en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:39 -0500 info@teamapa.com 60 http://teamapa.com/ Greater Washington DC Area APA http://teamapa.com/ http://teamapa.com/common/forumimages/APALogoLrg.jpg 200 148 sleeper116 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2418&REPLY_ID=7972 General Pool Discussion Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:51:37 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2418 Quote:
What a great topic! Seems like we've heard from everyone except Canada and Japan on this issue and the interesting thing is that so many have their own (strong) point of view.

By the way ... I have written to St. Louis to get their stance on this subject. When i get an answer, I'll cut and paste it here so everyone can see it exactly as they write it to me.

In the meantime, I'm certainly enjoying the banter back and forth.

As I posted earlier, since the player didn't attempt to pocket a ball (by his own admission) I felt that the referee ruled correctly in having a defensive shot marked on the scoresheet, and the player continued to shoot. If he ended his turn at the table with another defensive shot, there would have been two defenses and one inning for his turn at the table. I could be wrong ... I could be right ... waiting on info from HQ.

Have Fun, Play Fair, Meet People, Play APA Pool! ... Lee]]> EdLoves2PlayPool http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2426 Teams Seeking Players Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:09:19 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2426 Tuesday Night Double Jeopardy at Bank Shot Bar & Grill in Laurel, Maryland

Here's the deal:

We converted our 9Ball league into a Double Jeopardy league, and with that said, we have some teams that are still looking for players for their 8Ball team.

And here's the kicker: IT's FREE!

That's right, if you join one of the 8Ball teams on Tuesday night you shoot for free.

So you say you don't know what "Double Jeopardy" is, well here's a brief explanation:

In the Double Jeopardy format, NOBODY has to sits out. Everyone on your team gets the opportunity to play each week!

Plus, "Double Jeopardy" means Double the Chance of winning a trip to Vegas in one night.

The APA Double Jeopardy Leagues gives players the opportunity to play two formats (8Ball and 9Ball).

Teams do not have to be comprised of the same exact roster, and you play in both formats giving you the opportunity to qualify for higher level tournaments in both formats while minimizing the time demands. The beauty of this format is that everyone on your team can play at least once that evening.

Format:
Each match will be played on two tables at the same time. One table will have an 8-Ball match and one will have a 9-Ball match. The rules for each are the same as regular league night.

The Bank Shot Bar & Grill
3249 Fort Meade Road
Laurel, MD 20724
http://bankshotbar.com/
(301) 483-8644

I know you're excited! So don't waste time, and hurry up and join us next Tuesday night!

]]> EdLoves2PlayPool http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2427 General Pool Discussion Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:39 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2427 Tuesday Night Double Jeopardy at Bank Shot Bar & Grill in Laurel, Maryland

Here's the deal:

We converted our 9Ball league into a Double Jeopardy league, and with that said, we have some teams that are still looking for players for their 8Ball team.

And here's the kicker: IT's FREE!

That's right, if you join one of the 8Ball teams on Tuesday night you shoot for free.

So you say you don't know what "Double Jeopardy" is, well here's a brief explanation:

In the Double Jeopardy format, NOBODY has to sits out. Everyone on your team gets the opportunity to play each week!

Plus, "Double Jeopardy" means Double the Chance of winning a trip to Vegas in one night.

The APA Double Jeopardy Leagues gives players the opportunity to play two formats (8Ball and 9Ball).

Teams do not have to be comprised of the same exact roster, and you play in both formats giving you the opportunity to qualify for higher level tournaments in both formats while minimizing the time demands. The beauty of this format is that everyone on your team can play at least once that evening.

Format:
Each match will be played on two tables at the same time. One table will have an 8-Ball match and one will have a 9-Ball match. The rules for each are the same as regular league night.

The Bank Shot Bar & Grill
3249 Fort Meade Road
Laurel, MD 20724
http://bankshotbar.com/
(301) 483-8644

I know you're excited! So don't waste time, and hurry up and join us next Tuesday night!

]]> lou ref http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2425 Host Locations Seeking Teams Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:07 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2425
LOU]]> lou ref http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2424 General Pool Discussion Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:07:38 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2424

LOU]]> lou ref http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2354 General Pool Discussion Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:03:49 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2354 Quote:
]]> Brady Sr http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2421&REPLY_ID=7956 General Pool Discussion Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:35 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2421 Quote:
You're absolutely right. It was a good tournament. I made a few new friends as well. Bank Shot is a great place to have it, very clean. And all the bar tenders and wait staff were and are always great!]]> aholland http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2423 Teams Seeking Players Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:29:34 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2423 Looking to pick up an SL 1-2 mid session. This is a fun team, you'll enjoy yourself !! Txt or call me @ 410-458-0430 Thanks Amy[9]

Amy]]> aholland http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2422 Players Seeking Teams Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:21:05 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2422 We travel to bars in the Glen Burnie area. Losing 2 players need to pick up one. Please call or txt 410-458-0430, thx Amy [9]

Amy]]> msaraogi http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2408&REPLY_ID=7954 Players Seeking Teams Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:19:30 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2408 Quote:
Gene,

I will come see you Wednesday evening, at 7. If you want me to call you before, let me know, and I will.

