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Some of the younger members on this forum may not know Mike's game that well. Just before he retired Mike was called "Mr. Finals or Captain Hook". Mike's record playing in the finals of major tournaments was pronominal. I heard Jerry McWorter ask Efren who was the toughest player he'd played...

Bob is a great guy to deal with. He modified some shafts for me a while back to match one of his cues and the workmanship was outstanding. You have a classic old Schon.

I've just been reading this thread and when I came upon Jim Wych's post it was great reading his views and opinion. I think a lot of Jim and I've always enjoyed his commentary. Jay, your this post is right on the money and you couldn't have said it better. James

Thanks for writing such a positive and interesting trip report. There have been a few threads that were not nearly as pleasant as your report on your trip to the Mosconi Cup. The US team took a beating, but you have to give the Europeans credit, they played well and in a format where the races...

I agree with you Jay. The five you named would be favorites over anybody......

Unless you put a price on the cue it's hard for anyone to make you a reasonable offer, trade or cash. Just a suggestion...... James

I'm sad to hear this bad news about Paul. We talked about cues on the phone a couple of times and he ended up buying a Tim Scruggs cue from me. It was one of the smoothest cue deals I ever had. We talked like we were old friends and i'd never met him in person. RIP....... James

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I wondered the same thing about Mika since he's lived in New York for years! Since Europe encompasses many countries we should be able to include Canadians (Alex). How would we have done with Johnny, Shane, Alex, Mika, and Corey! I think it would have been a different story at the end with those...

I'll agree with you, i'd like to know how a couple of the players were picked to be on the team. It's obvious to me that the process for choosing the team players needs revising.

You have summed it up pretty well. One thing that bothered me was Shane and Johnny didn't play on day three and Dennis played twice. I hate to lose with my best horses still in the barn. I understand save them to try and win if you are still in it, but based on the score on day three Team USA...

Let's face it the Euros are very good! Earl was his usual sharking talking self and it made team USA look bad. I hate to say that, but the truth is the truth. I was one of Earl's biggest fans, but after watching him act like he did in this year's Mosconi cup it just goes to show you that he...

I used to be a fan of Earl's, but I have to agree with you. A player that acts like Earl shouldn't be on the team. If you have to lose at least show some class and give your opponent some respect.

Day 3 USA has their back against the wall and Hatch is scheduled to play twice before Johnny or Shane plays? I have to wonder about this strategy......

I agree and I'd much rather worry about making balls and position than worrying about my high end cue getting dinged or stolen when I go to the restroom! I have a couple of nice cues, but I usually play with a Schon or my full splice cue with a Predator shaft.

In my experience if you want to play top level pool then you better concentrate on what you are doing. The Europeans were almost stone faced during their matches and it showed in their play. Anyone who watched the matches knows who I'm talking about especially the first day. Show your emotions...

Johnny is toast in this match. I'm a fan of Johnny's, but he can't come back with alternating break and Niels planning almost perfect pool.

Europe is getting a lot of rolls, over and over. They don't make many mistakes, but when they do it works out for them more than for USA.

Terminator up 4-0 and Johnny looks nervous to me. I guess if I was down 4-0 and my team was down 7-1 i'd look nervous also! Come on Johnny.....you can do it like you have many many times in the past! The problem with making a come back is the alternating break plus the fact that balls on the...