Sunday, July 3, 2022
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HAPPY 4th of July! GREAT BRITAIN – THANK YOU!
As American’s celebrates the 4th of July, Independence Day, we pass along a belated Happy Canada Day as on July 1, 1867, they consolidated three territories into the nation of Canada. They wanted July 4th, but we already had …
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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ARACHNID BLOCKBUSTER TV EVENT!
Arachnid has concluded an arrangement for a TV event on ESPN in August in Rock Hill, South Carolina. With $20,000+ up for grabs, this invitation-only event will be broadcast August 5th at 11:00 pm Eastern time on ESPN. With some details still to come, …
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Monday, June 20, 2022
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WORLD CUP SHOCKER!
All teams but one have now been sent packing. Men at Work sing “Down Under” as Australia’s Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock receive their gold medals as PDC 2022 World Cup champion.
But first…
WHATS IN A NAME?
Good question!
People that live in Frankfurt, Germany, …
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
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A SATURDAY SONG FOR FRANKFURT
This is the day that eight teams will be singing the Huey Lewis tune, “This is It” for all the others. Or Dinah Washington’s “What a Difference a Day Makes.” For fans of the TV series Yellowstone, it’s the day they roundup the …
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Friday, June 17, 2022
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ENGLAND and AUSSIES SHINE… SCOTLAND and BELGIUM – NOT SO MUCH
Today, darts fans got their first look at #1 seed England and an answer to the question, should one ask, “Can Michael Smith continue to be the best player on earth?” That title (bestowed by Wayne Mardle) was …
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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CHEESE-EATING WEASLES RULE DAY ONE at World Cup!
A cheese-eating weasel is a punter that bets on every favorite in a sporting event. The Old Dart Coach and his pal (The Legend, Russ Lopez) are charter members of the club. On Day One of the World Cup the ODC …
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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van Gerwen triumphs… and World Cup for DUMMIES!
The 11,000 fans that packed the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin for Premier League finals night settled into a party mood as the two semifinal matches both resulted in 11-4 blow outs. Little did they know, or care, that the final would …
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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“The WDF is the ADO’s boss.”
Really?
Those words are found on the ADO website in an opus by Director of Operations Steve Brown. It presents supposition that the reader is asked to accept as incontrovertible truths. Goebbels school of propaganda on display.
“The Oregon Open will not …
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Wednesday, May 24, 2022
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A new Axiom?
The Old Dart Coach loves axioms. “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t teach it to fish.” “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, but you can’t make him drink.”
New axiom, “You can’t beat your opponent until you …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2022
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BACK OFF! Famous writers are allowed mulligans!
This adventure in darts will be copacetic with a warning to the persnickety. Back off! The Old Dart Coach is allowed literary freedom. All famous writers are allowed mulligans.
Prior to the start of the 2022 PDC Premier League season, the PDC …
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