Dude in the middle looks about as bored as any non-poolplayer would during a conversation about pool.
Adam Savage - Mythbusters Fame - Pool Player
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I don't know. If someone claims to be a baseball player/enthusiast and says the record consecutive game hitting streak in the majors is somewhere around 15 games, you'd have to wonder.
yes, they will be in the ball park, but then again, baseball has been a fan favorite for 100 years, and baseball is hugely popular to this day. Of course, they will know a few stats. But if one of my buddies did not know that Lou Gehrig's lifetime batting avg was .340, I would not think less of them or rip them for not being a "real" fan or player.
Heck, my wife NEVER played baseball, and she could probably take a good shot at guessing since she probably heard it over the years as folks talk about baseball. In the pool world, she would have no shot at guessing any stat and any time for anyone. She thinks Willie Mosconi owned the pizza place in our old neighborhood
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LOL. pretty much. Who cares, they guy is a household name, he shoots pool, and appears to be a decent amateur. Who the FCK cares if he does not know how many balls are run in SP, not like SP is a main stream game these days
I know guys that play baseball but do NOT follow it or watch it on TV. I'm sure they would have no clue. Who would care. They play the game. that's what matters.
Is there some test you must take to "prove" you are a real fan or not? Is 150 in SP that outrageous, really?
I know pool players that do NOT even know who SVB is, and they are pretty sporty players? So what, they play the game and go home to their lives that is not pool related, but one day a week, they are pool players. That should be good enough for anyone.
Anything else sounds kind of "snobbish" and if there is one thing I know, is pool players are the last sporting breed that can pull off being snobs
I would say knowledgable academically, but really doesn't know much. It is hard for someone to fool you when they really don't know what they are talking about. There are many "Tells" when they speak.
He said he read "The Inner Game of Tennis". Just knowing about that book and how it can improve one's game signals to me that he has definitely put more effort to learn pool than 90% of pool players.
It simply shows that a person isn't fully immersed. Hell my employee plays 9 speed pool and can't name half the pros and has no clue who luther lassiter was. He wouldn't pass a knowledge test on pool history with a gun to his head.
In fact Adam knows more pool history than this guy.
We are pool geeks, pool nerds and we can spot Adam the 5 out in pool trivia. Still, for a celebrity he knows enough to devote 30 minutes to talking only about pool. Pretty cool in my book.
Bingo.
I read that book last year and couldn't remember the author. Adam said it from memory instantly.
For him to know the learning aspect of the game down to that level is GREAT!
Joe Rogan can do a great impression of Earl Strickland, but probably wouldn't know about The Inner Game of Tennis. Does that make him more authentic than Adam Savage? Not at all.
This game is so vast and excellent in all its aspects that people get charged up by it in different ways.
Always great to see a celebrity get into pool.
For the average pool fan, it doesn't matter. But he actually claimed in the interview that he's read "all" books on pool (19:22). For someone who specifically claims to have read every book on pool, I would expect him to come at least close to guessing the number of the most famous record of the game. I wouldn't have thought twice about his flub if he didn't set himself up the way he did. If you're going to act like you know what you're talking about, you actually better know what you're talking about. That's just me.
He could have easily shown the same amount of enthusiasm for the game but come across much more humble.
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I hate to tell ya HalfDeadEd, but 99% of the population never heard of Mosconi. 30% HAVE heard of Minnesota Fats. Only 10% of the 'very limited' pool population knows who Mosconi was, or anything about him or his record. More than half know who Minnesota Fats was...even if it's just from The Hustler movie.
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So many people are keyboard warriors... Who cares if he doesn't know a random statistic about a high run- he is probably better than 70% of the people on this site. I would bet money that most of the people on here can't run 28. He doesn't suck and he's famous and he is talking about pool and it's good for the sport. Nuff said.
He seems to be more interested in being a street savvy, rough around the edges "New Yorker" than an actual pool player, but we all have our reasons.
you all suck...the op posted a little video that showed a celebrity that says he enjoys pool
he doesnt claim to be a champion and speaks well of it...what do you ballbags do?start crappin all over it
obviously i dont mean anyone who spoke normally ...man the rest of you super suck
he doesnt claim to be a champion and speaks well of it...what do you ballbags do?start crappin all over it
obviously i dont mean anyone who spoke normally ...man the rest of you super suck
this^^^^^. pretty simple
these statistics could apply to a lot of sport stars.
no idea why/how that is related this video.
