[POOL] Pool players wanted

[Brian R. Toonen]

I believe it's 14 weeks.  We play each of the 7 opposing teams twice.  Spring session is 17 weeks when you include the 3 weeks for the playoffs.

--brian

-----Original Message-----
From: "Craig Stacey" <stace at mcs.anl.gov>
To: mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov
Sent: 09/05/06 12:19
Subject: Re: [POOL] Pool players wanted

IIRC, it's 15 weeks.

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Craig


On Sep 5, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Aaron Magill wrote:

> How long does the season run?  At present, I can't promise much  
> (and in fact the first night I am on a business trip) but if I can  
> make it up there on a Tuesday night, I'd love to play again; so to  
> that end, I want to mark the dates in my calendar so I can remember  
> to try and make it up there.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Aaron
>
>
> Craig Stacey wrote:
>
>> Hey, folks.  The Argonne Pool league is starting play two weeks  
>> from  tonight, and our team is looking for players 21 years of age  
>> or older.
>>
>> When I say "our" team, I mean the team that once upon a time was   
>> almost exclusively MCSers, but is now a mix of folks from   
>> everywhere.  Still, I like to think of it as our team. :)
>>
>> Some details about the league is below, but here's the crux of it:  
>> If  you think you're too bad a player to play in the league,  
>> don't.  When  I joined I was pretty green.  By the handicap I  
>> have, I'm still  technically the worst player in the league with a  
>> rating of -20- something.  I've been as low as -36.  The best  
>> player in the league  is handicapped around 150, so you can see  
>> there's quite a range.  But  regular play makes you a better  
>> player.  Trust me.  We have fun, it's  very loose, and we're all  
>> about simply enjoying the game.
>>
>> About the league: The Argonne Pool League (APL) plays every  
>> Tuesday  night through a session, and is comprised of 8 teams.  We  
>> play at Q  Billiards on Cass Ave (just north of I-55).  There are  
>> two sessions,  the fall (starting on the 19th) and the winter/ 
>> spring (starting in  January), plus a 3 week playoff round with a  
>> banquet at the end.  The  cost to play is $10 per session, plus $6  
>> any night you play a match.   The $6 also gets you a complimentary  
>> beer or drink.  A team must play  5 matches in a night.  It's a  
>> handicapped league, so players of all  skill levels are welcome.   
>> Matches are determined by handicaps with  matchups ranging from  
>> 2-2 (first player to win two games wins) to  10-1 (higher ranked  
>> player needs to win 10 games, lower ranked needs  to win 1).  You  
>> must play at least 4 nights to be eligible to play in  the playoffs.
>>
>> There is a practice table available.  You sign up on a  
>> whiteboard,  and the game fee is $1, paid by the loser.  Our team  
>> also has a  tendency to rent a table for the night, with those  
>> playing splitting  the fee (usually about 5 or 6 bucks each).   
>> That's optional.
>>
>> Fees go to support the club's costs and prizes.  Prizes are   
>> distributed at the end of every session.  Our team is going out  
>> to  dinner tonight with the proceeds from our play last year (3rd  
>> place  in 1st session, 5th in 2nd session, 2nd in playoffs).
>>
>> Our team is The Moe Syzlak Experience Featuring Homer, (or,  
>> simply,  Moe).  Currently, it's got a few MCSers, a few other  
>> ANLers, and some  non-ANLers as well.  Ideally, we'd have about 10  
>> players to ensure we  can put up 5 in any given night.  So you  
>> don't *have* to play every  week.  But we'll certainly accommodate  
>> those who *want* to play every  night.
>>
>> It's a blast, come join us.  Our team page is at http://  
>> www.mcs.anl.gov/pool and our mailing list is mcs- 
>> pool at mcs.anl.gov.   Let me know if you want to join.  Thanks!
>>
>> -- 
>> Craig
>>
>>
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