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> And finally, the short-rack banks, IMO, would be the most exciting
> game to watch on the tube. Been saying it for years.
> Fred
I bought an accu-stats tape of a banks match from last year's DCC,
Parica and somebody I don't remember (I've only watched it once which
is unusual for me). Now maybe I just bought the wrong match, but I
found it an outstanding sleep aid. Maybe it depends on who's playing
because in theory it sounds like it should be exciting, however, I
didn't find that to be the case.
I love watching professional 8-ball (especially Efren), but like you
say they're just tooooo good to entertain the general public. I wonder
how interesting it would be to watch the women pros play 8-ball. I've
always maintained that there is more women's pool on tv because they
make more mistakes than men and the general public can identify more
with them. I've always thought that is why football and baseball
outdistance basketball too. Basketball has so much in your face pure
athleticism that the fans cannot identify with it. With football one
can always maintain the ILLUSION that he could do what they do if only
he were bigger.
Well that's my theory anyway, for a sport to be successful as
entertainment it has to maintain the "if only ..." illusion.
Steve.