Lil chris pool - Rays' Chris Herrmann: Gets into player pool

But there are hundreds of men, many of them unknown to the public, who have run 150 balls at straight pool, so for now I'm going to stick to my guns and say that while there are some great female players, the best male players are still better.

Herrmann was making a favorable impression before spring training was suspended, hitting.

Mosconi was second in the Billiards Digest rankings of the 50 Greatest Players of the Century, just ahead of his mentor, Ralph Greenleaf.

But the player I remember best is Earl the Pearl, resplendent in bobby pins, jumping balls before it was in fashion, and running out like a madman.