Joe T
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So I'm off to Berlin Ct to play in a Joss event this past saturday that I feel up for. I mean I'm playing as good as ever AND I feel like playing and winning.
Once in a while I'm lucky enough to have a friend that films my matches and puts them on disc for me to review and Accu stat later. Plus it's proof for my wife to see they I do what I'm gonna say I do. I told her they're gonna have to beat me cuz I ain't giving it away!
First match, a friend and kind of New England legend (who I happen to buy in the calcutta!!) Tom McGonagle. I shoot 890 and if you don't count the first rack where I'm a little critical and give myself 2 safety errors and miss at half a pocket I shoot over 950 for the rest of the match that I win 9-2.
2nd Match a highly under rated player out of NY. I shoot 910. Had him 8-0 with only 2 minor errors then took a few flyers trying to close it out quickly. But he gets to 4 before I win. (this under rated beat Kid Delicious 9-6 in his next match)
3rd match, Doesn't matter what I shoot, cuz Miss Corr shoots 988!!! Folks I have about 80 tapes in my closet and none of which anyone, male or female shoots a 988 in a race to 9 or more!
She pocketed 84 balls, never scratched, never missed a kick, and her one mistake was a shot that I thought she was going object ball off the rail, off another object ball to carom it in. But she later told me "No, I was just trying to cheat the pocket a lot" I didn't think it could fit. So her only mistake was shooting at half a pocket!
We're friends, so before the tournament I was helping her read some racks, judging spaces and cue ball placement and she was reluctantly helping me with a snooker stance that I've been bugging her about all year. I say reluctantly because she was afraid it would screw up my tournament. Which I told her I couldn't possibly stand any worse than I currently do! So she gave in. Anyways before our match I promised not to stand like a snooker player if she promised not to make any corner balls. She say "Not Any?" and I say okay a couple. Well she made more than a couple and beat me as good as any player ever has. Buddy Hall did the same smothering act to me once, it's such a helpless feeling. I missed 1 ball, one scratch on the break, 1 miss kick, 2 bad safes (that really weren't bad but she escaped them and left me safe!) and shoot a 733 because she only let me pocket 19 balls!!
Some players say to me afterwords that I shouldn't have given her the corner ball every time. So I say "Am I suppose to cheat? I'm just freezing them up like I'm suppose to. I give it to you guys too but you're to macho to go down and check. You just say it doesn't matter to me, haul off and scratch or complain you didn't make a ball!" If the rack is tight, the corner ball is in play! (now is my chance to plug 10 Ball) 10 Ball, 10 Ball, 10 Ball.
4th match 2 hours later I shoot like 830 and loose in a bad match to a nice guy, Tommy Walters from NY.
At least I got to see my family this sunday.
Congratulations to Jose Parica and Tom D'Alfonso for a great tournament at a great billiard club, Ultimate billiards, 20 fine diamond tables with perfect cloth and balls.
Do I drive to Philly next week looking for another 988?
Joe T
Once in a while I'm lucky enough to have a friend that films my matches and puts them on disc for me to review and Accu stat later. Plus it's proof for my wife to see they I do what I'm gonna say I do. I told her they're gonna have to beat me cuz I ain't giving it away!
First match, a friend and kind of New England legend (who I happen to buy in the calcutta!!) Tom McGonagle. I shoot 890 and if you don't count the first rack where I'm a little critical and give myself 2 safety errors and miss at half a pocket I shoot over 950 for the rest of the match that I win 9-2.
2nd Match a highly under rated player out of NY. I shoot 910. Had him 8-0 with only 2 minor errors then took a few flyers trying to close it out quickly. But he gets to 4 before I win. (this under rated beat Kid Delicious 9-6 in his next match)
3rd match, Doesn't matter what I shoot, cuz Miss Corr shoots 988!!! Folks I have about 80 tapes in my closet and none of which anyone, male or female shoots a 988 in a race to 9 or more!
She pocketed 84 balls, never scratched, never missed a kick, and her one mistake was a shot that I thought she was going object ball off the rail, off another object ball to carom it in. But she later told me "No, I was just trying to cheat the pocket a lot" I didn't think it could fit. So her only mistake was shooting at half a pocket!
We're friends, so before the tournament I was helping her read some racks, judging spaces and cue ball placement and she was reluctantly helping me with a snooker stance that I've been bugging her about all year. I say reluctantly because she was afraid it would screw up my tournament. Which I told her I couldn't possibly stand any worse than I currently do! So she gave in. Anyways before our match I promised not to stand like a snooker player if she promised not to make any corner balls. She say "Not Any?" and I say okay a couple. Well she made more than a couple and beat me as good as any player ever has. Buddy Hall did the same smothering act to me once, it's such a helpless feeling. I missed 1 ball, one scratch on the break, 1 miss kick, 2 bad safes (that really weren't bad but she escaped them and left me safe!) and shoot a 733 because she only let me pocket 19 balls!!
Some players say to me afterwords that I shouldn't have given her the corner ball every time. So I say "Am I suppose to cheat? I'm just freezing them up like I'm suppose to. I give it to you guys too but you're to macho to go down and check. You just say it doesn't matter to me, haul off and scratch or complain you didn't make a ball!" If the rack is tight, the corner ball is in play! (now is my chance to plug 10 Ball) 10 Ball, 10 Ball, 10 Ball.
4th match 2 hours later I shoot like 830 and loose in a bad match to a nice guy, Tommy Walters from NY.
At least I got to see my family this sunday.
Congratulations to Jose Parica and Tom D'Alfonso for a great tournament at a great billiard club, Ultimate billiards, 20 fine diamond tables with perfect cloth and balls.
Do I drive to Philly next week looking for another 988?
Joe T
