#david moyer

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The Pool Scene - Che Lemon, Chris Oneill, David Moyer, Gary Chevolleau, Jake Cajilig, James Peake, John Andrade, Johnathan Rubi, Marco Sevilla, Rafiq Kassem, Stuart MacTaggart - Amateur Pool, Shooters

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Extra! Extra! Stuart Mactaggart Shoots them down

After 2 long tiring days, exhaustive matches, safety battles, grinding games and super nerve wrecking moments. Shooters “47” EXTRAVAGANZA ‘Group Shootout’ Event has finally concluded as Stuart Mactaggart took down the Championship title by defeating Mike Leigh in the finals with $2,200 total cash payout from Day 1 (2 Groups:SL3-5 & SL6-7) and Day 2 (Re-draw of top 6 players from each group). A very intense game that showed consistency, stamina and effort was put up by both finalists which was in favour of Stuart that led him to his victory in this event.

Major Shout out goes to John Andrade, Jake Cajilig, James Peake, Rafiq Kassem, Che Lemon, David Moyer, Johnathan Rubi, Marco Sevilla, Chris Oneill and Gary Chevolleau for playing exceptionally well and attaining their respective wins.

Shooters Snooker Club would like to take this unique opportunity to thank each and every one for coming out this weekend to support and play the event and check out the action.

This was the last Main Event from Shooters EXTRAVAGANZA Series before the Big Payout Grand Finale (Over $6,000 hold back plus Shooters money Added) scheduled for June 9-10, 2018. The next event will be the “404” 9 Ball Tour Event #9 (One Day) which will take place on May 12, 2018 followed by the “Amateur” 9-ball Tour Finale ($2,000 Added) on May 19-20, 2018.

Qualifiers for the Extravaganza Finale will take place every Tuesday & Thursday at 8pm, Sun 12pm.

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The Pool Scene - 9-Ball, Alan Ada, Alex Pagulayan, David Moyer, Joe Theriault, Marco Sevilla, Norberto de Carlos, Steve Menezes, Stuart MacTaggart, Teen Yan - Amateur Pool

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De Carlos Triumphs in ‘3-6’ Event

Another of the innovative tournament formats was held this past weekend (October 17, 2015) at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club. This was the first time for an event that restricted entries to those players with handicaps 3 through 6. Because this was scheduled to be a one day event the field was restricted to 38 players. Demand for these ‘one-off’ tournament formats continues to be strong and more events are scheduled to meet the needs and desires of all skill levels.

Alex Pagulayan and Room owner Peter Chin

Once the preliminary’ rounds had been completed on Saturday it was Stuart Mactaggart, Teen Yan, Steve Menezes, and Joe Theriault who were undefeated on the ‘A’ side. The one loss ‘B’ side of the draw had Marco Sevilla, Alan Ada, Norberto de Carlos, and David Moyer steadily working their way through the ‘B’ side hoping to avoid a 2nd loss which would eliminate them from the tournament.

As play progressed into the evening it was Stuart Mactaggart and Steve Menezes who squared off in the ‘A’ side final with Menezes coming out on top in a close match. The result sent Menezes to the ‘hot seat’ and Mactaggart to the ‘B’ side. Over on the one loss side, the ‘B’ side semi-final saw de Carlos roll over fellow Pinoy Ada to claim a place in the ‘B’ side final for a match against current and two time Canadian Junior 9 Ball Champion Mactaggart. In one of the most exciting matches of the tournament de Carlos prevailed in a thriller against Mactaggart setting up a tournament final against Menezes.

In the true double final de Carlos dispatched Menezes in both matches to claim the tournament win.

Steve Menezes, Peter Chin and Norberto de Carlos

Congratulations to Norberto de Carlos on his tournament win. This will be memorable for his successful march through the ‘B’ side. De Carlos lost his first match of the tournament and then proceeded to win 11 consecutive matches for the tournament title. Congratulations are also in order for Menezes on his strong play. This is another high finish for Menezes in the past several months.

