Rodney Morris' Tainted Past
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8intheside
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Rodney is a good player but not HOF worthy in my opinion. How does he get in and Cory duel not? Who in my opinion is a better all around player.
Corey most likely will get there. Rodney's record is more than enough to get in.
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maybe corey had a tougher generation to contend with, induction-wise. orcullo, darren, mika, toastie etc
One huge difference, Rodney can still win.
Yes, some of our favorite players have a past, and we love them anyway because of who they are, not because of who they were. Rodney and Chohan are the most obvious examples, both an undeniable credit to our sport.
... but all of that said, we are all, at least to a point, defined by our past, even our distant past, and, fair or unfair, pool players are public figures bound to greater scrutiny than the average John Q Public.
... but all of that said, we are all, at least to a point, defined by our past, even our distant past, and, fair or unfair, pool players are public figures bound to greater scrutiny than the average John Q Public.
8intheside
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Against who?
From Dr. Dave's Terminology Glossary:
nit: a cheap person who wants too much of a handicap, or complains about the fairness of a wager. A nit is usually a better “talker” than a “player” and usually doesn’t gamble unless they think they are a lock to win.
I don’t give a shit about dr Dave and his glossary. That dude creeps me out. A nit is a know it all to me
How postmodern to make up your own definitions for words that one else will follow or understand
Dr. Dave has done more for our sport than most all of us AZers put together. AZB would be a better place if people didn't take shots at other people for no good reason. I stopped looking at AZB twice in the past because of all the negativity. Almost every time I posted something somebody would come up with something negative to say. Anonymity breeds contempt.
Seen him at the bar at Derby City in 2012 or 2014 singing country at the Karoke hour. Was pretty good.
They had the char broiled oysters and when I wasn't betting, that was my jam.
Corey Duel for starters
He led 2 guys to jump a player he'd just lost too.
He turned on them at trial and took 6 months in the federal penitentiary.
Guy is the real deal regardless and if I'm ever in a situation, he's gonna be the pro I want on my side.
8intheside
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Rude Dog was John Morton, at one time an up and coming star player out of L.A. He and Tang Hoa were the two best young players to come out of Hard Times in the early days during the late 1980's. John died from a heart attack at age 40 a couple of years after his release from prison. He never was able to get back on track after that long stint locked up. Fatboy knew him well, best friends in fact when they were youngsters.
Yes, he gave one of the best HOF induction speeches I've ever heard. Here's how I reported it in October 2016:
Rodney's speech was one for the ages, for both its introspection and its frankness. Rodney had a bumpy road at times in life and seemed to enjoy sharing both the good and the bad.
How he found pool was remarkable in itself. As he related, he had been detained in a detention hall for some infraction and when he was released, he noticed that across the street from the detention hall was a poolroom, the one owned by Hawaiian Brian. Rodney came to like and frequent the place, but for months, Rodney related, all he did there was play video games. One day, though, he tried playing on one of the pool tables, and the rest is history. Rodney even spoke of his jail time, which cost him a few years of his pool career in the late 1990's, and how the experience strengthened and cleansed him.
Rodney's story is remarkable, and the way he rallied back from a tough experience is inspirational.
Flakeandrun
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Jeez, can't a guy have a little checkered past?
WTF is wrong with you????????????????
Huh??? Must be nice to be perfect.