In pool, one door may shut, but another one will open.
I'm looking forward to friendlier skies if I fly American!
Earl Shane II
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In pool, one door may shut, but another one will open.
I'm looking forward to friendlier skies if I fly American!
True dat, Troy, but in pool, like any other business, you accomplish more with honey than vinegar. This is why most players don't contribute to AzBilliards Discussion Forum. The colloquy can become unpleasant and mean spirited sometimes.
Mike is the money man, mike is the one to call out and mike keeps ducking the question. Why should he take this up with earl?
Mike vs. Earl
I didn't say that he shouldn't call out Mike Gulyassy. Do that all you want, but Earl is a grown man who could find a backer or use his own money. For what, 10k? That's not Dippy level action, it's medium action that Earl could probably afford if you called him out. Anyway try to see this from Earl's point of view..... he won. And you want him to go backward when in his mind he AND the game went forward. And from all the talk of making Diamond 5X10s, they both DID.
I didn't say that he shouldn't call out Mike Gulyassy. Do that all you want, but Earl is a grown man who could find a backer or use his own money. For what, 10k? That's not Dippy level action, it's medium action that Earl could probably afford if you called him out. Anyway try to see this from Earl's point of view..... he won. And you want him to go backward when in his mind he AND the game went forward. And from all the talk of making Diamond 5X10s, they both DID.
Off the subject for a second.....
Hey Troy ~ I feel for Louisiana farmers that are gonna get wiped out..... hope you don't get affected.
Hey Troy ~ I feel for Louisiana farmers that are gonna get wiped out..... hope you don't get affected.
We still above water so far but it might be a week or so to see if we really out the water...just don't get the higher ups with their God complex...open spillway & flood these people in order to save these...What happened to let nature take it's course ? :shrug:
True dat, Troy, but in pool, like any other business, you accomplish more with honey than vinegar. This is why most players don't contribute to AzBilliards Discussion Forum. The colloquy can become unpleasant and mean spirited sometimes.
You rt about that...only the thick skinned even try n stick it out...sad how some people get behind a puter screen & say things under fake names that they'd never say in person...I always try n stay true & ask Bigtruck & whoever & i'm the same on the puter or in person...a lil ruf round da edges but wut u see is wut u get..lol
Ken,
Where is the golden goose? Because he put Shane into action, because he bet on pool?
Where is the golden goose? Because he put Shane into action, because he bet on pool?
Just to go over a few of your points:
1. No player is more sportsmanlike than Shane - he took Earl's BS the whole first day and didn't once lower himself to Earl's level of childish behavior.
2. If it was agreed upon that Shane could get a rematch on a 9' table if he lost, that's all there is to it - he should get his rematch. Whether a 10' proves who is better (i agree that it does) is irrelevant. It was agreed upon before they played, and it should be honored regardless.
3. Earl has been pretty cool because he has been winning. I'm happy that he is again as he's a great player. But, he's always only been one loss away from going back to throwing tantrums.
It was a legitimate achievement that he beat Shane - Earl played his butt off and got the win which he wholeheartedly deserved, but to renege on a rematch which Shane was promised before they even played has to be called out.
You're absolutely right. This is a case of the rail getting upset about something that's not been made public.
This is nobody's business except the players and the stakehorses. Whatever was said, if anything was said, whenever it was said is an unknown at this juncture.
Again, I have no firsthand knowledge of said match, I am not related to nor interested in the outcome of any prospective match.
John,if what you say happens then all loose.I for one hope your just shooting from the hip,think about it please, for all the rail birds,players & coat tail hangers. Truer words have never been spoken then your post above but do think about that last sentence for all of us.
Um, John Mars was staking Shane in this game, so something from Shane has been said. They were promised a rematch in the negotiations for the first match and now it seems to be ignored.
What a train wreck this has turned into. It seems as a collective whole the pool world could find a way to fvck up an anvil.
I wish we had a 5 post limit in threads to minimize groundless speculation and conjecture by people who have no earthly clue what the hell they are talking about.
I wish we had a 5 post limit in threads to minimize groundless speculation and conjecture by people who have no earthly clue what the hell they are talking about.
John came on & pretty much said what the deal was in a nutshell.
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You rt about that...only the thick skinned even try n stick it out...sad how some people get behind a puter screen & say things under fake names that they'd never say in person...I always try n stay true & ask Bigtruck & whoever & i'm the same on the puter or in person...a lil ruf round da edges but wut u see is wut u get..lol
Believe it or not, Troy, this forum used to be a comfortable place to hang out. It was enjoyable to post here, networking with others, exchanging ideas, making new friends, and keeping in touch with old ones. What you see is what you get with me, too.
I have never understood why some people think it's okay to target others time after time again with mean-spirited words at every juncture. It reflective of their character. I have never, never, never worshipped money, the way some folks do. I don't think money should demand respect from others. Some bankrupt their own morals to chase that money because they're so damn broke inside their very souls.
Rather, I judge a person by their character, how they have interacted with others in business and in personal life. Having money doesn't give somebody a free pass to be a jerk to others and threaten them with bodily harm because they don't like them.
Quite often, I have seen people in the pool world worship money, so much so that their own values seem to go out the window. I knew from the first few months of your membership here, Troy, that you have integrity. You treat others with dignity. It doesn't cost anything to be nice, but for some reason, some members of this forum feel the need to rag on others ad nauseum to pump their own inflated egos. It's called megalomania.