Friday, May 30, 2008
American League Conference Championship
First off, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Ryan (xxx_pool_magician_xxx), although many old school poolers will remember me as Daz_ed, and I play for TPL. I'll be writing for MLP over the course of the summer and hopefully longer, taking over for Sean (Cubby) after he retires - for the...er...8th time I think (I'm being generous with that number). Sean's done a great job with this blog over the seasons, and while I know my posts won't be better than his, I am going to try my best to keep you all up-to-date while he's gone (in all fairness, he'll be back :P), on all of the happenings in MLP such as league changes, match predictions, ect. A little disclaimer before I give my first post - I have been out of the loop for quite some time, as I've only recently returned to Ypool, so forgive my ignorance when it comes to leagues and their players - there are MANY new people around and I've only gotten to get to know some of you. Let's have some fun, shall we...
American League Conference Finals
(#2) Cheapshots (12-3) @ (#1) Cuekeepers (13-2)
Match Date
Monday June 2nd @ 7:00 pm in Intermediate Lounge 3
Regular Season
Week 3 - CKP @ CZ - Cheapshotz win 4-3
Week 10 - CZ @ CKP - Cuekeepers win 6-1
Season Series tied 1-1
What You Should Know
Cuekeepers lost one game at home this season and is a team stacked from top-to-bottom with talent. Cheapshotz were a mediocre 4-3 on the road. The ONLY way CZ has a chance in this match is if their big names pick up three wins, and leave the lesser talented players to scrounge for the last win. Mickey HAS to start strong. Throw everything including the kitchen sink at them - well - maybe not, the computer monitor may not appreciate that. On the otherhand, you know damn well Pommy knows who is good on that CZ team and will be matching his best players up against the guys on CZ he thinks are the greatest threat. It doesn't matter the position that they play, they'll most likely be facing the same player. On CZ, you have Josh (midwestern_pool_champ), Alex (dryrape), Matt (stoned_on_420) and DK (canadianpoolking) that they'll be looking to to pick up key wins. Anything less then 3-1 from these four for will result in curtains on CZ's season. Sadly, 3-1 may not even be enough. Looking at CKP's roster, they have Matt (superstaaaar), Pommy, Pool Charlie, Cal (emocal), Joey (nevvf), Josh (paakee) and Don (i_dippinthewic_i). Pommy could play any of those players whenever he wants and he'd feel confident with whoever his choice was. In the end, this CKP team is just going to be too powerful to overcome, although, I don't think it'll be AS MUCH of a cake-walk as Cubby thinks.
The Prediction
CZ keep match close early, but CKP take last 2 games and win this baby 4-2. No upset here.
American League Conference Finals
(#2) Cheapshots (12-3) @ (#1) Cuekeepers (13-2)
Match Date
Monday June 2nd @ 7:00 pm in Intermediate Lounge 3
Regular Season
Week 3 - CKP @ CZ - Cheapshotz win 4-3
Week 10 - CZ @ CKP - Cuekeepers win 6-1
Season Series tied 1-1
What You Should Know
Cuekeepers lost one game at home this season and is a team stacked from top-to-bottom with talent. Cheapshotz were a mediocre 4-3 on the road. The ONLY way CZ has a chance in this match is if their big names pick up three wins, and leave the lesser talented players to scrounge for the last win. Mickey HAS to start strong. Throw everything including the kitchen sink at them - well - maybe not, the computer monitor may not appreciate that. On the otherhand, you know damn well Pommy knows who is good on that CZ team and will be matching his best players up against the guys on CZ he thinks are the greatest threat. It doesn't matter the position that they play, they'll most likely be facing the same player. On CZ, you have Josh (midwestern_pool_champ), Alex (dryrape), Matt (stoned_on_420) and DK (canadianpoolking) that they'll be looking to to pick up key wins. Anything less then 3-1 from these four for will result in curtains on CZ's season. Sadly, 3-1 may not even be enough. Looking at CKP's roster, they have Matt (superstaaaar), Pommy, Pool Charlie, Cal (emocal), Joey (nevvf), Josh (paakee) and Don (i_dippinthewic_i). Pommy could play any of those players whenever he wants and he'd feel confident with whoever his choice was. In the end, this CKP team is just going to be too powerful to overcome, although, I don't think it'll be AS MUCH of a cake-walk as Cubby thinks.
The Prediction
CZ keep match close early, but CKP take last 2 games and win this baby 4-2. No upset here.
