I could not even imagine getting to 500, and knowing only 27 more to go. That's some pressure.
I hope he does it. And I like Wilie as much as anyone else. But, lets get off the "comparing" tables, cues, balls, chalk, cloth, etc. A record is a record.
I'm pretty sure baseballs, bats, gloves, fence distance, etc were not all the same in the 1920s compared to now. But, nobody in baseball brings that up when records are broken, so neither should pool players.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this