I think I have that lyric right, but it's probably been a decade since I heard that song. Anyway, that's my lame segway into the year end Master's Cup. Start with 5.0: Here are your 8 qualifiers - John Patch, Henry Manalo, Thomas Reader, Odion Dibua, Jason Gound, John McDonough, Henry Akono, and Phillip Zavala. I will call it a coin toss between Reader and Dibua to take the title. Dibua can physically destroy anyone. Reader is very skilled and crafty and it depends how much he cares whether he wins this event. If he wants to win this title then I can only see Dibua preventing him from getting it. I will pull for Reader cause just maybe it will make him hate me less.
In the 4.5s, your final 8 are: Tim Green, Jochen Moser, Alejandro Sanchez, David Luetke, Scott Sevin, Juan Dekruyff, Ben Hawkins, and Guillermo Martin Del Campo. I will look for the winner to come from either Green or Dekruyff. Both are being moved up to 5.0 at year end so that should mean Tim will want to win this title since I believe it is one he does not already hold. In Juan's case, it should mean that he will play right-handed when it matters instead of toying with his opponents by beating them with his off hand. If Juan shows for all matches he would be my pick to win.
In the 4.0s, I really have only heard of Ruben Vargas from the top eight so I guess I will go with him.
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So, who won the Masters?
Did Nadal play?
What about that Raeder dude?
We need a report!
Oh :-(((
So, what's the latest on that Raeder dude. Who is in his side of the draw.
LOTS is cool,,,,, he is my freind.
Forgive for being a nerd,but after some light research,I saw that Reader beaty Dibua last year in the masters tournament 6-3 6-1. My wife and I love the game of tennis. And although sometimes it might get a little heated. We LOVE the spirit of competition!! Keep up the good work Journeyman!.
here are my picks,
5.0 - T. Reader
4.5 - J. Dekruyff
4.0 - D. Naumann
I don't know. I saw Reader play Zavala. He almost lost and that was his first match of the day. Then against Manalo,he moved like an Eighty year old man. Is he in good enough shape to beat anybody? Honestly,no offense Reader but you don't move very well on the court,and you were very lucky to pull that match off against Zavala. Take it from someone in the stands Reader,we all know you're good. But in shape? I don't think so.
He said (LOTS) he will be ready for Masters, so I guess we just have to wait and see!
Hey it looks like this blog is finally getting its act together. I'm the one from Dallas that was repulsed by the chidish attacks on some of the people mentioned. Hats off journeyman!!
Hold on there a minute bub. JR Pogue and Saroach haven't put in their 2 cents yet!
Reader was good like 10 years ago. Is he any good now?
Leave reader alone he is my friend,,,,,,, he just doesn't know it yet. Love.
Alright folks, it is the annual survey of who's got the best:
1) Forehand =
2) Backhand =
3) Volley =
4) Serve =
5) Overhead =
6) Baseline game =
7) Serve and volley game =
8) Mentally tough =
9) Basket case =
10) MVP player =
Did I leave anything else?
Forehand. Reader. Backhand. Tim Green. Volley. Reader or Red Benzon. Overhead. Odion or Omon. Serve. The Dibuas. Baseline Game. David Luedke. Seve and volley game. Reader. Mental toughness. Ben Hawkins headcase. Reader(sorry man don't hunt me down). MVP. Del Campo.
Wow, Reader (LOTS) got 4 out of 10.
Reader is my boodie bother. Put a little Reader on it and everything goes well,,, when he is in town.
seen a lot of players in usta texas, these would be my picks:
1) Forehand = Sarosh Ahmed
2) Backhand = Sarosh Ahmed
3) Volley = Sean Straley
4) Serve = Sunday Jegede
5) Overhead = Sarosh Ahmed
6) Baseline game = Adrain Valdez
7) Serve and volley game = Tim Green
8) Mentally tough = Sarosh Ahmed
9) Basket case = Daniel Kallus
10) MVP player = Sarosh Ahmed
Sarosh got a lot of the spots due to his ITF experience. You got to go with him when the chips are down.
