Recent content by sjm

Thanks for that. I always like the vibe of a well-attended event.

Of course, and as I've said before, if keeping production costs in line enables Matchroom to produce new majors and grow prize funds, I'm OK with it.

No, I don't think they will outdraw the large crowds always found in Atlantic City, which is in New Jersey, but is easily drivable from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FYI, Texas is a gigantic state...

Atlantic City always had big crowds. That's not the reason. This is all about production cost.

Yup, Atlantic City, despite its superb summer weather and its beautiful seaside, was not an ideal home for the US Open. Harrah's hotel really left a lot to be desired. Even though attendance was always strong, I won't miss it at all.

In 1985, I spent a week on business in the Dallas area in August. It was over 105 degrees every day and humid. It was the worst (not hottest) weather I have ever experienced. When my company's headquarters chose to relocate there in 1988, I very quickly chose NOT to go with them. I'm...

Agreed, perhaps 35 or 40, but fans were not exactly bumper to bumper. At a Matchroom event, that's about as many eyes as you ever get on an unstreamed table.

Since when was that the goal? What we have seen, however, is that Matchroom, by managing the presentation of both its product and its players well, has been able to partner with some out-of-industry partners in the production of some of its events, including the Mosconi Cup, which about five...

Yes, it was SRO for a couple of Anthony's matches.

It was Floridian league players that showed up in droves to watch Anthony play in last year's Florida Open, a Matchroom major. He has a big following in Florida, site of the PLP.

Let's start with this - there is no reason for pool players to dress formally. The only question is whether they should be committed to dressing presentably (at bare minimum, no shorts and a shirt with a collar). Equally clear is that the "I can't play well unless I am dressed very...

Highly unlikely. I actually played against Jason once in 2000 at the BCA Nationals in Las Vegas. I haven't heard his name in quite a long time. His reputation was probably earned more on the bar tables, where he was a known killer, than on the nine-footers. Are you saying that there is a...

Nice. Engineers make a lot of money. Like German cueist Stefan Kasper (Fargo 807) and Iraqi cueist Ameer Ali (Fargo 840), he still manages to play pool at the highest level despite being a part-time player. We must all wonder what these three fine cueists would accomplish as full-time...

To an enduring credit to our sport, happy birthday.

That certainly describes the Bergman of 2014-16. If he'd had a big break, I feel he had enough game to have won a major. I agree that the new break rules have made the break less important and have made defense, which is Justin's strongest suit, more important. Still, he must learn the...