Well, good morning ya all, I see everyone has been keeping busy.
So here's what I have to say:
As previously pointed out, players have traditionally start a high run attempt with a break shot, mostly because it's tradition and it makes keeping the count easy. In the case of Mosconi's run, his opponent made three balls and then Mosconi came to the table and ran 526 from an open rack. IOWs, there aren't rules for high runs, though I have reason to believe that's going to change real soon.
Back in March, Bobby flew out to Colorado to show Jayson's run to BCA officials. A committee of six watched in an executive suite Bobby had reserved, on an 70” screen. At one point someone thought there might have been an OB foul and they re-ran the tape over a half dozen times and there was still doubt. Regardless, at the conclusion of the review, a vote was taken and it was unanimously agreed upon, given the rules posted on the BCA website which clearly stated CB fouls only, the 714 would be certified as the new record.
Now it appears that after that first BCA meeting, a second committee was formed and a new vote taken. Bobby was not invited to attend. And, with a 3-1 vote, suddenly OB fouls were to be counted and the record was now 669. It is my understanding that the dissenting vote came from a professional player on the committee -- a very highly regarded Hall of Famer.
Bobby asked Jayson about the foul and Jayson said he did not foul any OBs during his run. I have watched the run and cannot tell conclusively if he rocked a ball back while jacked up over it or not. But here we are. And IMO that place is at the following coordinates: if you're going to accept the BCA moving the goal posts with a possible OB foul, then logic dictates that you must also accept his record at 669.
But there's one more thing: until someone can prove that other high runs where completed without OB fouls, that 714 still looks pretty good, IMO.
Lou Figueroa
