That comment felt a little sarcastic. I think I'll leave now this is getting a little uncomfortable.
that is the mature thing to do.
That comment felt a little sarcastic. I think I'll leave now this is getting a little uncomfortable.
that is the mature thing to do.
not when it's an overreaction.
i understand what you think you would have done, but you were not actually there.
those who have not been attendance when earl is melting down have no idea what the situation is like.
No one was having fun with it.
insults get shouted, tempers flare, believe me it immediately escalates to a level where just about everyone in the room is either pi$$ed off or uncomfortable.
No one was doing anything to cause the situation except earl.
I can gaurentee you that any spectator that would have purposely been causing distraction for either player would have been dealt with very quickly by chad, the owner of the venue & sponsor of the event.
leaving an event because you are not enjoying it for whatever reason is not an over reaction.
the sponsors of the event want it to go smoothly because they have a lot at stake.
Earl has a mental illness. Nothing anybody can say will make him think he's not being persecuted. It's a way he handles pressure now, albeit a dysfunctional way of handling it. He tries to get motivated by putting himself against the world. Under that pressure he typically cracks. He gives himself an excuse to lose. It's shameful behavior, but he cannot control it. If pool had a players union or major sponsor, his behavior could be regulated. Instead, sadly, we get a front row seat to watch a champion self destructing. I wish he had someone who could turn this around for him because he's incapable of doing it on his own.
Isn't it possible all of Earl's antics are completely calculated, and intentional in an effort to make his opponent uneasy and disrupt their momentum?
I paid my 30 bucks to watch the match, not to watch earl rake 4 to 6 balls, I think they should have to shoot every ball, no matter what. jmo kj
Yeah but what do you do when they still don't listen- disqualify them out and then give refunds to 600 people?
solutions are not easily found-earl has been threatened with everything.
Solution is very easily found. Don't allow Earl to enter any event anymore. He is the sole reason there is no pro pool tour. Multiple TD's over the years have allowed Earl's antics inspite of the sponsors wanting that behavior controlled.[/QUOTE
He may have been a large part of the reason Camel bailed but that has almost no relevance as to why there is no tour today. Earl should have definitely been tossed from more events but barring him from entering is stickier than tossing him from my experience. That's all im gong to say on that.
He may have been a large part of the reason Camel bailed but that has almost no relevance as to why there is no tour today. Earl should have definitely been tossed from more events but barring him from entering is stickier than tossing him from my experience. That's all im gong to say on that.
so how many events should a person be allowed into and then disqualified out of before they're placed on a "do not allow" list?
tough time reading?
my understanding was that they did not have a rule for shooting every ball? I think they should have had one. But then again who says earl would follow that rule anyways!