Like a lot of folks these days, I have more free time than usual. In fact, I’m quarantined at my parents’ home in NYC with my mother, father, and one older brother.
I watched some of the Quarantine 10-Ball Match between Filler and James Aranas. What a spanking! When Filler hits a certain gear, it’s like he can’t race around the table fast enough to get to the next shot.
One aspect of his game struck me as odd. While Aranas almost always removed the rack (Magic Rack?) before taking his first shot. Filler often left it on the table for the entire runout.
Why?
Was he so focused on his game that he didn’t even notice it? Or so confident that he couldn’t be bothered?
In these heady days of conspiracy theories … well, here’s my contribution:
Leaving the rack on the table was an in-your-face gesture to Aranas. A mental middle-finger to an opponent. “I’m so superior that even physical distractions can’t … um, distract me.”
A reverse form of sharking, if you will. Or if you won’t.
Stay well, everyone.
Sunny
I watched some of the Quarantine 10-Ball Match between Filler and James Aranas. What a spanking! When Filler hits a certain gear, it’s like he can’t race around the table fast enough to get to the next shot.
One aspect of his game struck me as odd. While Aranas almost always removed the rack (Magic Rack?) before taking his first shot. Filler often left it on the table for the entire runout.
Why?
Was he so focused on his game that he didn’t even notice it? Or so confident that he couldn’t be bothered?
In these heady days of conspiracy theories … well, here’s my contribution:
Leaving the rack on the table was an in-your-face gesture to Aranas. A mental middle-finger to an opponent. “I’m so superior that even physical distractions can’t … um, distract me.”
A reverse form of sharking, if you will. Or if you won’t.
Stay well, everyone.
Sunny