Thursday, July 10, 2008
Post #700: Match of the Week #001
So where do we look for Week 1? None of the above. Rather a Tuesday night showdown between newcomer Tourney Pool, which is coming off a solid PRO season and looks to jump right into the MLP Championship discussion, and Magic Pool, currently competing for a WPC Championship and trying to rebound from an embarrassing performance in last season's Playoffs, getting ousted in the American League Wildcard matchup in 4 games by Straight Shots.
So how does this matchup look? Little is known really about the 2 teams. You can pretty much expect a majority of the Season 11 team to return for MP. As expected for Tourney Pool, Luis returns to his original YPool home to help Trey and Craig win a Championship instantaneously. In a Carry Format Playoff match, I would take Luis to run a straight line through Magic Pool, no questions asked. But Lulu is merely one man, and the Playoffs are 3 or 4 months away (yeah, it's that long a season if you hadn't noticed.) I still like Tourney Pool, should they show at full strength, to beat Magic Pool. ball_brilliance, Trey, and Luis are a tough enough combination that they don't need an All-Star supporting cast to back them up. 2 of those 3 will need to win, however, and I think that's exactly what will happen, as Tourney Pool clinches in 6, and wins 5-2.
Also, keep your eyes open for the new MLP site, and a huge announcement concerning the upcoming season from Sophie. I can't go into much more detail, but I can say the Sunday tourneys are about to get a little more attention.