[POOL] Last Night's Results

[Craig Stacey]

Most excellent!

And, while I take no pride in my win, I've lost enough games in the  
exact same fashion that I consider it a karmic victory.
--
Craig


On Sep 17, 2008, at 12:55 PM, John Valdes wrote:

> In honor of Jason's return from his stint at Harpo, everybody gets 6
> points! :)  Not because of Oprah's generosity, but rather because the
> Moe Szyslak Experience swept the Retarded Monkeys, 5 to 0.
> Representing Moe for the evening and receiving 6 points for each of
> their handicaps were Jason, Brian R, Craig, John and Roger.  New team
> member Paul Hovland was also on-hand to get the lay of the slate.
>
> First up for the evening was Jason vs Mike in a 5:5 battle.  I didn't
> see the match, but I was told it was a close, back-and-forth match-up
> which went to a final game with both players shooting at the 8, which
> Jason sank to win his and Moe's first match of the season 5:4.
>
> Next was Brian vs Ray in a 1:5.  Brian started the season solidly, and
> despite losing his 1st game, he found himself shooting at the 8 in the
> 2nd game, which he pocketed, taking the match 1:1.
>
> Craig played Dennis next in a 1:7.  Craig started well enough, but
> Dennis kept getting stronger and stronger as the match went on.  So
> strong in fact that in the 6th game, he made an amazing cut to sink
> one of his balls but which sent the cue spinning into the 8, which
> in turn fell into a side pocket, giving the game and the match to
> Craig, 1:5.
>
> John then faced Rich in a 2:3.  Both players were a bit rusty, with
> both missing shots on the 8 in the first game until John finally sank
> it.  John quickly fell behind in the 2nd game though, leaving Rich
> with a tough but makable shot on the 8.  Unfortunately for Rich, the 8
> caught the tip of the called pocket and banked off hard, straight into
> another pocket, giving the game and match to John, 2:0.
>
> The final match featured Roger vs Pete, in another 2:3.  Roger started
> out strong, winning the lag and running in 4 balls after the break in
> the first game, which he ended up winning after pocketing the 8.  Pete
> settled down a bit in the 2nd game and took an early lead, but in the
> end, Roger was too much for him and took the 2nd game and the match,
> winning 2:0.
>
> So it was a great start to the season for Moe; yea Moe! :)
>
> John
>