Recent content by BayGene

I also thought about calling this thread "Beautiful Losers." We may have been privileged to see Irving Crane or Willie Mosconi once or twice, but most straight pool addicts are more likely to talk about the Gene Nagys, Jack Colavitas, Onofrio Lauris, and Johnny Ervolinos of this world, the Local...

I hope everyone is keeping José Garcia in mind. I suppose he might be covered by SJM's blanket statement "retired before 1985."

The Commish played in the World's 14.1 in 2010 at Breaker in Clifton, and 2011 at the Hilton in New Brunswick.

Finally on the board: 25.

Progress is an advance, no matter how slow. 33!

My high run of 2022 replicated. Not that I've made any progress:31.

Had the pleasure of seeing both Crane and Murphy in my youth. I saw unbelievable performances from both of them. The moment in the Hotel Commodore was seeing Crane killing a seven ball off the rail to the top pocket to set up a perfect break; that led directly to my (long!) misspent youth (?)...

Thank you, Positively Ralf!

28 on February 20; even inchworms get somewhere!

Thanks for bringing "Ziggy" into the consciousness of younger forum members. I've written about him extensively in this forum in the past and lobbied for him to be included in the Straight Pool Hall of Fame. Three quick shots: Like Joe Ancis, the greatest comic who ever was (according to...

25 January 4th

54!!! I've got to lie down now.

30 today, 20 on January 24th. (Sigh) I'll never shoot my age...

Finally got up to 20 in 2021. Well, it's a start.

Dear MattPoland: I'm not here to deprecate rotation games. All that I can testify is that after nearly sixty years of playing and watching pool, nothing replicates the thrill provided in attending live week long 14.1 tournaments over the years, the brilliance of individual matches and...