Shark Attack

Last night was League night,and it was a good one!Big Scott started us off with a nail biter of a set! It came down too the last few balls,each player not willing to concede.This match had all the old school flavor.Big Scott's opponent was a shark with skills! That makes for a tough match even against someone who can't make a ball.That was not the case with this SHARK,he could also play a little.I couldn't figure it out last night,but I knew I had seen this guy somewhere before outside of the game,when I woke up this morning I figured it out.He was my mailman when I was a kid!Funny how small this world really is.So from now on he's know as "The Mailman".
Big Scott's a much better player,but The Mailman had the moves,and Big Scott fell right into that Shark tank for the first two racks.The Mailman has got moves.He shadowed Scott relentlessly,stood in his shot line,moved at the precise time,and worst of all got into Scott's head!But the best move The Mailman had I have never seen before and I have seen most of them.I think it was the second rack,Big Scott is breaking,and as The Mailman racks the balls he takes his thumb,shoves it into his mouth,and puts a nice big wet one on the foot spot! WOW that's a new one for me,and it's a great one!What a shark move that is.If you know anything about pool then you know what a wet spot on an OB(object ball)or CB(cue ball)can do.
You see,a liquid cannot be compressed and when you introduce a liquid too a pool ball lots of funny things happen,from balls skidding too shots missing the pocket by a full diamond or more,all from that one little wet spot.You gotta give it up too The Mailman for that one!Now Big Scott should have complained,but I might have shrugged it off also and just broke,and that's a mistake.If I remember correctly Big Scott jumped the CB off the table on that break,coincidence?Not likely,Big Scott doesn't hop the CB off the table all that much.For me I know it would have Sharked me,that's all I'd be thinking about when trying to shoot a shot,what about the wet spot,did it land where I need to contact the OB,is the OB going to skid etc,etc.One of the best things about this Shark is,it was so blatant,he didn't try to hide it in the least and he still got the player too fall into it.That's a SHARK ATTACK!I would love too hear from some of you guys about some Shark Attacks you've pulled or witnessed so please respond!

It comes down too Big Scott and The Mailman both needing one ball for the match,and they're having a safety battle.Big Scott loses the safety battle and The Mailman goes on to win the match by one ball!Now this is what a good Shark Attack game can do for you.Big Scott should have drilled The Mailman,but for the first two or maybe three racks he was winning,not by balls made but by being inside Big Scott's head,and that's all it takes sometimes.

Next up was Cindy,a pretty uneventful match that she played very well in!The match started slow with only one ball being made on the break by her opponent in five innings.Her opponent jumped out too an early lead and then stalled.It was then that Cindy took control of the game and match.She started making balls and never looked back.She got the lead,was pocketing balls nicely,and I think she just played her game.I'm not sure if that was just her game or she played overhead because that's the first time I got to see her play.If that was just her average game then we got a four playing at a three skill level and that's always a good thing.

I played the third match,now I had been playing all day on the tight pocket Diamond table,and was not playing as well as I can.I guess taking some time off did not have the affect I was hoping for.You see I got drilled on the Diamond by Giant Jerry,one of the owners of Diamond Jim's.Giant Jerry plays good,he pulls position and really does not miss all that much.He drilled me flat out for two sets!Needless to say but I was not very happy about it. My match was against another five,I like to think I'm a six playing at a five skill level.You see I've been sand bagging in this league for years basically since it's inception.My player # in the APA League is #151,that makes me a dinosaur in the league.I have not played in the league since 2007,and I find myself on teams where I constantly need to maintain a five skill level,so I've been laying down since the beginning!My first two seasons in the APA I let it all hang out,with great results.In the county I live in I was #2 ranked for my first season and #1 ranked my second season.But since then I've always had to lay down.I don't mind laying down as long as I can play some of the cash tournaments sponsored by the APA.And most of those have a skill level maximum of a combined 11,so you can only play a 5/6 as your best team.So that's why I'm in the APA once again.Hopefully to rob a few tournaments.