just when you think you have seen it all!

[Mickey Qualls]

On my way out the door, kind of writing this on the fly. Don't know anyone, not picking sides......

It kind of sucks the way it went down. But at the same time, by the LO rendering that specific decision, it sends a message to anyone else in the league looking to 'sandbag' to keep their averages down. While this instance may have been completely innocent by player A, other players might do the same thing with the intent of "losing with 7 balls", instead of winning 10-7, and their handicap going up.

Just my $.02..............

 

[J-Flo]

The game ends...

In V.n.e.a the game ends when the 8 ball is pocketed. There is no further foul that can be called unless its a bad hit or not marking the pocket.

 

[JC]

I agree 1000 percent with the guy about kicking him in the nuts! I wish our team could play the assholes team, theyd find out what a beating is. Of course we don,t they are in the easy division. It's just more from our inept president letting our inept ****ed up secretary make ****ed up rules, and calls. I wish we lived 50 miles to the south, we could play some real competition on some good equipment. oh well, we are stuck in this shithole league. But a kick in the nuts, is definately in order, the only problem with that is, HE DON'T HAVE ANY! Oh, by the way , your 314 shoots great! See you tomorow nite. K.S.

Dont forget to roundup his lawn and shrubs, and rape his cats.

Oh wait, it's a pool player.......never mind.

 

[$TAKE HOR$E]

That rule is all over the place, I have seen it in pro 9 ball events.

 

[Trent]

I say you challenge the jerk a race to 5 for $1000.... Win the cash... Kick him square in the balls and take his girl. There is no other way around it :angry:

:bow-down::rotflmao1::rotflmao1::rotflmao1:
now thats funny.

People do some odd things to win in league.:sorry:

 

[BobTfromIL]

I have never played in an 8 ball league although I have subbed a few times. I personally think that handicapping by number of balls hurts the game.
8 ball should be about wins not the number of balls you sink. JMO

 

[ronscuba]

I have never played in an 8 ball league although I have subbed a few times. I personally think that handicapping by number of balls hurts the game.
8 ball should be about wins not the number of balls you sink. JMO

If you have enough players, you can have separate beginner and intermediate leagues. Handicapping balls is a great way to even the game in a beginner league. It's more attractive to new/beginner players and most pool halls would welcome the opportunity to attract new customers.

 

[alstl]

First, you need to come up with more creative names for the teams in your league. Team A and Team B are a little bland.

Second, stupid things happen in ball banger leagues but the important thing is to learn from it. What have we learned here?

Nothing.

 

[SpiderWebComm]

That rule is all over the place, I have seen it in pro 9 ball events.

The point was... the game was already determined. Team B already lost in points. That game no longer mattered.

Team A could have just let Team B have ball in hand and just take intentionals for the rest of the game and still won.

This scenario is INSANE.

 

[mosconiac]

Good point, Dave.

The "foul" was probably called on the premise that he used his hand to intentionally move a ball. That is typically called a serious foul or intentional foul, which is penalized by loss of game. The player (obviously) did not move the 8B to gain any advantage (the contrary actually), but was flagged for the infraction none-the-less.

As said above, the LO should have called a duck a duck & told the team to take their loss like adults.

 

[AimingVoodoo]

Contact info for the league and league operator please.

We can then petition to have the decision changed, and have the rule changed.

There is no reason not to do this. A phone call from 20 or 30 people should do the trick.

 

[Banks]

Contact info for the league and league operator please.

We can then petition to have the decision changed, and have the rule changed.

There is no reason not to do this. A phone call from 20 or 30 people should do the trick.

Or maybe they can read the rules before they play the game. I find that this usually neutralizes, in advance, any potential problems resulting from rulings.

Not saying it isn't a cheap way to win, but it wouldn't have even happened if they just sat down and let them drop a stupid ball.

 

[lorider]

when i posted earlier i forgot it happens quite a bit in my apa league.

sunday night i probably saw a few times where someone conceded a rack like that. more times than not when it is obvious that it is an easy shot someone says you dont have to shoot and they just start rakin the balls together.

it is done in a courteous manner, not by some one pissed bacause they lost.

i always tell my teamates to let their opponents make the shot, anything can happen.

 

[hang-the-9]

i thought the incident luxury brought up a while back was the most idiotic rule i ever heard of but this one takes the cake.

she mentioned her bcapl league where the opposing team only needed 1 point to win the match. the captain told the player to hit the opponents ball 1st knocking his ball in that was hanging in front of pocket.

these crazy rules that yall bring up on here make me glad i am in apa and napa.

hearing yalls problems makes it easy for me to fade the slop shots i deal with from my opponents although i have to say most of the slop i see is from 3s or less.

If you hit the wrong ball first, it's a foul right? Is that league not ball in hand after a foul? Why would it matter if they did that, just shoot another ball, if ball in hand, easy, if not, well find another shot. If they played this by the rules, it's legal, I'd do it. Stategy is not cheating. That sounds like a smart way to avoid a loss more than anything.

 

[JC]

The guy should have replaced the 8 ball and shot the shot if he didn't want to accept the concession of the game. So it got moved, big deal it happens all the time. Whomever made the decision in the league is a whiner enabler.

 

[lorider]

If you hit the wrong ball first, it's a foul right? Is that league not ball in hand after a foul? Why would it matter if they did that, just shoot another ball, if ball in hand, easy, if not, well find another shot. If they played this by the rules, it's legal, I'd do it. Stategy is not cheating. That sounds like a smart way to avoid a loss more than anything.

i dont want to turn this into another league bashing thread , there is quite a few of them on here already lol.

i respect your opinion but i want to give you mine.

i see so many posts on here that claim bcapl, vnea etc, etc etc, pool players are better than apa players. bca and vnea 8 ball are point based matches just like apa 9 ball. the difference being in bca and vnea you are awarded points for all dropped balls and in apa you are only awarded points for legaly pocketed balls. in apa an illegaly pocketed ball is a dead ball, no points awarded. and before you jump on the apa slop bandwagon i want to remind you slop is legal in 9 ball at the pro level except for the 9.

in bca and vnea if your opponent breaks and makes a solid and a stripe and he elects solids you are awarded a point for the stripe that fell. if you make a ball and scrath you give up shooting but are still awared the point. if at the end of the night you have 30 points but only legaly pocketed 25 balls is that an accurate reflection of how you played that night ? i dont think so, sounds to me like you are over rated.

i have played bcapl , it was not run any where as well as the apa here is currently run.

another question . if all the better players are in those leagues , why would one have to resort to a foul shot to win a match ?