*** Official Mosconi Cup 2009 Thread ***

Match score Race to 11
3 - 0 Team USA - Team Europe


Match 1 race to 6
6 - 4 Team USA all 5 - Team Europe all 5

Match 2 race to 6
6 - 5 Archer/Hatch vs Feijen/Appleton

Match 3 race to 6
6 - 3 van Boening vs Immonen

Match 4 race to 6
2 - 1 Deuel/Dominguez vs Souquet/Hohmann
 
Didn't look like a skid for OD. It looked like he loaded it up with inside sauce and the ball threw to a different line.
A VERY common problem with new Aramiths.
He should have just hit it center ball.
 
Who do ya pick for the last match if you are America?

The Euros will put in Oscar, I am thinking I would put Appleton into the match and get Hatch to give Oscar a good pep talk on how to beat Darren. The only other option is Fiejen IMO and he is a pretty solid big game player more likely to intimmidate Oscar then Appleton. You for sure are not picking either German or Mika.

<edit> cripe, they picked Ralf? Oscar might have beaten Ralf in the DCC but this is a different stage...
 
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stronger players always give weaker players a handicap.
Mosconi cup is no different. It'll be interesting to how both teams handle this.
Europe has a lot of team synergy and U.S. has the momentum.

At least it's not a blow out like last year.
 
Ralf Souquet vs Oscar Dominguez last match of the day

I've got a $ 20 bet with Oscar on this match. He was so sure that he would play the "Captain's Picks" match on Day 1, that I could bet on his opponent.
 
I so hate shot clock pool, Ralf never hits that safe that bad without that beeping in his ear being his main focus.
 
I've got to agree with Jay Helfert. Nick should not have chosen Ralf Souquet to play, nor Mika. If he has indeed chosen Ralf, it could be a pivotal opporutnity. I don't like it. He shoud have chosen anyone except Ralf and Mika. The other three Europeans aren't a cakewalk but Ralf and Mika ARE KNOWN for making comebacks as well as staying ahead.

But who knows, Jerry said it was scuttlebutt so maybe it's misinformation by design or just scuttlebutt...

JoeyA
 
Match score Race to 11
3 - 0 Team USA - Team Europe


Match 1 race to 6
6 - 4 Team USA all 5 - Team Europe all 5

Match 2 race to 6
6 - 5 Archer/Hatch vs Feijen/Appleton

Match 3 race to 6
6 - 3 van Boening vs Immonen

Match 4 race to 6
2 - 2 Deuel/Dominguez vs Souquet/Hohmann
 
I like the pick of Ralf because it puts his straight shootin ass against our worst player. It puts Oscar in a win/win situation where he can free wheel with no pressure. It also sits Ralf down for the remaining singles matches. Very Smart, imo.
 
do you think the oscar vs. souquet was just a strategy for nick to play souquet early no matter who the other captain chose?
 
corvette1340 said:
I like the pick of Ralf because it puts his straight shootin ass against our worst player. It puts Oscar in a win/win situation where he can free wheel with no pressure. It also sits Ralf down for the remaining singles matches. Very Smart, imo.
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didn't see your post before I asked my question.
 
This could mentally kill Oscar. It is too early for this for him, he might take a major hit to his confidence missing a ton of shots in the Mosconi cup and possibly being the main reason for a USA loss. He is not a SVB type of player who rises to the challenge in tournaments like this, he does not have that aggressive personality and play style that makes a young player succeed in a tournament like this.

As to the Ralf pick I had no idea it forced him to sit in all the remaining matches. That makes it ALOT smarter. Oscar has a small chance at a win but Ralf has a strong chance to beat anyone on team America and they give up that one loss and then have their 4 top players playing the remaining Euro's minus one of the two best on that team. Nick got rid of probably the second best Euro at the same time that the USA gets rid of their weakest link. This makes America look pretty strong in the other 4 matchups.
 
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Match score Race to 11
3 - 0 Team USA - Team Europe


Match 1 race to 6
6 - 4 Team USA all 5 - Team Europe all 5

Match 2 race to 6
6 - 5 Archer/Hatch vs Feijen/Appleton

Match 3 race to 6
6 - 3 van Boening vs Immonen

Match 4 race to 6
3 - 2 Deuel/Dominguez vs Souquet/Hohmann
 
Myrtle_04 said:
The shot clock is forcing some poor shots on both sides.
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The shot clock is good. I hate to see it beeping on a guy when hes about to shoot, but at least they don't take 5 minutes per shot and it gets so boring to watch certain players.
 
corvette1340 said:
I like the pick of Ralf because it puts his straight shootin ass against our worst player. It puts Oscar in a win/win situation where he can free wheel with no pressure. It also sits Ralf down for the remaining singles matches. Very Smart, imo.
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Thats exatcly what i was thinkin. Its a win win for oscar. and hes beaten ralf before its not like ralf is in his head, it might be more like the other way around.
 
Match score Race to 11
3 - 0 Team USA - Team Europe


Match 1 race to 6
6 - 4 Team USA all 5 - Team Europe all 5

Match 2 race to 6
6 - 5 Archer/Hatch vs Feijen/Appleton

Match 3 race to 6
6 - 3 van Boening vs Immonen

Match 4 race to 6
4 - 2 Deuel/Dominguez vs Souquet/Hohmann

Europe really, really, really needs this match...
 
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