The other night when he received his Nobel Peace Prize, which pays $1.7 million BTW, he said, "For the past six decades, the United States has underwritten the security of the world with the lives of our citizens". Paraphrasing of course, but that is what makes us Americans. At the end of this year's Mosconi Cup, everyone should keep this in perspective. Mika IS the best player in the world right now, but what does that have to do with his teammates? How does his outstanding play from the last couple of months make Darren Appleton or Ralf Soquet better players than Dennis Hatch or Johnny Archer? All these guys are champions, any one of them can win if it is their day to win, why talk trash, just shake hands and say, "well played sir".