Many thanks to those who participated and apologies to anybody who wanted to play but was unable to as a result of the limited field.

Future tournaments at Shooters include the long running and always popular ‘404’ series of events occurring this upcoming weekend. The ‘404’ events are open to all skill levels. Also on the near horizon is a 2nd iteration of the immensely popular ‘4-7’ Extravaganza on November 14, 2015. This is a restricted handicap tournament for those with handicaps from 4 to 7. This event was first held in June 2015 and drew a staggering 110 participants with prize money over $26,000 including both the prize monies and the Calcutta.

As noted, the next Shooters event is the 2nd installment for the 2015/16 season of the ‘404’ series. Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments.

Finish Player Rank Prize Money Calcutta 1st Norberto de Carlos 6 $700 $520 2nd Steve Menezes 6 $420 $320 3rd Stuart Mactaggart 6 $260 $190 4th Alan Ada 6 $180 $110 5-6th Joe Theriault 5 $120 5-6th Teen Yan 5 $120 7th-8th David Moyer 5 $80 7th-8th Marco Sevilla 5 $80

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It’s Fine Press Friday!

Continuing our insect theme, this week we present David Moyer’s Insectum Lingua printed in 1994 in an edition of 50 signed copies at Moyer’s Red Howler Press in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The book, bound in a Japanese side-stitch, includes a preface by Moyer’s wife Gretchen Heinze, and six original wood engravings of insects and handwriting printed from Swiss pear and maple blocks in Moyer’s characteristic crazed, frenetic style. The accumulation of images evokes the field notebook of some feverish, 19th-century naturalist. Each print is preceded by a translucent, mulberry-paper guard sheet letterpress-printed with Latin infinitives that relate to each insect’s description: Agitare [to move to and fro]; Intentare [to threaten]; Adripere [to snatch up]; Extollere [to lift]; Vorare [to devour]; Exsuperare [to transcend].

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Respect for SAF

There has been an outpouring of support for newly retired Manchester United skipper Sir Alex Ferguson, as he announced Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his position at Man Utd. that he has held for the past 26 years. It is a sad day in west Manchester as a legend recedes into the sunset, on the back of his 13th Premier League Title.

The football community praised SAF for his hard work and his contributions to the game. Legends like David Beckham and Pelé took to social media to say their words about the retired skipper. It seems that every football player and fan paid their respects to Ferguson today.

I try not to disclose my team biases on here, but it hasn't worked out so far so why bother keep trying? Back in August, I decided I wanted to follow soccer. I had no previous experience besides watching the US/Portuguese National Teams or New England Revolution. I basically picked a Premier League team at random, that team being Manchester United.

The way I fell in love with the sport and the team was incredible. Not only is football my favorite sport now, Manchester is quickly becoming my most beloved sports team. I did not realize the prestigious history of Manchester United, nor the strength of the club when I picked them, and I think that really helped me fall in love with the sport and team. Everyone from David De Gea to Robin Van Persie, Paul Scholes to Ryan Giggs, became common knowledge, their history, their skills, their tendencies. I went from knowing nothing to knowing everything I could in a few short months. Call me a glory hunter, if you want. MY team still won the title.

That being said, I think this makes it easier for me to imagine a post-Fergie Manchester United. I've read rumors that Everton's manager David Moyer will be taking the reins at Old Trafford. Moyer has done a good job at Everton since 2002, and I think it's a good fit for Manchester United. None the less, it'll be a sad season without Sir Alex Ferguson in the dugout.

In the mean time, it's Fergie Time.

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Midwest Fantasy Tournament Summary

It was a great tournament, with some incredible surprises and moments of brilliance from every team. One of the most evenly matched tournaments I've ever been a part of. I guess I'll start with a score recap in chronological order:

Red vs Green: 190* - 50

Purple vs Blue: 80* - 50*   (OT)

Red vs Blue: 80* - 20

Purple vs Green: 90* - 40

Purple vs Red: 100* - 90 

Blue vs Green: 100* - 40

after round robin, seeding: 1) Purple 3-0 2) Red 2-1 3) Blue 1-2 4) Green 0-3

1st semi-final: Purple vs Green: 100 - 160*

2nd semi-final: Red vs Blue: 30-50*

Finals: Blue vs Green: 70* - 50

I wasn't able to really watch and analyze a lot, because in every game I wasn't playing, I was reffing or snitching. I really need to stop doing that so that I can actually watch some games/not cramp up when I'm snitching the finals. Anyway...

