Here's what I don't understand. How can any avid pool player who loves this game still speak so highly of Buddy and others after this happened? Especially the way it happened. I've seen much better executed dumps from players that didnt play anywhere near their speed. I dont care how good they may have played its obvious what KIND of people they truly are when you witness this disgrace of the game for monetary gain. What makes it even worse is that not knowing how many we're involved there's no way to know how much cash was actually involved. And even worse, the majority of these so called legends of the game are broke! I see on this very site where there are so called fund raisers, auctions, special events, and even some asking for donations to help support these so called legends. So does what they have done for the game supposedly outweigh these disgraceful actions. I think not......I've always said that I'd love to play in a $5 ring game with some of the greatest but on second thought I wouldn't want to get dumped. We all know as pool players and especially gamblers that this takes place at all levels of the game but it certainly can't make us proud of such actions while playing the game we love.
Been saying this for years. This sport makes hero's out of the scum. It kills me. I was from the outside business world before I got involved in pool. It didn't take long to realize that very few in pool are "stand up". If anyone ever wonders why pool has not gone anywhere the seediness and shortsightedness of these supposed "hero's" is one of the key reasons.Just look at the list of players. Everyone knows it was a dump. How many are those names in the Hall of Fame? Cripe, no one is sure if Joe Jackson was in on the Black Sox fix but he isn't in baseball's Hall. Want to know why there are no sponsors? Would you want to be associated with something that is not on the up and up? In my opinion those 7 players eventually lead to the demise and growth of pool.
Bob
