Another Tuesday Night

We played Willie's Tavern last night at Willie's. This week i must have found my mojo because i won 2 outta 3 games with ease. The first game started good with a nice lead and the tables turned a shot before the end. I had the 4 balls and my opponent just had the 8 to shoot in. I shot through the balls well until i Had the 6 and the 8. I had an easy 2 shots for the win but missed the first shot being worried about my leave on the 8. When shooting league you want to make your ball but also put the cue ball in a good place for your next shot. Sporto's team ended up winning 8 to 7 which is good for the team. Some of the players haven't come into the swing of things yet but we always get better as the season goes by. Willie's table at his tavern is in my opinion the best table out of all the bars that are involved.
       

Well Tuesday night started off the first night of Sporto's Pool League. Sporto's team that i captain lost 9-6 to the V. As we rolled the dice I got a three. I played a friend from high school named Eric. In the first game my shots were not falling and I ended up losing the game. In the team's first round of games we were 2-5. My second game I messed up on a shot leaving Eric with a tricky eight ball shot. He had to hit the eight ball down the table,reflect of the rail and hit the pocket on the other side. He made a great shot and won the game. By the second round we were 4-6. Being frustrated, i went to the back table and practiced for awhile. Must have worked because in my third game I was shooting the eight ball on my second go round. I won my game and our team finished 6-9. The players shoot for a team but also themselves. The player with the highest percentage wins at the end of the year gets a prize. The highest winning team gets a money reward.   

Sporto's and Pool League

For the past few years Willie Maes has been the top shooter of the year in the Sporto's Pool League. Willie Maes is also the owner of Willie's Tavern in  Red Bud. I talked to him saturday afternoon about being ready for league and as he was winning every game he said he would be ready. As most bars in town there's a pool table, dart machine, jukebox, and a bar. In this bar, the mood is more relaxed and laid back. The bar that I captain for is a little different, with the tv's always on a sport. That makes Sporto's an appropriate name for the bar. With a horseshoe style bar, patrons are always talking across the way to friends. Sporto's has one of the oldest hand operated bowling alleys in the state. Instead of tearing it out a floor was put over it and pool tables and dart machines were put in. There is also a racing game set up in the back. Sporto's also host a washer throwing league that uses the area by the pool tables. The owner, Donna Thies has a sports background so the name fits. Donna has a boyfriend named Mike that has a love for sports also. the two of them have collected various signed sports memorabilia that hangs on most every wall in the bar. Sporto's also has good bar food like wings, toasted ravioli, pepper fries, and good pizza. When I frequent the bar I always know half of the people in the establishment. It gives a relaxed feeling to know half the crowd when you visit a bar.

Here is a copy of our schedule. My team is # 4  and the last number in the vs. is the home team                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                        

Week 1 - Oct 12	2 vs 6	10 vs 3	5 vs 11	8 vs 4	9 vs 7	1
Week 2 - Oct 19	10 vs 9	6 vs 1	4 vs 2	7 vs 8	3 vs 11	5
Week 3 - Oct 26	9 vs 4	1 vs 7	2 vs 10	11 vs 6	5 vs 3	8
Week 4 - Nov 2	8 vs 9	4 vs 1	6 vs 5	10 vs 11	7 vs 2	3
Week 5 - Nov 9	5 vs 8	1 vs 10	4 vs 6	2 vs 3	11 vs 7	9
Week 6 - Nov 16	3 vs 1	6 vs 9	7 vs 5	8 vs 10	4 vs 11	2
Week 7 - Nov 23	5 vs 4	1 vs 8	9 vs 2	7 vs 3	6 vs 10	11
Week 8 - Nov 30	1 vs 11	6 vs 7	8 vs 2	3 vs 4	5 vs 9	10
Week 9 - Dec 7	2 vs 1	11 vs 9	7 vs 4	3 vs 8	10 vs 5	6
Week 10 - Dec 14	1 vs 5	11 vs 2	10 vs 7	9 vs 3	8 vs 6	4
Week 11 - Dec 21	11 vs 8	4 vs 10	2 vs 5	3 vs 6	9 vs 1	7
Week 12 - Dec 28	6 vs 2	3 vs 10	11 vs 5	4 vs 8	7 vs 9	1
Week 13 – Jan 4	9 vs 10	1 vs 6	2 vs 4	8 vs 7	11 vs 3	5
Week 14 – Jan 11	4 vs 9	7 vs 1	10 vs 2	6 vs 11	3 vs 5	8
Week 15 – Jan 18	9 vs 8	1 vs 4	5 vs 6	11 vs 10	2 vs 7	3
Week 16 – Jan 25	8 vs 5	10 vs 1	6 vs 4	3 vs 2	1 vs 11	9
Week 17 – Feb 1	1 vs 3	9 vs 6	5 vs 7	10 vs 8	11 vs 4	2
Week 18 – Feb 8	4 vs 5	8 vs 1	2 vs 9	3 vs 7	10 vs 6	11
Week 19 – Feb 15	11 vs 1	7 vs 6	2 vs 8	4 vs 3	9 vs 5	10
Week 20 – Feb 22	1 vs 2	9 vs 11	4 vs 7	8 vs  3	5 vs 10	6
Week 21 – Mar 1	5 vs 1	2 vs 11	7 vs 10	3 vs 9	6 vs 8	4
Week 22 – Mar 8	8 vs 11	10 vs 4	5 vs 2	6 vs 3	1 vs 9	7