Bob Owen @ Shurtz Cues Injured His Hand Today (10-19-18)

For Bob Owen friends and fans out on the Forum, I learned earlier today that Bob
literally severed off the top 1/3rd of the middle finger of his right hand...a nasty wound.

The middle finger is pretty important not only for grasping a pool cue but as a custom
cue-maker, there's extensive manual dexterity and precision assembly of the cue's
components. Fortunately, he posted on Facebook the doctors were able to repair his
middle finger using 7 stitches & the wound looks ghastly & well suited for Halloween.

Please join me in wishing him a speedy recovery and hoping he heals quickly. For the
more morbid, you can visit Bob's Facebook page & behold his new Frankenstein look.
All things considered, Bob is just fortunate the doctors were able to salvage his finger.
That's great news as he has lots of cues to make & maybe it's time for to get another.


Matt B.

Dean,

I viewed the design and it looks great so much so I am tempted to get in on the project.
My only hesistancy is I am in possession of a Mottey cue with the same forearm design.

The cues made by Evan turned out to be truly handsome designs,,,,,Cudos on those CP
Schon Tribute Cues.......it was a great idea and all the cue owners seemed thrilled too.

I have a hunch that the cues Bob will be making will far exceed what's been done so far
emulating the heralded CP design others have attempted. Again, the special Schon tribute
cues turned out great but I'd wager that the cues Bob will be making will just be spectacular.

And you're right about Bob being old school in his approach. I heard that after he slices his
finger off, he used duct tape to re-attach it himself so he could finish the wraps on some cues
he promised to ship before the weekend. After going to the post office, the finger came off again
while driving so he stuck it in the glove box, got a coffee at Starbucks and then drove to the ER.

He's is a marvel comic book hero come to life......now the aforementioned didn't actually happen,
but Bob is indeed old school in so many respects. A handshake is a good as a signed contract
when you do business with Bob and I am telling this thread's readers the CP cue project that Dean
launched with Bob is a rare opportunity to land a fancy custom made exactly to your specs.by one
of the finest cue-makers in America. These cues will be a huge success so act fast if interested.


Matt B.

Bob,

Spring training camps open in 4 months. Baltimore was the 1st team to announce reporting dates and pitchers & catchers report on Feb. 13 & 14. MLB winter meetings are Dec. 13 -15th in Vegas. Some MLB teams are opening their checkbook for this year's free agency bonanza of available players to sign.

Lets see what our respective teams do in the off-season. Yankees need to unload Elsbury & Stanton too. Those two clunkers are costing $55 million in salary and even with those guys, Yankees are still under the salary cap. Then they need to let CC slip away & not resign him or Gardner representing another $25 million. That's $80 mill of their 2018 payroll and arbitration will cost them $8-10, maybe $12 miilion more with eligible players like Judge and Gregorius etc. The focus needs to be on the pitching and they have more money they can spend than any other team. Just avoid long term contracts when signing anyone and I hope they run away from the Harper - Machado fiasco when free agency rolls around. So all in all, with so much youth & talent, the Yankees mostly need help on the mound.

So how is the outlook progressing for the Royals? Their road on rebuilding is actually not as bad as say the White Sox or Baltimore's situation. I'll reach out to you next week about the CP cue project and by the way, Scott Lokey has commited to Dean for a CP cue and he's thrillled with the cue you recently completed for him. It did not require any hard selling on my part to convince him to sign up because of how pleased and excited he is with his new cue. He should be...... I still am with the two cues you made for me.


Matt B.