Thanks,
Mukesh.]]> ron1221brun http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2419&REPLY_ID=7952 Member Blogs Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:53:34 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2419 Quote:
I like the suggestion. After 26 years of organized play, I confess that wait time has removed the edge from a win streak on numerous occasions. Anything to improve continuity is a plus.

Bruce]]> Rufus http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2420&REPLY_ID=7950 General Pool Discussion Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:01:01 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2420 Quote:
We have a established 14.1 league here at Big Daddy's Billiards and if anyone wants to join the new session is getting ready to start in a week.
Also anyone who wants a challenge stop on by for a race to 100!!

Hey Lee Johnson....sign up now.]]> big daddys http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2411 General Pool Discussion Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:15:05 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2411 Mike Sigel to conduct 9-ball Clinic at Big Daddy’s Billiards on Saturday, March 13th


Germantown, Md. – March 2, 2010 –Five-time World Pocket Billiards Champion, Mike Sigel, will be conducting a 9-ball clinic at Big Daddy’s Billiards in Glen Burnie, Maryland on Saturday, March 13, 2010.



This seminar is intended as a workshop for intermediate to advanced pool players. The seminar will cover all of the major aspects of 9-ball such as breaking, position play, ball speed, defensive shots and strategy. In addition, Mike is available to answer questions on 8-ball or evaluate a player’s form and stroke. The cost for this seminar is $80 per person and is limited to the first 12 people who register.



Richard Molineiro, co-owner, Big Daddy’s Billiards said, “We had a lot of positive feedback from Mike’s straight pool seminar back in January, and several people expressed interest in a 9-ball seminar. We are limiting the class size to only 12 students to allow for Mike to spend more one-on-one time with each player.”



Molineiro added, “It’s not every day that you can take a lesson from a former World Pocket Billiards Champion who has played against all of the greatest pool players from Irving “The Deacon” Crane to Steve Mizerak to Efren Reyes. The pool instruction is great, but just hearing some of Mike’s stories is worth the price of admission.”



Mike Sigel has won more than 106 major pool tournaments including three U.S. Open 9-ball Championships, three U.S. Open Straight Pool Championships and five World Pocket Billiards Championship titles. Sigel played himself in the movie, “The Baltimore Bullet,” and was technical advisor to Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in the Academy Award-winning movie “The Color of Money.” In 1989, at age 35, Sigel became the youngest person inducted into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame.



To register for the 9-ball seminar, please call: 410-760-1332 to make sure that we still have room for you, and if so, then send a check or money in the amount of $80 made out to “Big Daddy’s Billiards” c/o: Richard & Cynthia Molineiro at the address below. Please include your contact information.





Mike Sigel 9-ball Clinic

Sat., March 13th – 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.



Big Daddy’s Billiards

7594 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., # 2G

Glen Burnie, Md. 21060

Phone: 410-760-1332

]]> ixichucksr http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2417&REPLY_ID=7932 General Pool Discussion Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:57:57 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2417 Quote:
We send out Division Handicap Review packets to each team on or about week 10 of the session. The goal is for each team to get together, as a team, with no outside interference and go over each player in their division to make recomendations as to whether that player should go up a skill level, or be moved down a level. And, most importantly ... WHY! Simply stating "He's no 4" or "She's better than a 3" tells me nothing and no action will take place.

A Division Roster sheet will be provided so that your team can see the current Skill Level of each player in your division.

Keep an eye on the Message Center on the bottom of your scoresheet which will announce that the packages will be in the next weeks envelopes.

If a player is raised by their Division Handicap Review, they will receive a Blue Slip in their envelope notifying them of the action. If a Team Captain feels that a player (or players) on their team were unjustly raised, they have the right to contact the Division Rep, who will then call a short meeting of the Team Captains. The Captain will explain why he/she feels it was an unjust move. After about 5 minutes, the Division Rep will ask the Captain to leave the room and will take a show of hands vote among all the other Captain present. If the move is voted as unjust, the Division Rep has the authority to make the change directly on the scoresheet, initial it and play commenses.