Just My Humble Opinion
i agree with comment on Sarosh. if you got ITF experience, that can kick in at any time in the match and your opponent will be toast. Close call there between Valdez and Ahmed for "best baseline game" pick buddy.
Why is Kallus still getting votes for basketcase when he hasn't even been playing this year? Shouldn't actually playing tournaments be required for these categories? Morton mentally implodes on the court as much as Kallus and he has been actively playing tournaments so I vote for him. Reader and the Dibuas win all of the other categories.
Once again Saroach writing about himself. Hey asshole, if you are such a great tennis player, then why didn't you show up for your 1st round match at fall festival last month. There should be a catagory for chicken shit coward player of the year. You know who gets that. None other than the Cockroach 'Saroach'.
sarosh would have lost his first rd at fall fest, that's why he didn't show up. he's been bumped up in 4.5 for the last two years and what has he done? NOTHING!!!
Saroach don't you dare compare yourself with the Animal 'Adrian Valdez'. You are nothing but a garbage compare to him. He wouldn't even give a second of his time to a loser like yourself. Just go ahead and sign up for 3.5s and reminiscent about the past gone by.
Biggest Headcase: Arya Majed
Say it isn't so...
Who do you think propagates all the negativity on this blog? Its the headcase Arya Majed, no one else. All this waste of blog space about Sarosh and others is him. He reads this thing all the time. He's a headcase on and off the court.
Biggest head case is READER,READER, and finally READER!
Leave poor Arya alone. At least he shows up for his matches, win or lose. He is not a coward like that cockroach, Saroach. BTW Saroach, you keep saying you are such a great tennis player, but you have nothing to show for it for the past 2 years. What a joke you are.
Dibuas aren't playing Masters Tournament so good luck to the field.
There you go again Arya. Arya Majed is such a winer. He loses all the time and then comes on here and talks about how close he was to winning. And then he starts bashing Sarosh and other people. Does everyone remember his tirade a few months ago where he called everyone on this blog "uneducated losers"?? Shall we try to find his exact quote...hmmm.
The battle between sarosh,arya,and foad have blossomed once again. You can always tell when these schmucks are arguing by the masses of misspelled words and broken english. I wish the guy that commented on the cave man theory would come back and teach these guys an english lesson. Its probably LOTS. Although vulgar at times,he exemplifies excellent grammar and brings a unique and interesting perspective to this blog. Being a school teacher at Deer Park High-school for 16 years,it is both rare and appreciated thank you LOTS whoever you are,for giving my lunch break some flare!
The battle between sarosh,arya,and foad have blossomed once again. You can always tell when these schmucks are arguing by the masses of misspelled words and broken english. I wish the guy that commented on the cave man theory would come back and teach these guys an english lesson. Its probably LOTS. Although vulgar at times,he exemplifies excellent grammar and brings a unique and interesting perspective to this blog. Being a school teacher at Deer Park High-school for 16 years,it is both rare and appreciated thank you LOTS whoever you are,for giving my lunch break some flare!
The battle between sarosh,arya,and foad have blossomed once again. You can always tell when these schmucks are arguing by the masses of misspelled words and broken english. I wish the guy that commented on the cave man theory would come back and teach these guys an english lesson. Its probably LOTS. Although vulgar at times,he exemplifies excellent grammar and brings a unique and interesting perspective to this blog. Being a school teacher at Deer Park High-school for 16 years,it is both rare and appreciated thank you LOTS whoever you are,for giving my lunch break some flare!
To all of you imbeciles out there, enough already. This is a tennis blog and not an English class, so I don't care if there are some grammatical mistakes or improper use of vernaculars. It just makes you look stupid and petty when you use linguistic mistakes to attack someone's tennis game.
I can't count the number of posts related to fixing or pointing out some irrelevant syntax error.
