Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Tuesday Night
So after that regulation-sized prologue, let's get to the action shall we? WildAngels and UnitedPool a match I didn't watch. But assuming the matches were reported in order ketan played last, UP loses right? Well...While it was 4-3, Uniteds had it when sir_bankshot knocked off WildAngel kemorst, in game 5. As for your little star watch, SongNeverEnds of WA beat UnitePool's cadillac pimpin, for the curious.
How about Break and Run against BlackSilver, BNR putting up badalnighter first, no surprise. He took on Tooth3215, and in one of BNR's longest games...ever in their history in MLP, the badboy Vince took home the win. Brown skinnedgirl would play game 2 against Aaron013, yep that's another BNR win they're up...Lemme make sure here..yeah 2-0. BS would finally get on the table as l_hero_23_l played hero for a game and beat BIGJERM. Game 4 badking practically had it locked up after kellyhero2003 left herself halfway in the bottom middle pocket, but he got stuck with no shot on the 8. Kellyhero was able to pull out a win there and it's now 3-1 Break and Run. But BS wasn't out of it, Eddie knocked off wnder_y, and Fox Fire beat capwhanda to set uo game 7 3-3. Ace7887, despite recently withdrawing in BS I'm sure he was eligible no worries, redhot I'm sure checked, after all this Ivey business. Let's hit the fast forward button and pause as Ace gets to the 8. Now let's plug in another VCR to another TV and flashback to last week. BBM's jay_da_bowling_man goes for bottom left, hits the rail just above that pocket, it goes bottom right. Turn off that TV, watch the other one, different angle, going for bottom left, it's 3-3, game 7, misses high, and that 8...doesn't...stop. Bottom right pocket, BNR wins it, 4-3, emerald eidolon from BNR said it best with "DEJA VU!" after that 8ball shot.
DreamPool visiting ElitePool Jack's there, as many will recall he was ElitePool's captain through that stretch of games known as MLP Season 4. More on him later. Game 1 bryan_the_almighty_jew against Emery666, the latter a member of EP, the former a winner. 1 to zip DreamPool, game 2 killer of gents and sirs for EP, against DreamPool's Shayne, that's Osiris by the way, y'know, guy workin on this blog. All going well until the ump, and what an idiot this guy was. He DQ's his SportsCenter co-worker, wait...I was ump...Whoops. Well, Shayne caught with 4 tourney games, so that's 1-1. Game 4, 2-1 DreamPool, Elite captain Flipmode_m, calls Kris_57, said he didn't mean to then asked how I knew he wasn't just saying a name...Come on last time someone asked me a question like that they withdrew from MLP. Well, no leagues withdrawing (that I know of) but it turns out kris is ineligible, so a pair of ineligible DQs, 1 to a team, 3-1 DP. That all coming after kris childishly refused to canel the game, and people on both sides and even non-players got involved in some ignorant piss-fighting. Next, flip finally gets who he wanted, rc_crown_royal, against DreamPool's Super Mario. Doo, doo doo. Doo, doo, doodoo. Doodoo, doodoo, doodoo, doo, doo, doodoo...OK enough of the NES memories. It's-a-you, Mario...DreamPool loves those old 2-D games now, he clinches the victory, 4-1. The match would end 5-2 DP, Jack a loser, while flipmode beat Pascal in the captain showdown.
ChampionsPool and HotShotz, 2-0 CHP when we pick this one up, then the 'Shotz woke up. babygurl69 and DAZZA brought in back to back wins to tie it at deuces, but all things came in 2s in this match. CHP took the next 2, courtesy of bizzy bone and and salik bilal, bilal's win on an early 8 from cowboy74107. CHP's mjaust would've beat babygurl actually also had the 8 not hung in the pocket, and had she not got the lucky leave on a miss, but CHP still a winner, it would end 4-3 as HS captain Glenno got a win over lethaled, who was flagged (by who else but me) for only having 8 tourney games.
That brings us to a little issue in MLP. This is the first season it has not been the umpire's responsibility to check players, that rests in the hands of the captains each match. But a growing problem already is of course, the captains aren't checking their own players. That is being left on the heads of the opposing captains and players, or other people (me) who happen to be at matches. When that doesn't happen, it becomes an honors system, kinda like playing 1 on 1 basketball and you're the ref, or...playing backyard baseball and you're calling strikes and balls as either the pitcher or hitter. Unless someone else steps in you'll probably get away with it. I agree with a player being called and not being changed, but I also think the umpires need to check them during the game, I mean...if it's during, you're not slowing the match up any. The rule was put into effect to speed up matches, so umps didn't start a match late. But again I fail to see the delay when an ump checks a player during the match. That way the captain's call is non-changeable, and the umpires and the admins on duty can make sure players are eligible without delaying the match at all. As far as the captains not doing their job as it is now, you know, maybe sometime in the near future they may either be removed as team captain, or worse, have their team removed if it gets worse. Maybe the Admins need to closely monitor each admin and give a team an extra loss on top of the DQ to show them they mean business. However I'm not saying do what PLC did and DQ a whole team, unless it became a continuous problem with a certain league. BBM Captain Scott by the way withdrew from MLP tonight, apparently leaving BBM captainless. If they can't find a replacement captain BBM faces removal from MLP, and either a replacement league will be allowed in to play BNR and BA, or they'll just be a Bye. If that happens it wouldn't be the first time early in a season BBM had left a season. They did it season 2. Interview with Luis coming up.
