9-ball.
Yes, of frickin’ NINE-BALL.
Axel Beuscher, the German 9-ball champion, tested positive for a masking agent used in conjunction with EPO, which, as we all know, is an endurance enhancer.
Now, back in my day (which, actually, is still today) playing tournament 9-ball, games got long. You played best-of-seven and sometimes best-of-nine. And sometimes you needed something to keep you going- a little pick-me-up in order to keep your head clear and plan your shots in an efficient manner.
So every once in a while, you’d nudge the appropriate person and have them go get you what you needed.
That appropriate person was a WAITRESS. And what you needed was a SANDWICH and ANOTHER DAMN BEER.
Who on God’s green Earth needs freaking EPO to play freaking 9-ball?
Seriously. EPO. for 9-ball. The mind boggles.
From the Seattle Times:
"Billiards became the latest sport to be rocked by a doping scandal when German champion Axel Buescher tested positive for an EPO masking agent, the German Billiard Union announced. Officials suspected something was up the first time Buescher called “9-ball through the side pocket.”
What’s next? HGH at the Scripps Spelling Bee?