This gives YOU a chance to voice your opinion of the players you compete with, week after week.

Remember, just because your team suggested a movement, it does not mean the action will take place. Chances are that a player your team might question, had their one good night against your team. This does not tell you their true ability. It will take several recomendations about the same player, from several teams, with roughly the same reasoning to make it happen. After all, what if someone wrote you up? If we raised or lowered everyone that is suggested to be raised or lowered, after a few years everyone would either be a 7 or a 2 lol.

One thing to keep in mind when reviewing a player, is that good nights happen! You have had those nights where everything went your way - we all have 'those nights' (I know I did, back when I played in the APA). Should you be raised because of it? We believe that every player should be playing at their true ability handicap. Sometimes, this means that a player is rated too high and should be lowered.

Be fair, provide honest evaluations and I will review each of them personally.

Have Fun, Play Fair, Meet People, Play APA Pool! ... Lee]]> jjabuk2002 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2416&REPLY_ID=7928 General Pool Discussion Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:42:51 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2416 Quote:
If you are playing in the event, you recently got a package in the mail from St. Louis. A flyer in that package stated that the doors open @ 10 ... registration from 10 - 11 and play will begin @ 11am right after a short players meeting.

Have Fun, Play Fair, Meet People, Play APA Pool! ... Lee]]> aholland http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2335 Players Seeking Teams Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:08:42 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2335 We are looking for an SL 4 or higher for Monday 8ball in house @ Big Daddy's in Glen Burnie. [8][8] TXT or email me 410-458-0430, thanks Amy[/navy]

Amy]]> Rocker http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2336&REPLY_ID=7925 Non-Pool Related Discussion Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:53:03 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2336 Quote:
He put a new wrap on my stick and repaired the end. It looks like a new stick. Love it!]]> coolhand http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2410&REPLY_ID=7924 League Suggestions Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:34:04 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2410 Quote:
Hope that wood be SOONER than later.
Thanks Lee]]> amanduh http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=2415&REPLY_ID=7923 League Suggestions Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:10:49 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2415 Quote:
Amanda .. Please refer to Page 84, Rule 7, in your Official Team Manual. The rule has been the same since I have been involved with the APA, starting over 25 years ago, as a player in the league. I cannot change the rule, it's the APA's Tournament and they have the final say. By the way, when you read the rule, they refer to a Local Team Championship; a tournament that we locally call: The Las Vegas Qualifier.

Have Fun, Play Fair, Meet People, Play APA Pool! ... Lee]]> big daddys http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2414 Host Locations Seeking Teams Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:44:09 -0500 http://teamapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2414


Germantown, Md. – March 2, 2010 –Five-time World Pocket Billiards Champion, Mike Sigel, will be conducting a 9-ball clinic at Big Daddy’s Billiards in Glen Burnie, Maryland on Saturday, March 13, 2010.



This seminar is intended as a workshop for intermediate to advanced pool players. The seminar will cover all of the major aspects of 9-ball such as breaking, position play, ball speed, defensive shots and strategy. In addition, Mike is available to answer questions on 8-ball or evaluate a player’s form and stroke. The cost for this seminar is $80 per person and is limited to the first 12 people who register.



Richard Molineiro, co-owner, Big Daddy’s Billiards said, “We had a lot of positive feedback from Mike’s straight pool seminar back in January, and several people expressed interest in a 9-ball seminar. We are limiting the class size to only 12 students to allow for Mike to spend more one-on-one time with each player.”



Molineiro added, “It’s not every day that you can take a lesson from a former World Pocket Billiards Champion who has played against all of the greatest pool players from Irving “The Deacon” Crane to Steve Mizerak to Efren Reyes. The pool instruction is great, but just hearing some of Mike’s stories is worth the price of admission.”



Mike Sigel has won more than 106 major pool tournaments including three U.S. Open 9-ball Championships, three U.S. Open Straight Pool Championships and five World Pocket Billiards Championship titles. Sigel played himself in the movie, “The Baltimore Bullet,” and was technical advisor to Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in the Academy Award-winning movie “The Color of Money.” In 1989, at age 35, Sigel became the youngest person inducted into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame.



To register for the 9-ball seminar, please call: 410-760-1332 to make sure that we still have room for you, and if so, then send a check or money in the amount of $80 made out to “Big Daddy’s Billiards” c/o: Richard & Cynthia Molineiro at the address below. Please include your contact information.





Mike Sigel 9-ball Clinic

Sat., March 13th – 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.



Big Daddy’s Billiards

7594 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., # 2G

Glen Burnie, Md. 21060

Phone: 410-760-1332

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