{"id":5823,"date":"2019-01-23T10:36:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2019\/01\/column-hr250-i-come-here-to-praise-the-ado-not-bury-it\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:21:55","slug":"column-hr250-i-come-here-to-praise-the-ado-not-bury-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2019\/01\/column-hr250-i-come-here-to-praise-the-ado-not-bury-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR250 \u201cI come here to praise the ADO, not bury it.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
\n<\/strong> Column HR250<\/strong>
\n\u201cI come here to praise the ADO, not bury it.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Old Dart Coach is \u201cold school\u201d as the name implies. That conjures\u00a0up the image of someone with the\u00a0tendency to repeat things and romanticize the past. \u00a0The ODC pleads guilty asking the darting public to cut him a little slack with forbearance.<\/p>\n

The American Darts Organization recently held their 2019 national championship in both 501 and cricket in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ODC will not go on a rant about how stupid the game of cricket is.\u00a0 He congratulates the rest of the steel darting world on ignoring this \u201cstupid idiotic waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways a bridesmaid never a bride\u201d was the story of ADO President Tom Sawyer\u2019s weekend in Vegas. Sawyer would finish second, reserve champion, in both the 501 and cricket championships.\u00a0 Leading up to the final of the 01 he was cruising along at\u00a013-5 clip for the day. His 5-2 win over \u201cChainsaw\u201d Joe Chaney put him in the final. \u00a0Then, up jumped Darin Young who laid a hammering on Sawyer 6-1 for the title. \u00a0The win was worth $1,700 as Young would go 18-5 from the top 16 onward including his 5-3 semi win over Jacob Womack.<\/p>\n

Debbie Ivy completely dominated the women\u2019s 01 with a 12-3 performance to reach the final. \u00a0Ms. Ivy\u00a0secured the championship with a 5-1 trouncing of\u00a0Marlise Kiel worth $1,600. \u00a0Ms. Kiel banked $1,000.<\/p>\n

Tom Sawyer was fishing in the cricket pond with great success snaring an 11-3 record. Joe Huffman entered the final having lost only a single leg all day, 11-1. Sawyer made it close in the final losing 5-4. Every darter knows that close only counts\u00a0in horseshoes, hand grenades and egg-generated fluctuation. One can go on the internet to learn how to eliminate fluctuation although why one would want to do that is a mystery.<\/p>\n

Huffman garnered $1,600 for the win but maybe Sawyer would have the last laugh collecting a total of\u00a0$1,960 for his two-day efforts. The big money winner of the two-day championship was Debbie Ivy, even with her 5-4 loss in the cricket finals to Paula Murphy. \u00a0Ms. Ivy would pocket a total of $2,600. Ms. Murphy earned $1,600 for the win. None of the National Champions produced wins in the Las Vegas Open.<\/p>\n

The ODC in a\u00a0Shakespearean moment writes, \u201cI come here to praise the ADO not bury it.\u201d \u00a0Too many so-called \u201cdart experts\u201d seem to relish the idea of\u00a0knocking not only the ADO but also those in the Motha County – the BDO.\u00a0 But give the ADO credit for a national championship with a prize fund of $23,000. \u00a0Strange, but some well-known men that skipped the national championship thereby sidestepping the $150 entry fee for non-qualifiers constantly whine that they want more competition. Yes, many of the same people claim to be \u201cprofessional\u201d – whining for\u00a0more pro-style events.\u00a0 Zip it.<\/p>\n

In the Motha\u00a0Country critics were unrelenting in their negative comments about the BDO\u2019s not really \u201cWorld Championship.\u201d\u00a0 They would do well to take a page from the late Johnny Mercer\u2019s song book which advises,\u00a0You’ve got to accentuate the positive\u2026 eliminate the negative\u2026 latch onto the affirmative\u2026 don\u2019t mess with Mister In-Between.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a given that the BDO event is not a \u201cWorld Professional Championship.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s their event which gives them the purchase to call it anything they damn well please.\u00a0 In the Colonies we have an event called the \u201cWorld Series\u201d for baseball.\u00a0 Does the entire world compete? No, but it\u2019s our<\/em> event and like the BDO we can call it any damn thing we want.<\/p>\n

It was\u00a0mentioned constantly\u00a0that the commentators were bad (they were) and overstated the abilities of the players and the importance of the event. The commentators were amateurs so to expect perfection would be unreasonable. In would be outside the bounds of credulity for them to take to the air and bad mouth the people who hired them.\u00a0 The employee that does that is just a short step from standing in the unemployment line.<\/p>\n

What was lost was that the winner, Glen Durrant, collected his third title, walking away with \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n

Then there was, Yes, but he won\u2019t go to PDC Qualifying School\u2026 and if he does, he\u2019ll be left in the dust.<\/em> Not only did he go to the PDC Q School – he got his tour card.<\/p>\n

One light-hearted moment for the average darter (aka: I can do that!<\/em>) at the Lakeside came compliments of Germany\u2019s Michael Unterbuchner who stepped up for\u00a0167 three-dart finish. He went t1, t1 and single 2 to leave 159 – turning what could have been a three-dart finish into a four-dart finish.<\/p>\n

The PDC Premier League is a \u201cdifferent kettle of fish\u201d from other PDC events. The ODC has applied his handicapping skills for Fantasy PDC Premier League players, especially for those fantasy competitions offering extra points for correct match scores and T80s.\u00a0 A three-year study shows that\u00a0scores of 7-3, 7-4 and 7-5 come up 51.34% of the time and a 6-6 draw only 11.06%.\u00a0 Thinking of a 7-0 \u201cSnyder?\u201d \u201cFuhgeddaboudit\u201d as they are as scarce as a dentist in the UK. Over three years the average T80s per night is 27.70.<\/p>\n

The ODC\u2019s pick for week #1 in Newcastle: James Wade over Raymond van Barneveld 7- 3, Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney\u00a0– draw, Mensur Suljovic over Gary Anderson 7-4, Michael van Gerwen gets a 7-5 win over Michael Smith as Peter Wright jumps on Rob Cross 7- 3.\u00a0 Total of 26 T80s.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas ain\u2019t what she used to be\u2026<\/p>\n

A group of darters were gathered at a downstairs refueling station at the Tuscany last Saturday.\u00a0 As they rehydrated the beverages flowed along with stories of dart matches past.\u00a0 It was almost like the \u201cA\u201d Bar at the old Sahara.<\/p>\n

At times like these darters come up with brilliant ideas. It was decided that everybody would toss in $20, get a shot of Fireball and let the fun begin.\u00a0 With $100 dollars deposited\u00a0into the poker machine the bartender was summoned…<\/p>\n

The five of us each just put $20 in that machine – we\u2019d like 5 shots of Fireball.<\/em><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t do that. I can give you one drink.<\/em><\/p>\n

So, if each of us put $20 dollars in 5 machines we\u2019d each get a shot?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n

With that, John Ed played one hand, cashed out and we each made 75 cents.\u00a0 The casino lost $100 from the machine and broke up the party. Las Vegas today. Pure f\u2019in genius. It sure wasn\u2019t the old \u201cA\u201d bar at the Sahara nor was the bartender Richie.<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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