Just my 2 cents.
Why does Sarosh get so much talk on this blog? He hasn't played any tournaments except the Gallery.
Why can't we just accept that he was a 4.0 wonder with NO chance of being a factor in 4.5's.
I think your desciption describes Arya, Sarosh, and Foad very well. Lets leave it there.
It's going to be a great tennis weather this weekend. Lets enjoy it while it last. Good golf, good tennis, or whatever makes you happy!
sarosh vs arya match
- sarosh will not show up, but still manage to beat arya 6-2, 6-3
lol...now thtat's funny man.
Sunday is the deadline for the Masters in Austin. Someone better let the animal 'Adrian Valdez' know about the deadline period. We don't want you to miss the boat this time Mr. Valdez!
Yo man from all those caps,it looks like you have some pent up aggression. Try beating off to National Geographic less,then get back to me. I think you'll be less of a douche bag. But then again I can't be completely sure. By the way I was born and raised in Houston asshole. LOTS
Long live LOTS.
LOTS you're one bad mother fu--er!! Its nice to see someone as good as you give your insight to some of us hackers out here!! I think your talents and sense of humor brings color to a somewhat bland blog at times. Have you guys ever read the Dallas blog?there's no denying that Corey runs it with class,but truth is,it is some BORING S--T!!!! Keep up the commentaries LOTS and Journeyman. I think you two are some of the few intellectuals on this blog!!.
Right on man! I might drive up to Austin and see what all this is about!
No Tim Green?
No Tim Green, but there is Paul Trevino signed up in both 4.0 and 4.5 singles. Pauli you get and 'A' for effort. Nice job, you are the man!
Hey Journeyman, I could have got into the masters by signing up for the 5.0s. They only have 7 players signed up. Darn, missed it again.
Wow, looks like number 17 Trey McKinney made it.
Only 5 teams signed up for doubles.
Don't worry about a"l those jerks LOTS!! We're all pulling for you here in San Antonio!!!
Is the last 1 in McKinney or Morton?
Good luck to everyone next month who qualified for the players masters. It is a fun tournament and I encourage everybody to try to qualify for it. I’ve been fortunate enough to go to Austin for the past couple of years, but I didn’t qualify this year. No worry however as there is always next year to look forward to. I want to wish my good friend Thomas Reader best of luck in the tournament and as you put it give me hell.
Morton is the last 1 in.
How bad is the 5.0 division? The number 1 player in the state "John Patch" has a losing record, if you only count matches played.
5.0 (aka big ego division) should be eliminated.
Foad sucks. Try 2.5 next year big man.
Wow. That's mean dude. You must be really good.
"It's why I play the game, It never gets old, even though I do." - Brett Favre after beating the Packers 30-23 in his new Viking uniform.
No competition for Reader in 5.0. Sanchez in 4.5. Vargas in 4.0.
no way man, it's Juan Dekruyff all-the-way in 4.5s.
What happen to Tim Green and the Dibuas? This is their tournament. They earn the right to play in it.
probably too much travelling. their 4.5 team is playing Nationals this week in Vegas. best of luck guys and bring home some hardware.
'Foad sucks. Try 2.5 next year big man.'
OUCH!!! That's gonna leave a mark!!!
My pick for the 5.0. Is matt summerall. 4.5. Juan D. 4.0 Vargas.
this is how it's going to go down:
5.0 - T. Reader, 4.5 - J. Dekruyff,
4.0 - D. Naumann
Appears based on rules that Big Morts 126 points from the Fall Festival last month do not count - so he is the 1st alternate.
The cut off for points earned for the year for Players Masters tournament is Sectionals tourney. Anything after that goes into next year's points. USTA Texas takes your top 5 best results for the year for determining the rankings.
big mort has a small backhand. he definitely needs an overhaul on that backhand. if he can somehow develop a backhand that can just get the ball in play, he should do well against any opponent.
