Earl wins turning stone

I do not usually get involved in threads like this, and while I have no argument to Earl's

talent, I believe his usefulness to promote the game is long gone. His moves that should

be left in some smokey bar in the 70's, has no place in the tournaments of today. I am

disgusted of how much respect he shows for tournament play and his opponent. He

professes to love this game yet shows little if no respect to it's supporter's. I am not

saying in any way that we don't need a some what of a controversial player for the

game/sport, but I believe his actions bring ten fold the hurt than positive. I could be wrong,

but I think we need more Toastie.

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Congrat's to Earl the Pearl, you have been one of my favorites for many years.
Mosconi Cup :thumbup2:
 
Zuglan had a rule if u weren't at the table when he announced ur match he penalized u a game. Well he was calling matches some 10 minutes early so on a few occasions the player was not at the table an got penalized. It bul#^it IMO
 
From what I read, Strickland came into the finals with one loss and Sossei was undefeated. Should have the finals be a true double eliminations final to be fair to Sossei ? I would not conclude that a single extended race is fair to either player. Congrats to Earl, I guess.
 
JustPlay said:
From what I read, Strickland came into the finals with one loss and Sossei was undefeated. Should have the finals be a true double eliminations final to be fair to Sossei ? I would not conclude that a single extended race is fair to either player. Congrats to Earl, I guess.
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Its always been single finals extended race........All the players knew this well in advance...



2013 Mosconi Cup Team
Johnny Archer
Shane Van Boening
Rodney Morris
Dennis Hatch
Earl Strickland
Buddy Hall co-capt.
 
Shuff had some blistering comments about Earl's behavior when they played. Said Earl sharked him bad, and even called Earl a POS.

I'm glad to see Earl win. I'm a fan of his play, not his antics. However that being said, when he's in full tilt mode, he's hella tough to fade.

Either way, good to see the Squirrel take one off!


best,

Justin
 
jay helfert said:
I'm curious how he behaved all week??
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He was the same Earl, but nothing extreme.

Mostly he complained about having to get perfect racks when the young guns were breaking, Dechaine, Shuff and Sossei. Very hard to get absolute perfect racks on those tables after a few days play. He just walked up and broke his, never looked at a single rack.

Yes he complains more when he's down in a set, says nothing when he's up...pretty standard for pool players right?

He was running racks so fast when he was on, solving problems after just a second or two of planning.

He arrogant and talks to the balls, table and the audience through the set. It's not right when he talks and the other guy is at the table...that should be limited by the TD.

Still he is my favorite player and just does it better than almost anyone to play the game. So I can forgive him his faults. I'm sure he really doesn't care what anyone's opinion of him is anyway.
 
When Earl is on he is scary good.

Wish I could have seen it.


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Earl did play good!, besides his antic's which I do not care for, it is good to see that a 53 yr. man can play pool on that high of a level, I wonder how many more years he can maintain that level of play.

congrats to the players that came in 2nd -4th, they deserve a pat on the back for great play!, espically Brandon Shuff, he did beat Earl one set and was classy about doing it!


David Harcrow
 
i was at TS all 4 days. Earl played freaking awesome. never ceases to amaze me how fast he can run though a nine ball rack. less than a minute on a few occasions.

as for his behavior-to be expected. I doubt he was trying to "shark" anyone. seriously he is Earl the freaking Pearl Strickland. there was no one at that tourney he needed to shark. he is a showman. he rants at the crowd a little. mostly the crowd responds well. pool needs that kind a fire. most of the controversy came from racking. what a surprise! at one point he said to Sossei "check that I have never done this before. I spend my whole life playing golf". If Earl racked for me I would say "thank you Mr. Strickland" and fire away.

finally as to penalty games-I don't know what that other poster is talking about. I didn't see any matches started early. and yes players not at their tables when the match was suppose to start did give a game on the wire. they knew this.

anyway awesome experience at the tourney and gratz to Earl on a great win!

brian
 
John Novak said:
Its always been single finals extended race........All the players knew this well in advance...


That's not the answer to the question I was asking. I wasn't questioning the players observation of the tournament format. Why just an extended race, why not a true double elimination finals? I guess a tournament director or tour owner would be better to answer the question. I know the players have no say in the matter.
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Earl when he played Karen Corr.
 

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^ he must've been giving her weight 'cause i don't see too many weights on him there.
great pics btw.
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juspooln said:
I do not usually get involved in threads like this, and while I have no argument to Earl's

talent, I believe his usefulness to promote the game is long gone. His moves that should

be left in some smokey bar in the 70's, has no place in the tournaments of today. I am

disgusted of how much respect he shows for tournament play and his opponent.
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You raise a good point but do you remember Alex showing up drunk to play in a tournament a few years ago. http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=218577 I don't think Earl disrespects the game like that. Yet few if any called for Alex's ouster. I think Earl has more passion for the game than many that play the game today. I will agree with you on Toastie, he's a class act.
 
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finally as to penalty games-I don't know what that other poster is talking about. I didn't see any matches started early. and yes players not at their tables when the match was suppose to start did give a game on the wire. they knew this.

anyway awesome experience at the tourney and gratz to Earl on a great win!

brian[/QUOTE]

I saw it on 3 occasions where matches got called 10 minutes early on the second day of play. I just think it is very unsportsmanlike of zuglan to penalize these players because he decided to start earlier then the march times that where posted
 
weak field without shane, archer, dazz, and all the top pinoys, etc due to the world cup.
 
Anyone know what shaft Earl is playing with now? Did he go LD? The shafts I've seen him with in the past were thin with the taper pulled way back. The shaft in the photo above appears to be thicker and with a shorter ferrule.
 
the "world cup" had a weak field without Earl

gxman said:
weak field without shane, archer, dazz, and all the top pinoys, etc due to the world cup.
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Or maybe the "world cup" had a weak field without Earl? It's a matter of perception. ;)
 
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