Just looked at the U. S. Open field https://cuescore.com/tournament/bracket/?id=9209905 If Shane is ever going to win #6 this is the year.
Butch, who are these guys?
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HA HA - Beware Shane! We have the largest Italian - American population ever for a major U.S. pool tournament. The role call: Sclafani, Meglino, Salerno, Adolini, Alfonso, Rudi, Labonte, Lombardo, Testa, Scarlato, Ciamparelii, and Coppola - ( Francisco and Serrano?) My apologies if I left anyone out here.
I'll offer a weekend down here in beautiful Naples, Florida and the best home cooked Italian meal you ever had if any of you guys can bring back the title. Remember the past champions of your sport- Mosconi, Ponzi, Butera, Liscotti, etc. and the spirit of those past sports champions and legends looking down to lift you up in your quest ( DiMaggio, Marciano, Graziano, La Motta, Basilio, Andretti, Esposito)
Buona Fortuna! Che Dio Sia Con Te. Good Luck and God be with you
I'll offer a weekend down here in beautiful Naples, Florida and the best home cooked Italian meal you ever had if any of you guys can bring back the title. Remember the past champions of your sport- Mosconi, Ponzi, Butera, Liscotti, etc. and the spirit of those past sports champions and legends looking down to lift you up in your quest ( DiMaggio, Marciano, Graziano, La Motta, Basilio, Andretti, Esposito)
Buona Fortuna! Che Dio Sia Con Te. Good Luck and God be with you
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LOL. The 2019 US Open field was probably the toughest field ever assembled in the 9-ball era on American soil. Yes, this year the field is slightly weaker, but this title will be very hard to come by for even the most elite.
Even once you get down to the last sixteen single elimination stage, it's like a minefield. To win the 2019 event, Josh Filler had to beat, with Fargo in parentheses, Jayson Shaw (825), Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (815), Jeff DeLuna (795) and Wu Jiaqing (827).
Shane will certainly be among those to be reckoned with, but he'll have to brig his best.
Even once you get down to the last sixteen single elimination stage, it's like a minefield. To win the 2019 event, Josh Filler had to beat, with Fargo in parentheses, Jayson Shaw (825), Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (815), Jeff DeLuna (795) and Wu Jiaqing (827).
Shane will certainly be among those to be reckoned with, but he'll have to brig his best.
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Keep an eye out for Joe LeFors
Damn, I may just drive over for that meal!HA HA - Beware Shane! We have the largest Italian - American population ever for a major U.S. pool tournament. The role call: Sclafani, Meglino, Salerno, Adolini, Alfonso, Rudi, Labonte, Lombardo, Testa, Scarlato, Ciamparelii, and Coppola - ( Francisco and Serrano?) My apologies if I left anyone out here.
I'll offer a weekend down here in beautiful Naples, Florida and the best home cooked Italian meal you ever had if any of you guys can bring back the title. Remember the past champions of your sport- Mosconi, Ponzi, Butera, Liscotti, etc. and the spirit of those past sports champions and legends looking down to lift you up in your quest ( DiMaggio, Marciano, Graziano, La Motta, Basilio, Andretti, Esposito)
Buona Fortuna! Che Dio Sia Con Te. Good Luck and God be with you
I’ll bring a nice Amarone!
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Ha Ha! Remember- REAL Italians actually end their main meal with the salad. First is the antipasto, second is the pasta, THEN the meat or fish. As for the desert and espresso/cappucino AFTER the salad- well that would be home made too!Damn, I may just drive over for that meal!
I remember when my best friend from college came to my home for a meal - my mom was cooking then, and he looked in disbelief as the salad came at the end of the main meal- so funny!
Truth!Ha Ha! Remember- REAL Italians actually end their main meal with the salad. First is the antipasto, second is the pasta, THEN the meat or fish. As for the desert and espresso/cappucino AFTER the salad- well that would be home made too!
I remember when my best friend from college came to my home for a meal - my mom was cooking then, and he looked in disbelief as the salad came at the end of the main meal- so funny!
Sadly, most Americans are too impatient to linger over a spectacular meal for that long…
Some of my favorites are the easiest. A simple spaghetti aglio e olio to accompany a beautiful bistecca alla fiorentina. Even a ham handed American like me can serve up something passable that mama might at least not want to give to the dogs.
i would love to see anthony meglino winHA HA - Beware Shane! We have the largest Italian - American population ever for a major U.S. pool tournament. The role call: Sclafani, Meglino, Salerno, Adolini, Alfonso, Rudi, Labonte, Lombardo, Testa, Scarlato, Ciamparelii, and Coppola - ( Francisco and Serrano?) My apologies if I left anyone out here.
I'll offer a weekend down here in beautiful Naples, Florida and the best home cooked Italian meal you ever had if any of you guys can bring back the title. Remember the past champions of your sport- Mosconi, Ponzi, Butera, Liscotti, etc. and the spirit of those past sports champions and legends looking down to lift you up in your quest ( DiMaggio, Marciano, Graziano, La Motta, Basilio, Andretti, Esposito)
Buona Fortuna! Che Dio Sia Con Te. Good Luck and God be with you
got to meet him when he came to touneys in vero
often came with melrose....too bad he (melrose) doesnt play anymore
They're in big trouble if LeFors is there!Keep an eye out for Joe LeFors
Tinman gets a dream first round. A JJ who's been
playing some. Should be fun.
playing some. Should be fun.
You expect to know every player in a 256 player field? Looks like plenty of top talent there to me!
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I don't care who is there. If The Taiwan Typhoon Boys (Ko brothers and friends) and Mainland China and a lot of the Philippines players aren't there it sure as hell going to be easier to win than if they were. That isn't to say it's going to be a cakewalk but if I was a world class player and had a choice of either playing big Ko or Dawn Hopkins it wouldn't take me forever to decide who I'd like to face.