided to ease my conscience and come clean here.

I inadvertently food-sharked Oscar D. at last winter's Turning Stone. They have tables right along the rail for spectators to get a real close look at the action. I hadn't eaten all day and I was getting a headache. Some guy sat down beside me with a big order of fries and my mouth started to water. I went to the snack bar and got my wife and I each an order of chicken tenders and fries and went back and sat down again.

Oscar and Jason Klatt had just started their match. I was seated near Oscar's seat, and when he missed I noticed he sat down in Jason's chair. I thought maybe my munching was bothering him, so I slid down on the table halfway between the two of them. That's when he came over to me and asked me very nicely to eat elsewhere because he was feeling nauseous and the smell of the chicken was bothering him.

I was mortified and apologized profusely and picked up and ate elsewhere. Later on I told somebody about it and he informed me that Oscar is a vegan.

So Oscar, if you get on here and read this tripe we write, I am sincerely sorry for being an idiot and invading your space. To be fair to myself, I saw folks eating on every table, but I have to admit that chicken was pretty rank smelling, being fried in hot fat near the end of the day. FWIW I wasn't feeling so hot myself after eating it.
 
JumpinJoe said:
This is one of the reasons pool sucks and stays in tge gutter. Which it always will stay.
The pros want everything, to make all the rules, demands, etc. But they never want to act like PROS.
They will never get REAL sponsors. They should never quit nor be allowed to, if they are beating some amateur they are in heaven talkin about how good they are playin. Then they lose to someone thier equal or better and they whine like asses about how bad they played.

PRO jackoffs is more like it.
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Well they sure as hell shouldnt be ordering food in the middle of their match, should they?

Or is this just another bash Mike deal? (Yes, he has earned some of it before.)
 
That really wasn't quitting. I missed a pretty easy ball and felt Corey could run the 10 wide open balls on the table. I guess something could have happened but I respect his game.
 
Mainplayer said:
That really wasn't quitting. I missed a pretty easy ball and felt Corey could run the 10 wide open balls on the table. I guess something could have happened but I respect his game.
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Mike is one of the few (very few) pros that posts on here. CJ I think has his own "pro posting" title though hehe.

Since you're online :smile: did you play in the Predator thing in Snookers? Who else was there and what were the results if you remember? There is a thread on there that Ken M started but there is no replies. I wanted to bring Alex to watch incase you played but we decided to go to his league match instead.
 
I see players eating at the table while the other guy shoots all the time. If he was slurping his soup loudly I might see a problem. Is it different with the "pure" game of 14.1? :eek: Johnnyt
 
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POVPOOL said:
So, I just watched Mike Dechaine miss a shot against Corey Deuel and then he immediately quit with Corey still needing 9 Balls.

The score was 116 each going to 125 at the MD Straight Pool Championships.

Both players were seemingly falling apart at the last minute but the issue here is that I don't think Mike should really be allowed to quit unless it's his turn at the table.

Technically, shouldn't Corey should have to come to the table and be forced to close out the match?

Corey needed 9 balls with actually only 6 open balls at the table, which means Mike still had a chance.

Silly, if you ask me.
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A concession or forfeiture of this nature should be punished with forfeiture of the event; whether or not there was a "b" side.

On a larger scale, with a tour, it should be punishable by tour suspension...
 
MahnaMahna said:
If someone wants to quit, they should be able to do it at any time. I don't see a problem.

Edited to add: unless someone was on a high run and they interupted something that would have been good spectator entertainment.
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100% agreed.
Sometimes letting it go is the only thing you can do. Other times you need to know how it feels to sit in the chair and watch your opponent take your money, pride, or what ever you playing for.
 
If I'm out of the tournament the instant I concede...
I'd probably cling to the shred of hope that corey will dog it, especially if he has shown signs of dogging it earlier.

Moving up the bracket is a few hundred bucks right? why not wait 2 minutes before kissing that cash goodbye?
Even just now Johnny Archer missed two routine balls and one toughie in a single match.
 
POVPOOL said:
So, I just watched Mike Dechaine miss a shot against Corey Deuel and then he immediately quit with Corey still needing 9 Balls.

The score was 116 each going to 125 at the MD Straight Pool Championships.

Both players were seemingly falling apart at the last minute but the issue here is that I don't think Mike should really be allowed to quit unless it's his turn at the table.

Technically, shouldn't Corey should have to come to the table and be forced to close out the match?

Corey needed 9 balls with actually only 6 open balls at the table, which means Mike still had a chance.

Silly, if you ask me.
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Mainplayer said:
That really wasn't quitting. I missed a pretty easy ball and felt Corey could run the 10 wide open balls on the table. I guess something could have happened but I respect his game.
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MD to say it mildly you are a fool.

Alot can happen in a 9 ball run.

You couldn't stand to sit and watch ? WTF

No spectator respect either.

You sicken me !

I tell you what you should never ever be selected for the Mosconi Cup

Or any other invitational event.

I'm not going to try explain why to you.

You would not understand.

Your head is not shaped that way.

:groucho:
 
If Mike really wanted to blow Corey's mind. There was a foul that was commited by Corey.Towards the end before MD quit Corey made a shot and scratched Corey stopped the cue ball before it hit the pocket. By the book it is a 16 ball foul/penalty. Generally its not called but if you really wanted to be a dick that would have been the perfect time to call it. The tension between misses/sharking/railbirds chirping was at a peak level.
 
I know Mikes gotten a lot of shit here on the forums...

But id have to say it's not really that big a deal. Sometimes you just feel like you don't deserve to win a match because of how you played and you don't want to give the other guy a chance to miff it.

Winning when you screw up, making shots with incorrect form or alignment can actually hurt your game in the long run.

The last thing you want when your goal is to play the best possible is get reward for bad behavior.

I think many peoples desire to win over shadows their desire to play the best they can or to do what's best in the long run.

Maybe the right thing to do for mike was to concede to Corey.

We each have to make that decision for ourselves and I don't think it deserves derision.

Just my two cents.

Jaden
 
Who hasn't conceded a match when they think it's over and are pissed off with themselves for missing an easy ball?

Really, people have too much time on their hands.
 
Two guys matched up at the poolhall,

they can quit anytime they want.

Two guys matched up for a promoter,

have obligations !!!

Besides I have seen more than enough of MD.

I just cannot bring myself like him.

imo you won't be talking about him for ever.

He will be a forgotten player.
 
oldzilla said:
Two guys matched up at the poolhall,

they can quit anytime they want.

Two guys matched up for a promoter,

have obligations !!!

Besides I have seen more than enough of MD.

I just cannot bring myself like him.

imo you won't be talking about him for ever.

He will be a forgotten player.
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The way you space words

Reminds me of a haiku

Its not easy to read.
 
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