I just re-watched the final moments of the match. And what an awkward position Danny and Michael had to be in. Mike must've been getting his apology speech ready for Danny for his open late in the game. Danny sitting there thinking of what could've been.
Joe leaves an 8 count when he needed 9 spare to win. A mid lane spare. Danny and Mike getting ready for extra frames and hopefully a second chance to seal the deal. Joe laughs at the fact the he let the ball get away from him, almost in a "wow, it's okay, I got this" kind of way. Ronnie has to be thinking, "there's no way he misses this" Joe takes a decent amount of time to get up for the spare shot, and then outright missed both pins.
Mike's look was of complete shock, Danny buries his head in hands. You can almost see the explosion in Ronnie's eyes before he gets up to shake hands, and Joe just there in the moment with the contemplating look of "did that really just happen?" Almost looked like he didn't want to turn around and address his partner, and if I were in that situation, I would have reservations about doing so too.
Unbelievable to say the least.
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Justin Buford
Edited on 2/4/2008 0:21 AM