What is a shortstop?
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richiebalto...That's for sure! Bennett just took down Hohmann quite handily, knocking Toastie to the left side of the bracket.
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I would disagree about shortstops not being able to make $$$ as a road player. As far as "sponsored" players go...no big deal. Lots of players get "sponsored" with a cue or two. It's not particularly indicative of their level of play, imo.
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That's the way I always looked at it too. Someone that would get up and play. Someone that you didn't have to spend a week trying to trap to get him on the table. Someone that could play and would bet, but wasn't quite up to taking off the top guys.
A shortstop is indeed a position on a baseball or softball field.
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Here is the link -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortstop
Hope this helps.
They can take offense all they want, they are shortstop players, Wilkie is the best of this bunch.
Is any of the 3 still remaining in the us open?
They are very good player, but atlease a few notches from the best, now call them as you wish!
I wish i played 9-10 ball as good as any of them!
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Well...Brett will be playing in the Amateur Open Next month in Florida.
I've always considered these guys about the same speed as Mike Davis,
but they don't travel like Mike and they don't arm wrestle like Mike.
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that was me back in Jersey in the 80's. I would play any stranger that walked thru the door. Beat a bunch and lost to a few. You would be surprised at the number of weak players that would come in and drop some money. I don't know why they did it but they did.
The room i was at was on a road that was 10 minutes from the Seaside Heights board walk so we got a lot of tourists.One night a young guy and his girl come in and ask the house man if there was anybody up for $25 sets of 9 ball. House man calls me over and I play. I melted the guy for 3 straight sets and hes happy as could be to donate.
And yes I took care of the houseman.
And i did get crushed by some really good road players.
But i still got up for strangers.
Yeah...I agree. I wanted to take Brett on the road about ten years ago.
Every time I wanted to take him somewhere he always said it was too far.
His problem was---He always wanted to play the best. I always told him to play the rest and never the best.:thumbup:
Are you serious, Brett.s And Matt.k play as good as Mike Davis.
Mike Davis won atlease 2 big tournaments, Reno a few years back and The George S.S Tournament with all the top players in each of these tournaments.
Wilke, M.Krah or Brett has never even came close to winning a big tournament, wait a minute Wilke did finish 2nd at Valley Forge Against a lot of top pros.
Wilke is the better player out of Krah and Brett, thats my opionin ofcourse.
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I get along with all pool players except for 3 in the world..
I'm confused, did I insult a whole group of baseball players now. :shrug:
Where have I ever shown contempt for any pool players, at any level? I get along with all pool players at many different levels although we sometimes have differences of opinion......it's ok to have differences of opinion on a public forum isn't it?
CJ Wiley has used the term on several occasions to insult AZers who he knows full well are only B players. If anybody else called them a shortstop they'd probably be flattered, but the way CJ used it he seemed to convey an utter contempt for players "stuck" at the shortstop level, implying that these "shortstops" should hold their tongue whenever a champ speaks.
I'm only 5' 6", so I have the "short" part down, and I stopped growing almost 50 years ago, so there's the "stop" part. That's about as close as I ever have to worry about getting to shortstop speed.
I'm confused, did I insult a whole group of baseball players now. :shrug:
Where have I ever shown contempt for any pool players, at any level? I get along with all pool players at many different levels although we sometimes have differences of opinion......it's ok to have differences of opinion on a public forum isn't it?
Keith Bennett
Yea shortstops are generally players who can play at a pro speed but are being held back either by themselves or their circumstances. Keith Bennett for those who don't know really can flat out play. What holds him back? Who knows... But that's the life of a short stop.
Hell I remember when Hatch was a shortstop. Now look he's playing on the mosconi team. The south is full of shortstops. Idk if this is where the term came from or not but here's what I think.
"If ur a road player gambling with the wrong shortstop it could make ur trip a short stop indeed."
Yea shortstops are generally players who can play at a pro speed but are being held back either by themselves or their circumstances. Keith Bennett for those who don't know really can flat out play. What holds him back? Who knows... But that's the life of a short stop.
Hell I remember when Hatch was a shortstop. Now look he's playing on the mosconi team. The south is full of shortstops. Idk if this is where the term came from or not but here's what I think.
"If ur a road player gambling with the wrong shortstop it could make ur trip a short stop indeed."
Muttonchops
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If this is true, then I am a second baseman. I love baseball terms. Especially in October. A shortstop always needs a second baseman to run a double play. smack smack :thumbup:
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Someone like Jesse Engel's speed is an example of a strong SS..
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