Recent content by jbart65

Ah. A soothsayer! On AZB of all places. Do wonders never cease.

I really didn't think the US could get off to a worse start in the Mosconi, but the players somehow managed it. Worst start ever. The mistakes piled up early and often. Forget the current or future US talent pool. The US didn’t lose today because of lack of talent. They lost mainly because of...

Woodward is not the great singles Mosconi player he thinks he is. Past glory. What a poor push out.

My gosh. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Back to the original program.

I hope we don't see Gorst and SVB paired again. Maybe they have been unlucky. Or maybe it would be better to just split up two alpha dogs. Can't believe the litany of errors that's lead to being 2-0 down. The US could easily be 2-0 up. Not saying they are done if Sky loses his singles match...

Of course I'd rather play a longer race. Luck plays less a role in longer races ... ... but talent still wins out in the long run, short races or long. I enjoy the Mosconi because of the loud and in-to-it crowd. Sure beats a dead crowd at the WPC. I also enjoy seeing pool players under the...

Savvy as you are, Garczar, you really do have some ... curious views. The players clearly take the event seriously. Joshua Filler said yesterday it is his favorite event. SVB said there is no event with more pressure. Every player wants to play in it. Moritz Neuhausen said this week it was his...

Correct. It's ridiculous to say races to five are a crapshoot. Races to 5, races to 7, races 9, races to 11 - the better players are going to win most of the time with alternate break. As for championships, Predator is using sets for some of its events. Race to 4 sets, best two of three of...

Didnt expect Alcaide to be the weak link. Doing his best to keep the event competitive.

I said earlier that races to five are not actually a crapshoot. Team USA just showed why. Styer messes up easy position on what should have been a fatal Alcaide miss. US goes down 3-1 instead of the score being 2-2. Then Billy misses an easy 9 ball and Pijus pockets a table-length bank. Score...

Becue makes excellent cues. I've used them, and they are somewhat popular in my pool hall due to one influential player. Better than other cues? No. The shafts are as good as most other CF shafts, but not better. Becue's big claim to fame is the carbon butt. I think Cuetec now has such a line...

I hear this all the time, from players and fans. Races to five are a crapshoot. Anyone can win. I suppose one could say that about any one race to five. But it’s simply not true about many races to five in an event like the Mosconi. The better, more talented teams tend to win. We have seen...

I am not letting little things like aversion to travel, etc, get in the way of compiling lists!

Maybe, but you can only play five! Looking at Fargo, the next best five the US could field would be Mike Deschaine, Justin Bergman, Oscar Dominguez, Anthony Meglino and Tony Chohan. Lukas is much further down on Fargo, but he'd be a candidate for the team, too. Not awful, but definitely a big...

Yes, I verify everything. One great thing about AI is it gives all the original sources for its info. I cross check against those sources or other sources. I not only lived thru the dotcom bubble, by the way, I covered and wrote about it as a journalist. Lot of speculation, to be sure, and...