Sunday, July 03, 2005
Post-World Seres Interview with QueBallz Captain Kevin
Q: First off, congratulations on winning the World Series blah blah blah you've heard it before, does it feel any different having already won it once before?
A: not really man.....it feels just as good this time as it did last time.....u cant take that feeling away when it took that much of a struggle from the beginning to get where ya got in the end
Q: Yeah, that was a huge turn-around and speaking of which, Pool Legends went through even worse. How surprised were you when you finally noticed that getting to the World Series meant facing them?
A: really to be honest i didnt really pay attention to what was goin on over on the other side...i figured we would be playin regs...but when i found out they wer 6-9 8th seed i was kinda wonderin how it was possible.,..then u explained on SC i figured they would be tuff
Q: Heh, found out first-hand how tough it would be after that first match. After dropping the first home match and then having to go to their room and force a 3rd match, how much pressure, if any, did that add to you and the team?
A: well....i think its been obvious the past 4 seasons that this team has been together...we are a pressure team....we perform better under pressure we are a come back team and that has shown thoughout all the seasons we have been together.....it added pressure no doubt and i think when paul cam in and i told him we were down 3-1 get us a got damn win i think he knew what needed to be done and he started a rally
Q: Wow you told someone to get a win and they didn't crack? Things change! :-" Anyways, you won that 2nd match 4-1, which always seems to happen in the World Series, it seems match 2 always goes 4-1 for the team that lost match 1 (with 1 exception of course) What was different between match 1 and match 2?
A: i dont know... we were just pissed.
Q: 3rd match, you fall behind again, and wind up putting yourself back in that same game 6 scenario you lost in match 1. Is there any time during that match where you thought "christ sakes, here we go again"?
A: ya damn right i gave him BIH and he broke his ball out those where my exact words....."for gawd sakes here we go again....oh well i lost this its over congrats PL" lol my exact words
Q: Well, there you didn't go again, you ended up winning, get JJ in game 7, how did you decide who would play game 7? Was it just take the match as it comes or did you have it planned that JJ would get game 7 if it came to that?
A: well...it was 3-1...we had to win em all.....paul made it 3-2....it was me jj n miz left....miz wasnt a pressure player and so that left me n jj.....i figured well i can play now and if i win we are still alive but if i lose cant no1 feel blamed.....the MVP of the match Yahoo! Games helped me out and of course it was JJ left...so i guess i jus went as they came
Q: 2-part question again: A: What impressed you the most with the Quez team you brought in, and B: What surprised you the most about Pool Legends?
A: well...the simple fact that the team wanted to come back and win impressed me......and PL jus surprised me all around
Q: So where to from here? Obviously it's not quite vacation time for you yet, looking to light up some fireworks in ILT Monday, got a Bye in PLC for whatever that's worth, you already won NPA hell you guys could pull the grand slam, first league ever to win 'em all, has that crossed your mind at all?
A: i support QZ in all interleagues...i worry bout MLP the most....i wanna win ILT that would be awesome cuz like u said first lg to win all of em.....but i can tell ya....i wont even think about my captaining days bein over til i see a best capt award lol.....so aint no vactions goin on in nekinda way
So there ya go, Kevin, the winningest Captain in MLP, which basically all the rest of you... He's your daddy. ;) Congrats again to Kevin, and his season-long players, on another great season.