The Umpire’s Circus is now on to the next leg for good or bad. It is the Semis as Lucchese managed to do it today, to be # 1 in it all. It all started with 3 on 4 for a half and Lucchese went up by 5 maybe even 6, but finished the 1/2 up by 4. Then it went back to 4 on 4 and the game got better. F&M came back to 3 down and at one time were within 2, but Jeff Hall turned on the after burners and stretched back to 4 and held it there until dying minutes of 6th. Again there were more #1’s and a bunch of fouls … a good 2 hours and 15 minutes of it.
Something is not right. Either the Umpires are bad or they have very bad instructions. Somehow the 30 to 50 fouls per game shows that something is TOTALLY SCREWED UP. This is a USPA tournament. It will be interesting to watch the East Coast Open on TV to see how that tournament goes as it is also a USPA tournament. When you have a Tuesday crowd and most are involved in polo, walk away before it is over, that is very sad. To make it simple, there are 10 people on the field, 8 are paid and 2 are patrons. They are paying for all of it, but for how long? YOU MUST REMEMBER IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO PLAY POLO YOU CAN SURE AS HECK AFFORD NOT TO PLAY. IT IS SIMPLE … WE NEED THEM THEY DO NOT NEED US! Beside all that we do know, the shootout results. It was actually a draw not a shootout. Rumor is one team was taking advantage of the shootout, sounds iffy at best. If that is the case, you can make more members shoot out. It is not that hard to do a cure.
Klentner Ranch plays Lucchese and Alegria/ Valiente plays Wildcats on Friday. Lucchese will be playing their 3rd game in 5 days with this fiasco. They are riding thoroughbreds so that will help. So be there and maybe bring a whistle. We can all blow fouls and nobody will stop.
San Diego had a finals on Sunday and not a lot of whistles. Adeptus/Tritech or Twin Palms anyway Silent Chris and Ms. Wilson defeated Mrs. Tatayan’s team without the Lovely Lady in action due to a broken Wing. They did party hardy. If you are looking for fun and competitive polo, join in the Spreckles Cup. It might be the most exciting Polo in CA in Sept. actually it will be and reasonable as well. Call 858 481 9217 and be a part of it.
see ya