Folks:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4e6dSuQ4wsg
A great match for the following reasons:
1. It isn't a run-away -- both players have many turns at the table and both players make human mistakes. The loser has no gripes -- he had *plenty* of opportunities at the table and I'm sure he knew the only thing he should point his finger at, is the reflection in the mirror.
2. The commentary is EXCELLENT -- Grady Mathews and Johnny Ervolino.
3. Although Johnny Ervolino's voice ("The Velvet Foghorn") is one of those "you either love it or hate it" things, his knowledge of patterns, which balls to take off the table, where the "itsy-bitsy spider" danger shots to avoid, is of course, legendary. In fact, Johnny called *every single* one of those "itsy-bitsy spider" shots -- where the player scratched or ended up with no shot -- before the player even gave a hint he was going to play it -- was 100% on.
4. Only annoyance to the commentary is that Johnny E. was a chain-smoker, and you can constantly hear the "ka-chick!" of his lighter, and the mouth sounds of him puffing on a cigarette next to the microphone. Johnny hacks (coughs) badly at certain points, although you can hear he gets up from his chair and tries to move away from the microphone when he does so.
5. Efren dazzles in the penultimate rack, when, after making the break-ball and breaking the rack, he has what seems like no shot to a pocket. I won't spoil the shot he finds and *nails*, with an additional outcome.
Great stuff,
-Sean
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4e6dSuQ4wsg
A great match for the following reasons:
1. It isn't a run-away -- both players have many turns at the table and both players make human mistakes. The loser has no gripes -- he had *plenty* of opportunities at the table and I'm sure he knew the only thing he should point his finger at, is the reflection in the mirror.
2. The commentary is EXCELLENT -- Grady Mathews and Johnny Ervolino.
3. Although Johnny Ervolino's voice ("The Velvet Foghorn") is one of those "you either love it or hate it" things, his knowledge of patterns, which balls to take off the table, where the "itsy-bitsy spider" danger shots to avoid, is of course, legendary. In fact, Johnny called *every single* one of those "itsy-bitsy spider" shots -- where the player scratched or ended up with no shot -- before the player even gave a hint he was going to play it -- was 100% on.
4. Only annoyance to the commentary is that Johnny E. was a chain-smoker, and you can constantly hear the "ka-chick!" of his lighter, and the mouth sounds of him puffing on a cigarette next to the microphone. Johnny hacks (coughs) badly at certain points, although you can hear he gets up from his chair and tries to move away from the microphone when he does so.
5. Efren dazzles in the penultimate rack, when, after making the break-ball and breaking the rack, he has what seems like no shot to a pocket. I won't spoil the shot he finds and *nails*, with an additional outcome.
Great stuff,
-Sean
