I approached him about mid-way through the team match and asked if he went to Vegas. He said sometimes and I suggested if my boyfriend couldn't go, would he like to play scotch doubles? He said yes, he would be interested if Plan A didn't work out with me.
Is it obvious I'm picky with my scotch doubles players? LOL. I want the best possible players - I wont "settle" in team events, and that includes scotch doubles.
Cases in point: Last year I asked the top player in my other league if he could play with me in Vegas (we got 7th out of 385 teams). Year before that I played with a pro (placed 13th in the Masters division). Year before that - my scotch doubles partner and I placed 5th then 4th in consecutive years against about 400 other teams in Vegas!
My boyfriend and I play GREAT together and we do very well as a team. However, because I'm very competitive, I want a backup plan just in case he can't get off of work and then I wont have anyone good to play with come May in Vegas.
So imagine my surprise when I started to take shots during league (hey, they were having $2 shot specials!) and I missed an 8ball and then a 3-ball out my last two games and the guy comes up to me afterwards and was like, "uh, I dunno now." lmao!
He was picking on me, but it was pretty dang funny I preferenced my convo to him that I only play with good players and then I dog it!!
Reminds of me when I was being picky back in 2007 and I had to find an opponent at the last minute. Someone suggested Royce Bunnell of OB Cues but I didn't know how he played, so I told him I'd have to make him try out. He laughed and said he would, then I went to play a match and proceeded to dog two 9-balls!
He brings that story up to this day. (and btw, that was my partner who we scored 5th and 4th scotch doubles places!) :)
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