[POOL] A good night

[Paul Hovland]

A couple more corrections/updates.

I actually lost my fourth game by scratching on the 8 (mishit cut shot  
-- Craig taught be how to create a more stable bridge on the rail, so  
hopefully this won't happen so much in the future).  The 8-chasing was  
(I think) in the third game.

As Craig noted, we entered the night tied for fourth.  Assuming my  
math is correct, we are now in a three-way tie for second, at 33  
(second and third place teams were matched against each other and  
split 2:3).  Kevin's team remains in first place at 35.

Paul

On Dec 3, 2008, at 8:37 AM, Roger Sersted wrote:

>
> Brian kicked butt in his match and won 2-1.  BTW, afterwards Brian,  
> Paul and I played a couple practice games.  In my first game against  
> Brian, I broke and dropped the 8.  Yes, this is becoming a  
> habit. :-)  But, seriously, Brian was totally in the zone.  Just  
> about every shot went straight down the center of the pocket.
>
> Here are a couple minor corrections to the play-by-play.  I have the  
> team envelopes in my office to give to Kevin.
>
> Actually, I won my 6:2 match 2-2.  The game after my 8-ball fiasco,  
> I played really well.
>
> Craig won his match 3-1.  The 4th game was Todd's undoing.
>
> Rob won his match 2-1.
>
> Craig Stacey wrote:
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>> I'm a bit fuzzy on the end scores.
>> We entered the night with 29 wins, tied for 4th.  3rd was 30, 2nd  
>> was 31, and 1st was 34 - Kevin's team.  Who we were playing.
>> Roger first, against Ed in a 5-2.  Ed wins first game.  Roger wins  
>> second when Ed scratches on the 8.  Roger says "I'm going to sink  
>> the 8 on the break."  I say, "Okay, but not the cue ball."   
>> Hilarity ensues, as Roger breaks and watches the cue ball carom off  
>> the rack and into the back corner, while the 8 makes as straight  
>> and fast a line as I've ever seen for the opposite top corner.  It  
>> was a thing of beauty and sorrow all at once.  They should've sent  
>> a poet.
>> Roger plays a good rest of match and finds himself able to sink the  
>> 8 ahead of Ed.  Roger wins, I think 2-3.
>> Up next, yours truly against Todd.  It's a 7-1 pain match.  I'm not  
>> playing well, but improving through my 3 (or was it 4) losses.   
>> Then Todd loses in a fluke of a scratch on the 8th.  I'm not proud  
>> of that win.  But, still a win!
>> Rob goes up next, facing off against Scott Petersen in a 5-1.   
>> Scott is shooting well, but so is Rob.  Rob has a sweet run to come  
>> from behind, and plays a kick-ass safety.  He forced ball in hand  
>> and got to sink his last ball and the 8 in a perfect setup.  In the  
>> end, Rob took it 1-3.
>> Paul is next, facing Kevin in a 4-2.  Paul's playing well, but  
>> Kevin's having a good night.  In the 4th game, Paul plays back from  
>> a deficit with a tremendous run, and is shooting on the 8.  Alas,  
>> they both chase it back and forth off the top rail until Kevin  
>> finally gets a shot on it.  Alas, Paul loses 4-0.
>> Brian played last, playing Jim in a 3-2.  Brian kicked ass in the  
>> first game, Jim played much better in the 2nd, though Brian kept  
>> up, by the time I left it was 1-1.  I think Brian probably took it,  
>> in which case we'll end the week 2 games back of Kevin's team.   
>> Should I be wrong and Brian lost, it'll be 4 games back.
>> ==
>> Craig
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