The first game, you may have noticed, was the only game totally out of snitch range. The problem was Green team was starting two beaters who didn't really have any chemistry, and who didn't have very strong arms. Later in the game, they switched beaters out for two more solid players (ones that I couldn't brush off with little to no effort), and green team solidified after that. Unfortunately, it was too late in the first game for them to be able to do any real damage.

Other key games:

Purple vs Blue, I was head ref. Hard fought game, with blue answering every time they really needed it. They were down 30 when Moyer caught the first snitch off-pitch to give us OT. In OT, purple owned the beater play and Moyer wasn't able to get near the snitch for any significant amount of time. Purple ended up getting the snatch about 3 minutes into OT with no goals scored.

Purple vs Red, this game would determine the #1 seed, though I don't know that either team knew that going in. This game was the perfect example of how bludger control changes games. Initially, red team and I were able to dominate bludger control, and built up a 50-10 lead. At this point I subbed out to get some water, we lost bludger control, and purple built up a comeback to tie the game at 50. When I came back in, we regained bludger control after a little bit, and built up our lead again to 80-60 before the snitch's return. At this point, I split off to guard the snitch, but ended up losing my bludger when the snitch ended up at the purple goals, and was unable to regain a bludger before purple made the snatch to win by 10. So, to summarize, we had bludger control, dominated, we lost it, got dominated, regained it, dominated, lost it, lost the game. And people never thank their beaters...  :)

1st semi final, green vs purple. I was snitching, so I missed a lot of this game, but from what I heard, green was pounding purple for much of the game before purple started to rally. When I came back to the pitch, the score was 100-60, green leading. For a while, the purple seeker and beaters were guarding me, so I mostly just stood at midfield until green figured out they needed to send a beater to help. Sadly though for Green team, their seeker was Geoff, who I've snitched against in practice countless times, and I hope he doesn't mind when I say that I own him. (love you buddy!) So, this game lasted a while. Eventually, Green subbed in Isaac Mitchell at seeker (oh, I think Kyra seeked against me for a while, but she's in the same boat as Geoff when I'm snitching, except she's way smaller), the second tallest player at the tournament. Around this time though, purple pulled within snitch range, so both seekers were attacking. The snatch ended up going to Isaac on a weird situation; he was pushed from behind by purple's seeker, which sent Isaac into me, pinning my left arm to my body. Isaac was then able to reach around rather easily to make the grab. 

Finals, Green vs Blue: All I have to say about this game is that David Moyer is an incredible seeker, and anyone playing Miami (FL) next year better watch their asses. I was originally snitching, but had to sub out due to severe cramps in both legs about 15 seconds after I got back to the pitch. Dan Daugherty took over, and I ended up on the sidelines with a perfect angle on one of the best snatches I've ever seen. Moyer leaped over Dan while Dan was attempting to, I think, do some kind of wrestling takedown. The momentum sent Dan falling backwards, with Moyer basically on his back on the way to the ground. Just before they both hit the ground, Moyer got his hand on the snitch and made the pull right before he faceplanted. Still don't know exactly how it happened, but it was awesome to watch.

MVP: David Moyer. It had to be. Against red team in the semis, he caught the snitch off pitch which was just about necessary, as I had him on lockdown in our first game so he couldn't even get close to the snitch. Also, it didn't give our chasers a lot of time to build up a lead, which they did in every game. In the finals,  he made a spectacle of a snatch to seal the victory in a tight game. Overall, he had a great day, and I can't wait to see the things he does in the FQC and on the world scene. Look for Miami to be serious contenders next year.