{"id":8970,"date":"2024-04-11T06:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/?p=8970"},"modified":"2024-04-11T06:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:19:13","slug":"column-hr450-pdc-ground-hog-day-par-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dartoidsworld.net\/2024\/04\/column-hr450-pdc-ground-hog-day-par-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"Column #HR450 PDC Ground Hog Day – Par Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, April 11, 2024
\n<\/strong>Column HR450<\/strong>
\nPDC Ground Hog Day – Par Deux<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Old Dart Coach predicted some time ago, the PDC will become “Luke\u2019s World.”\u00a0 It has arrived.<\/p>\n

But first an update on what Punxsutawney Phil, aged 138, does between the time he emerges from his hole on February 2 until his next year’s appearance.\u00a0 His secret has been revealed…<\/p>\n

While not widely known, Phil has a wife named Phyllis.\u00a0 On March 27, it was announced that Phil and Phyllis welcomed two babies to the family, probably named Paul and Paula.\u00a0 Although unconfirmed, it’s reported that they produced children after all this time due to the addition of a cable television channel that features groundhog porn.\u00a0 Who knew!<\/p>\n

After Luke Littler skinned Michael van Gerwen 6-3 in the Euro Tour event, MvG stated:\u00a0 “I think at this moment he is the best player and we all have to face it, we have to battle but he also knows this is not going to run forever.\u00a0 He’s playing some cracking darts; I have to admit that.”\u00a0The guess is that\u00a0<\/em>MvG was thinking the same thing when Littler again scored a 6-3 win opening the pathway to his\u00a0second Premier League victory in Manchester.<\/p>\n

Granted, Littler\u2019s Premier League win last week over MvG wasn\u2019t a classic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MvG came from 3 down to level at 3 using a hold, break and hold.\u00a0\u00a0 The 7th<\/sup>\u00a0leg might have gotten placed in van Gewen’s column too but for a missed Big Bull from 167 that left him with 25 remaining.\u00a0 He them missed a pair for 16 allowing Littler a 20-dart win.\u00a0 Littler’s average of 93.15 was a low for him the night.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give a little love to Nathan Aspinall as he got so close to a win, falling short and becoming the \u201cBridesmaid never the bride” in this year\u2019s action.\u00a0 He did again last Thursday as he lost a semifinal match to Luke Littler 6-5.\u00a0 Littler opened a lead of 2-1 when Aspinall missed two to capture the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0leg.\u00a0 From 3-1 Littler made it 5-2 including a T33 (T17, d20, d20) and a T36 (T20, T12, d20).\u00a0 Aspinall creeped back to 4-5 thanks to a missed finish by Littler. In what became the decider the Asp missed one to force another leg, losing 6-4.<\/p>\n

Gerwyn Price is nicknamed “The Iceman” which is cute also, lately, fake news.\u201d\u00a0 But alas, sometimes that ice melts, becoming H2O. That occurred as Littler opened a 3-nil lead in Thursday night\u2019s final.\u00a0 Price had chances at doubles in two of those three legs, losing 6-3.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s action for the PDC was limited to a pair of Players Championships.\u00a0 Chris Dobey and Danny Norppert were winners. The latter defeated Luke Humphries.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, if you need your fix of darts – how about the CDC CROSSBORDER Challenge from Michigan City, Illinois. The event features 8 from the USA and 8 from Canada and runs Friday and Saturday. Tickets are still available but if you can\u2019t attend try PDC-TV and Darts Connect.<\/p>\n

Georgia\u2019s Dani Warmack is a well-known American darts player.\u00a0 She recently posted on Facebook a long and well written essay in regard to women rights.\u00a0 It was in reaction, probably, to recent challenges from transgender men competing against women.\u00a0 She was spot on until she wasn\u2019t…<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the “until she wasn\u2019t” is a mistake that almost anyone can make. When “untrue” or “unverified”\u00a0information\u00a0is used a lot of good work is suspect.\u00a0 Although not always fair it’s a truism.<\/p>\n

Ms. Warmack opened with: \u201cWomen\u2019s rights weren\u2019t easy to obtain. Let alone the privilege to have our own sports events acknowledged! We spent centuries being told we couldn\u2019t before movements, scholarships, and bills were made to allow us our own events that were recognized. Women\u2019s rights aren\u2019t about being equal in terms of equal strength and other things. It was about not being paid less for the same position a man is in. Or not even having our own events or positions in jobs we were allowed to participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n

It would be difficult to argue with her statements.<\/p>\n

She continued.\u00a0\u00a0“It was about growing our community of women into confident positions and allowing us to make a living doing the same thing men were doing.”<\/p>\n

Right on, except sports don\u2019t work that way.\u00a0 Should a woman that plays in a professional football (Women\u2019s National Football Conference) make the same money as an NFL player?\u00a0 Should a woman soccer player in England make the same money as a male player in the EPL? \u00a0No, because their product doesn\u2019t produce the money as either the NFL or the Premier League.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And more. “Our records as women, our hard work and effort to becoming the best in our divisions. Our entire everything, is being taken away by biological men. Our payouts, awards, recognition. And they never fought for these rights like we did! We are just expected to give it to them without a fight for their rights!”<\/p>\n

In fact, that is not the main challenge to women\u2019s darts.\u00a0 The problem is that the number of women playing steel darts is declining.<\/p>\n

Biological men feeling like women have a strong national lobby.\u00a0 For instance, on Easter in the USA, President Joe Biden promoted Transgender Day of Visibility which fell on Easter Sunday.\u00a0 He no doubt calculated that his actions would garner more votes.\u00a0 Utter nonsense.<\/p>\n

The “trans” lobby would certainly be in an uproar if the ADO were bold enough to ban \u201ctransgender males.\u201d\u00a0 That would be disastrous for the ADO…<\/p>\n

Danny jumped the shark with:\u00a0\u201cThe ADO rule states that anyone who identifies as a woman on their first tournament of the year, has to remain as a women for the year and play in their events\u2026 but next January, you can go back to your proclaimed gender and play as a man.\u201d<\/p>\n

ADO President Jim Widmayer inquired: \u201cDani, can you post where you found the ADO rule on this?\u00a0 Or is this hearsay?\u201d\u00a0A legitimate inquiry.<\/p>\n

This is where Ms. Dani\u2019s get in deep water with no lifeguard on duty:\u00a0<\/em>\u201cA\u00a0board member told me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ADO President then asked which board member – and while this got no direct answer from Ms. Warmack she responded with a brilliant deflection, and a damn accurate one in part, as it applies to the ADO…<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s plenty of rules that are unwritten that are followed as well as written rules that aren\u2019t followed.\u00a0 But I believe (ADO) General Rule 8 covers what has been stated by the board member.\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/u>: ADO General Rule 8 does not at this time cover transgenders – and while Ms. Warmack may have had a point about rules that are ignored, she provided no examples.<\/p>\n

Take that, Captain America.<\/p>\n

Stay thirsty my friends.<\/p>\n

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