Where's the love for Alejandro Sanchez? Just because he's going to go out and get drunk the Friday night before his first match doesn't mean he can't win. He's my pick to win it all.
Nah, 'Juan' is the 'One' for 4.5s.
What are the reasons people didn't sign up for the Masters this year?
Without Kallus and Foad, the masters just doesn't seem legit. Bring back Kallus!
I don't think Kallus ever qualified for a Masters any year so why would that make this one feel any different?
Kallus would have qualified for 5.0.
with only one point for just showing up!
I HEAR KALLUS AND MOSER ARE STILL REALLY TIGHT WITH EACH OTHER. MY GIRLFRIEND SAW THEM DINING TOGETHER AT A FINE ESTABLISHMENT OFF WESTHEIMER LAST WEEK. GO FIGURE.
League matters. Tourneys don't.
I was in Hawaii, Philadelphia, and Nashville over the last week. Perhaps it was Taylor Dent dining with Jochen. DK
League is for losers like Tim Green and Red Benzon. Don't be surprised when Green tanks every single match next year.
green is not that good to tank matches. he needs all the win he can get
Happy Halloween!!!
This blog is getting boring.
I say we pick up a discussion on that Reader chick.
Why is it that everyone starts peeing on themselves when she post a blog.
I guess if you can't play you can always idol worship.
Great tennis weather this week, so got out there and hit a few with a friend.
Hey punch drunk,you sound jealous of Reader. You must be one of his many victims.
Journeyman, day light saving time sucks. Now it's gonna get darker sooner and I can't see under the lights if you paid me!
Punch Drunk,, haven't heard that in a while.
With your pro Reader comments all the time,,, you must be one of his blow up dolls.
Is
there
anybody
out
there?
Classic Pink Floyd reference. Nice word play.
Kallus could be an interesting sleeper pick for 4.5 masters.
Why? Did you see him having dinner with Moser again?
Sarosh could be a sleeper pick for 4.5 masters also. The dude went to nationals in 4.5s this weekend. Does that mean he is getting bumped up to 5.0s next year?
That would be funny if Sarosh made 5.O s. That would give me one more person to beat the shit out of. LOTS.
Long live LOTS.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, LOTS LOTS LOTS. Let's talk about LOTS. LOTS is my friend, he is the greatest, he is cool, go man go, long live LOTS
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I'm getting excited.
LOTS LOTS LOTS
Have some self respect dude and talk about something else, other than your pretend playmate!
Another jealous 3.5 playa hatin.
Hey here's a few more categories that never seem to get put on the "best" list.
* Best endurance
* Best speed/quickness
* Best older player
* Best sportsmanship
* Best never give up attitude
* Best player who gets the most out of their limited ability
* Best player who underachieves the most
* Best hands/touch player
* Best gamesmanship/intimidation player
All these things factor in in winning & losing & need to be recognized. You really need to do it by level to be accurate. Too many players out there.
Since you put up the categories, why don't you kick it off with your picks for each.
Guess which movie this line came from?
"we who about to die salute you"
Gladiator...and Maximus would have nothing to do with those words.
Guess which movie this line came from?
"My king, it's an honor to die at your side....It's an honor to lived at yours"
300. Seems like there is a sandals and swords theme going on here. I am good at this but I think we are both on the wrong blog unless this somehow eventually ties back to tennis. What movie is this from: "Would that be an African or European Swallow?"
Sounds like something Minka's movies.
Princess Bride
Biggest psycho=Kallus
Worst talent=Kallus
most overrated= Foad
why so much hate and anger towards Kallus and Foad?
If someone's hating on Kallus and Foad in the same post, then I would bet money it's JR Pogue.
Masters groups are published.
Picks for 4.5 Masters Singles and Doubles teams?
What is doubles?
Shut up JR, Foad is my friend.
OOOHHHHH it makes me nervous when I post. I might misspell a word, then I'll catch crap from that Reader dude.
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...from monty python?
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