Milo said:
I just knew Russ you would chime in!!!!! LOL SHHHHHH.
Andrea,
On topic with this thread, do you remember when you, Larry, and Clark were egging me on to play Charity 8 ball on the bar box? Charity was the girl who came down from Canada with Dawn, and was given free table time in City Lights to develop her game. I think she was on a champion women's team up there or something.
She got the first break, broke, and ran out on me. She didn't make a ball the next break, and I ran out. We decided to call it quits and all had some strong apple cider, hah hah. To tell the gawd's honest truth, I was just happy to get out that second rack and have a good response to her break and run.
I can say from experience it can be somewhat daunting playing a really good woman player, even if the man is the favorite on paper. There's no real upside, besides the good competition. If the dude loses, he is seen as "doggin' it". (Rightly or wrongly..

) If he wins, then he doesn't really get much credit.
It's all about perception from your fellow players. I've personally always had respect for ANY good player, man or woman. It would be nice if everyone thought the same way. I say, if you don't have RESPECT for a player, man or woman, then it's even HARDER to focus enough to beat them. That's why I try to treat every player like they are one game away from running out the set on me.
It's a shame Charity didn't take things more seriously, and didn't really want to learn 9 ball. She could have been a real force in the region if she chose to. She shot dayum straight.
Russ