Recent content by SpotMonster22

I think you're right. It is the discretion of the ref as to the severity of the penalty...but in practice, from what I've seen, they usually escalate after there are repeated offenses. I can see in this situation giving ball in hand either for the sportsmanship violation or as a refusal to take...

Thinking the way APA sportsmanship rules usually go...it would first be ball in hand, with a warning. Next sportsmanship violation would be loss of game, and then the next, forfeit of match. I would also think that balls would need to be reset to their original position.

I know a couple of people who ended up with forfeits because they were waiting on an opponent to finish a match, and weren't at the table immediately when the other guy finally showed up (although one of those isn't actually showing as a forfeit on the brackets).

I actually enjoyed getting a behind-the-scene write up. Wish I had read it during the Mosconi cup. But the press release/statement from Team USA was a disaster.

Handing out the cash is Pete Cladianos, Jr., Sands Regent President -- Reno, Dec 1985?

I'm American, but was sitting on the Euro side, and I just about wanted to die when he said that. I think the point he was trying to make is that the team was facing a tough challenge mentally as the other team had been getting some good rolls, but that he helped them to shake that knowing they...

Cool idea I have a friend who was able to fund a project through kickstarter and he was amazed at how much exposure he got. I think pool will still appeal to a fairly narrow audience, but you'll probably get some people that would never find their way to AZ Billiards. I think its also a...

I think what you say is interesting (and true): its difficult to accept and its also difficult to reject our limitations. Most of us end up stuck somewhere in the middle, which is the worst place to be.

Limitations TheThaiger, I don't entirely disagree with you. The truth is we all have limitations, including the pros. It probably varies from person to person and from day to day, and in different points of our lifetimes. The problem is, how can I really know what those limitations are...

Ugh. I think for now you need to sit and wait for a few weeks and let her play as a 4. I would play her against other 4s as much as possible. Then go back to the LO, and ask again about the skill level, or maybe have her directly ask the LO. If she's playing straight up against players who...

I have to agree that there is a mental illness issue here. Does anyone know if Marty has any family that cares about his well-being? Even if this angry behavior seems in keeping with his personality, the fact that he is sending threats to so many indicates that something may have shifted. I...

can't stand that -When the other guy misses and then has to stay on the table to take three or four practice strokes to see what's wrong with his stroke....and does this EVERY time he misses. I know some really good players who will do one or two strokes, but come on, if you're a C/D player...

Aren't we lucky? Not everyone has a choice, so I guess I consider myself lucky to have both BCA and APA in my area. When I first started playing, I was in both leagues. The competition in the BCA was a little strong, and I found that APA was more fun for me as a beginner and my APA team...

Sorry, I probably should have said "conceding games" instead of forfeit...

Yeah. Forfeits are kind of interesting. One person may interpret it as a sign of respect and another, in exactly the same circumstances, will think you're trying to shark them. In this instance, the guy raked the balls in anger...so it didn't really seem to fall into the respect category...