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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    The reason Shane and Fedor have more opportunities with sponsorships and tournaments today is because their skills have placed them at the highest level in a pool universe much larger than the 80s. Shane has represented the U.S. better in world competition than any American player and other...
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    Since it was in the UK, Wales I believe, I can see these spectators.and players used to snooker scratching their heads wondering how Morro can be so accurate pulling his head up so often. He represented Mexico and also HT Bellflower.his home room very well at the highest level of pool.
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    Morro finished second in the World nine.ball tournament in 2000. Looking at the past winners and runnerups of this tournament that began in 1990 that is quite an accomplishment. Earl has won three, 1990,91and 2002, Archer two and a second place all.in.the nineties. I didn't see any other two...
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    Keith remained in prime form through the 80s. Color of Money in 85 fueled more drive and confidence to wear the World gets the ,8. The pool world was much smaller then and started to change with the Filipino invasion followed by Europeans, Orientals and others. In watching hundreds of...
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    The level of play in pool has never been higher and like in all sports the legends of the past whether Jerry West and Elgin Baylor in basketball or Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays in baseball the pool greats from the past would be able to compete today. The rest would have a difficult time. Many of...
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    I love the fact pool has become international as has the NBA and MLB and can't imagine watching only Americans play pool again or in the NBA and MLB. It has broughtlevel of play has gone up
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    1990s 9-ball McCready vs. Paez

    Like all sports the game evolves over time as players learn from their predecessors
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    Why did Earl lose the Hong Kong Color of Money $100,000 match to Efren?

    You may not be a moron but you don’t look to smart misspelling it.
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    Francisco Bustamante stories

    I apologize for assuming the famous quote of asking to “double the bet” Bustamente made was a known fact. In the early 90s before the internet we read magazines like Billiards digest for our news and our memory of the details may fade, I thought Archer ran twelve, that quote and all details can...
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    Francisco Bustamante stories

    An article regarding the Archer- Francisco match: This month, our story is from the Scorpion himself, Johnny Archer. It was in Toledo, Ohio, right after the Glass City Open Tournament, either 1992 or 1993. Francisco Bustamante had just started coming over to America and playing the...
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    Francisco Bustamante stories

    Thanks for pointing to it at 118. My bad.
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    Francisco Bustamante stories

    They were races to 13. I said 12 and stand corrected. More impressive,
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    Francisco Bustamante stories

    CJ Wiley said on a podcast that the only time he was ever intimidated playing pool was against Busty in Chicago for 14 k. It was a time CJ was riding high and feeling confident with scores against Efren and Mark Tadd who was one of if not the most feared gambler at that time. CJ said he ran the...
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    best slow and fast players

    I watched Luc play charlie "hilllbilly" bryant at the BCA in vegas 2005 and he was breaking as soon as charlie had barely lifted the rack and running racks as if he was playing 'speed pool". Very entertaining to watch. Afterwards Charlie sat in the bleachers moaning and complaining. On the slow...
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    Your Favorite Players to Watch?

    I could watch McCready and Efren all day when i watched many of the tournaments at Hard Times Bellflower in the 90s. Calvin, a regular put it best when he said: "nobody shoots a prettier game of 9 ball than Keith." Efren was simply the magician. Watching Mark Tadd the first time the LA Open in...
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    How good were Cole Dickson and Mark Tadd?

    How is claiming to be past your prime in your early to mid 30s anything other than an excuse? I was your biggest fan throughout the 90s at HT during the first sunday of the month tournaments. .As regular Calvin said: nobody shoots a prettier game of 9 ball than Keith" but the intimidating...
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