Noteworthy events from 2023 Summer Week 01

Outstanding outing(s):

  1. Julian F scored 77 points.
  2. Steve V shot a 74.
  3. Mike B and Micah N tallied 73 points each.

RAFFLE Status:

  1. Nicholas D was selected on the night of his league debut.  He racked on table 15 and miscued on the break for a foul.
  2. Ed S had an impactful break on Table 09.  The 8-ball spun like this week’s Chicagoland tornados on its way toward the SE corner pocket, but never touched down.  The end result was a dry break.
  3. The entire raffle pot rolls over to Week 02.  

OTHER:

  1. Big Slick had the only case of a missing player that caused a handicap subtraction impact (8 points).  Their opponent Wolff Pack was therefore awarded 8 bonus points.  See Rule 20.E’s example i. for a little more generalized explanation.
  2. Roster changes since earlier in the week and already reflected on the Team Rosters page of this site:
    • Matt S joined There Goes My 80
    • Long V is now a sub on Double Focus
    • Jeff K rejoined HWGA Rejects for version 3.0
    • Alberto G was added to A Fresh Start among that team’s other necessary adjustments
  3. League debuts included:
    • Quite a few from the match of Sharp Shooter’s versus A Fresh Start.  Nicholas D, AC C, and Danny O each scored 65 or better.  Christopher S and Alberto G kept their scores more modest.
    • Alejandro T and Abisai C were each near 60 in their first matches with the Last Game team.
  4. Edgar A and Esteban Q returned after having missed the previous season.  Far more dramatic than that was the return of Kevin J for the first time since Covid-19 caused us to cancel our 2020 Spring Season.
  5. The Pocket Rattlers were more like opponent rattlers this evening by scoring either 72 (three of them) or 71 points (the other player).
  6. Ten individuals invested in the Top Shooter side-pot competition.  Others can still join in before 11pm on July 27th.  This season will require playing a minimum of 11 weeks to qualify.  See rule 24.B for more details.
  7. Former league member Michael L was seen competing with Bill F on Table 14 which was newly-designated this season to replace Table 16 as the only rentable 9-footer while league matches are in progress.
  8. Leon made his league-night debut working the venue’s front counter while Jesús is away.