Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved.
Posted On Sunday, September 29th, 2002 By David Veatch
My Handicap: 3 Matches: 3-2 (opponent rank: 3) W 0-3 (opponent rank: 3) L 3-4 (opponent rank: 6) W 1-4 (opponent rank: 4) L My Place: 6th My Winnings: 10
Posted On Sunday, September 22nd, 2002 By David Veatch
My Handicap: 4 Matches: 2-4 (opponent rank: 4) L 4-1 (opponent rank: 2) W 4-1 (opponent rank: 4) W 4-0 (opponent rank: 4) W 2-6 (opponent rank: 6) L My Place: 3rd My Winnings: 25
Posted On Saturday, September 21st, 2002 By David Veatch
My Handicap: Jack Matches: 3-2 (J5 vs T2) L 2-5 (J3 vs K5) L My Place: n/a My Winnings: n/a
Posted On Sunday, September 15th, 2002 By David Veatch
My Handicap: 3 Matches: 3-1 (opponent rank: 4) W 4-2 (opponent rank: 4) W 6-2 (opponent rank: 6) L My Place: n/a My Winnings: n/a
Posted On Saturday, September 14th, 2002 By David Veatch
My Handicap: Queen Matches: 0-7 (J3 vs A7) L 2-6 (J3 vs 6K) L Place: n/a Winnings: n/a
Posted On Sunday, September 8th, 2002 By David Veatch
Yesterday, instead of the normal APA 8-ball tournament, we had a APA-based-house-rules 9-ball tournament. I’m continuing to improve, taking 3rd place this time around… even with an elevated handicap of 5 instead of 3. There are really only two matches that stand out, the first, and the second-to-last. The first was against a guy named Mike Robinson, who is the strongest player on my APA 9-ball team with a handicap of 9. He won the first one. Missed on the second game which allowed me to run out. Then he just took off and ran the rest of the racks for a 9-1 victory. Far from being frustrated by the outcome, I was just happy to be able to sit and watch him play… he’s quite good. Only a couple of times in 10 racks was his position a little bit off, and I think he only missed about 4 or 5 shots altogether. The other match that stands out was against a guy named, I think, Kevin. He won the first. I won the second. Our third game started with me sinking the 9 on the snap. Ditto the fourth game. With two quick snaps, I’d pulled ahead 3-1. more »
Posted On Sunday, September 1st, 2002 By David Veatch
I haven’t played in that many tournaments, but all the same, it feels like I’ve *finally* placed. Sure, I only got fifth, and with the $15.00 winnings, really only paid for my entry and table costs (yes, we do have to pay for the quarter tables… sigh), but it feels pretty good all the same. I’m not sure if I’ll place next time, but I’m sure as hell going to enter. The first match was pretty much a gimme. He was sick with a cold, and isn’t an amazingly strong player to begin with (even compared to me). I had him 2-0, gave him a game, and then won the final game of the match. The second game was against a considerably stronger player, who is also very much a (very funny, self-depreciating) smart ass. We went back and forth, until it was match game with the score at 2-3. He took the final game for the match. Between the second and third matches, I had about an hour and a half to wait, so I hit some balls around on the 9′ tables to keep warmed up. The third match was against a guy with a rank of 6, more »