Predictions for Earl vs. Mike?
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Dechaine 10
Strickland 3
Both guys missing shots, Earl missing more and sellng out.
Dechaine 10
Strickland 3
Both guys missing shots, Earl missing more and sellng out.
MisspentYouth
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Er, told ya so...
After Earl's hindparts cool off...a rematch at Steinway...
After Earl's hindparts cool off...a rematch at Steinway...
Congrats, Mike. Sometimes you're the mare, sometimes you get to be the stallion.
A couple of observations. 1.Alternate break in rotation games really is never very good, but in short races it makes some kind of sense. In a long race it makes no sense. 2. Earl had a thick tennis racket like wrap on his cue the went almost all the way up to the joint.
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I hear you. At one point it was 16-4 Dechaine. Earl can't possibly win then, all that can happen is for Mike to melt down and beat himself.
Hate the ultra-tight pockets as well. Ends up looking like a missing contest with dry breaks.
I play on that table every week. It is definitely not "ultra tight". The pockets are about 4.5" at the points, Maybe a hair less. Probably somewhere between 4.25 and 4.5. I don't find the table especially tough compared to the others, so why would they? To be honest there are some funky rolls and the rails are quite bouncy...I see that as more problematic than the pocket size.
KMRUNOUT
Well, they looked really tight to me, and it was mentioned by the commentator that they had been recently tightened. I dunno, they both missed a bunch for whatever reason. It was painful to watch.
Actually I also thought I heard the commentator say they were tightened to a little less than 4.25.
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I watched it & Mike got on a roll early. I think he might have only missed 2 shots all night.
As far as Earl, after he missed an easy 3 ball in the corner he never regrouped. He all so got some unlucky rolls. Plus as soon as I heard the music playing I figured Earl was out of his element. All & all Earl held his composure pretty damn good for getting smoked hard.
As far as Earl, after he missed an easy 3 ball in the corner he never regrouped. He all so got some unlucky rolls. Plus as soon as I heard the music playing I figured Earl was out of his element. All & all Earl held his composure pretty damn good for getting smoked hard.
because I was having a finals 9 ball match today I signed off when the score was 14-4 and mike took a break....I could see then that earl would not get close. I have watched almost every utube match with earl and before the match began I saw earl in his chair blowing his nose and rubbing his forehead, the writing was on the wall, he did not look as though he felt up to the task at hand. he never really got out of the gate unfortunately. I just want to thank az billards, al, and the sponsors for a well done FREE stream! thank you very much!
Yes it was a nice run stream.
The only thing that would've made it better is player mic's. The background noise made it hard to here what the players were saying(Earl). And I know Al said he had no control over the music but someone else in charge there should've at least unplugged the music box for the match. The people that were there to play music had no business being there that night. IMO. Plus from what I could make of it, the songs were pretty bad.
The only thing that would've made it better is player mic's. The background noise made it hard to here what the players were saying(Earl). And I know Al said he had no control over the music but someone else in charge there should've at least unplugged the music box for the match. The people that were there to play music had no business being there that night. IMO. Plus from what I could make of it, the songs were pretty bad.
With Mike up 12-3, I opted for bed. Earl, quite obviously, had no shot. Despite the tough table, Mike wasn't missing much and Earl was.
The match was as lopsided on the pool table as it was on paper.
After all, in the last six American 9/10 ball events having a huge and internationally diverse field (omitting anything in which neither played), here's how it went.
DCC 9-ball 2013: Mike 3rd, Earl did not play
Players 2013: Mike 9th, Earl 17th
Ultimate 10-ball: Mike 7th, Earl did not play
US Open 10-ball: Mike 7th Earl 25th
US Open 9-ball: Mike 9th, Earl 33rd
DCC 9-ball 2014: Mike 6th, Earl 30th
In short, when the chips are down in the big events , Earl pretty much never
outperforms Mike. Earl is still a very highly skilled player but he isn't in Mike's league and his results prove it over and over.
The match was as lopsided on the pool table as it was on paper.
After all, in the last six American 9/10 ball events having a huge and internationally diverse field (omitting anything in which neither played), here's how it went.
DCC 9-ball 2013: Mike 3rd, Earl did not play
Players 2013: Mike 9th, Earl 17th
Ultimate 10-ball: Mike 7th, Earl did not play
US Open 10-ball: Mike 7th Earl 25th
US Open 9-ball: Mike 9th, Earl 33rd
DCC 9-ball 2014: Mike 6th, Earl 30th
In short, when the chips are down in the big events , Earl pretty much never
outperforms Mike. Earl is still a very highly skilled player but he isn't in Mike's league and his results prove it over and over.
you're kidding right. I saw Mike miss two shots in the same game. One reason I was trying to get a wager down on Earl after it started, cause Mike looked very week missing some shots.
He didn't miss many make able shots. I thought it was only 2 but I could be wrong.
As far as mike looking week, I'm gonna have to disagree. He looked in stroke to me.
I watched Saez run a 4 pack on 3 7/8" pockets at HT. It's not how tight the pockets are, it's how imprecise their cueing was. They are professionals and, as such, should be able to adapt, shorten up, and start splitting those pockets.
Very very boring...
Alternating Break just sucks.
As far as I'm concerned it's not even pool, it's more like something the Obama administration would consider a positive advancement.
Pool is catching a gear and putting together packages.
Nothing better than watching a match with one player down 7 to 3 in a race to 10, and see the trailing player get up and tie the match before his opponent gets a chance to shoot.
Last nights match could of contained that type of high drama, but no.
Half way through it was time to turn it off and do something interesting.
What a disappointment :sorry:
How can anyone think that an alternating break format is good for anything?
Alternating Break just sucks.
As far as I'm concerned it's not even pool, it's more like something the Obama administration would consider a positive advancement.
Pool is catching a gear and putting together packages.
Nothing better than watching a match with one player down 7 to 3 in a race to 10, and see the trailing player get up and tie the match before his opponent gets a chance to shoot.
Last nights match could of contained that type of high drama, but no.
Half way through it was time to turn it off and do something interesting.
What a disappointment :sorry:
How can anyone think that an alternating break format is good for anything?