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Homeless man camps out at NY Metro Open
Posted By: Chuck Bower In Response To: Homeless man camps out at NY Metro Open (Rich Munitz)
Date: Tuesday, 13 January 2009, at 2:37 p.m.
We players need to be leaders and take it to the masses.
Well stated. I'm on board (actually already was).
The report of your experience needs to be spread far and wide, IMO. The truth is that what you experienced was an extreme case of a common theme. I remember one of the Indiana Opens where a well known player was alive in FOUR events late into the weekend. Lots of people waiting around for him....
Howard is a good guy and directs some great tournaments. I don't want to see him singled out because the issue is systemic. But the facts are the facts. We need to make it clear that these slowdowns are the rule, not the exception, at most (if not all) major US tournaments. Things just happened to come to a boil for you this weekend. I'm impressed at your eventual strong showing after what appears to be sleepless (or sleep deprived) nights.
BTW, you mentioned your long unclocked match with Harvey on Saturday. From personal experience I find that my brain slows down late in the weekend due to insufficient sleep. That could have been a contributing factor.
What I don't like seeing in this thread is the idea that the doubles are to blame. The doubles are one of multiple simultaneous events. Just like the "clock the slow players" shortcut, clocking the doubles (preferentially) is not the final solution. Let's clock the (open) doubles, the Masters, the Open (singles). I (and probably all of you) have been slowed considerably by matches that had nothing to do with doubles (and I mean the players involved weren't even in the doubles). We don't need a scapegoat; we need a broad and longlasting solution.
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