For that matter you should send one to Billy Incardona. I recently borrowed from a friend accu-stats' video of a Sigel-Varner match from the 2000 US Open 14.1. I guess Sigel had taken some time off the game at that point, and had played you in his first match of the tournament, and the match I was watching was his second.
Anyway, Incardona kept talking about how the Varner match was his first real test in a long time, pointing out that although he had played a match before it, "John Schmidt is not exactly a household name", and "playing a Nick Varner is a much better test of his best 14.1 game than playing against a John Schmidt".
Now I was watching this in 2006, knowing that you've run over 400 balls, and that nobody is the favorite against you when you're playing your best straight pool, and wondering whether Billy remembers saying that. I think it would be funny if you sent him a 245-ball run on tough equipment from "some unknown kid named John Schmidt".
Andrew:
Spot on: It was the following match when i heard Sigel bad mouth John that prompted me to buy the Sigel/Schmidt tape. While both players played poorly for them, the slimy way Sigel badgered "Mr. 30 at the time" demonstrated why Sigel became a buddy with Trudeau. From that point on, I followed Mr.400's career and enjoy his talent and class. Look forward to meeting him at the BCA Vegas tourny.
BWP
-Andrew
