The Greatest Mirror Ever Played - The Champ who should have been Champ
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the_sniper
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Gino, your comments about Mr. Richard Walkoski I find - not only out of line- but totally offensive.
You will not meet a better judge or - more importantly- a finer human being. Shame on you.
Same for Danny Fish, one of the classiest guys I have ever been lucky enough to know.
Attacking them here is cowardly on your part.
A public forum like this is NOT the place to air your laundry. E-mail PUI, and live with their
response ( they DO actually read their e-mails dawg). Your comments here show no class
at all, regardless if they are valid or not. I could go on and on, but Ryan and Blizz have summed up
how I feel about you and your post.
You had a great year gino, one of the best in master's history.
Like you say in your link, you are a champion.
It would be nice if you could learn how to act like one.
You will not meet a better judge or - more importantly- a finer human being. Shame on you.
Same for Danny Fish, one of the classiest guys I have ever been lucky enough to know.
Attacking them here is cowardly on your part.
A public forum like this is NOT the place to air your laundry. E-mail PUI, and live with their
response ( they DO actually read their e-mails dawg). Your comments here show no class
at all, regardless if they are valid or not. I could go on and on, but Ryan and Blizz have summed up
how I feel about you and your post.
You had a great year gino, one of the best in master's history.
Like you say in your link, you are a champion.
It would be nice if you could learn how to act like one.
Ness
Member
Not anyone who wants to judge Worlds gets to judge at Worlds. These judges earned the right to judge from years of experience, fairness and trustworthiness. Anyone who would question their integrity is ignorant.
If I was able to personally select who would judge my games, I would have ended up with the same judges.
If I was able to personally select who would judge my games, I would have ended up with the same judges.
Mystery Thing
Administrator
Uhhh.... no. No matter what you do in a single season, you can NOT be a "legacy" from a single season. A single season could, in theory, make you a one-pass phenom. Nothing more.
If he manages to do it again next season, then it might be a different story. But there is not a chance that he is a "legacy" at the moment.
spartan-104
New Member
Ugh
There are so many grammatical errors it makes me SICK.
There are so many grammatical errors it makes me SICK.
billbilski
New Member
WOW! I watched Gino take a bazillion years to send up an active with 2 minutes to go in that final match with Moonlight Stadium in play.... I'm horrible at pokemon and I know to put up one of those purple type guys in that situation. LOL. From what I saw they were extremely tight with both players about timely play. I think LaFonte still has the sour grapes forum open somewhere... Gino should start a thread there..... "I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody". I never really got all these anti-Gino comments before, but this thread speaks for itself....
I have a feeling that comment will come back to haunt you =P
I have to agree with Jason on the judges though, the judges I'm sure are selected very carefully, especially the top cut judges, and would of been through years of experience/trustworthiness/the lot.
DukeFireBird
Gallery Administrator<br>Forum Moderator
I have to chime in here.
I got to meet Gino at Nats where It was after the event was over. I congratulated him, and he congratulated me on my engagement. He seemed like a real nice guy. I did not have the opportunity to judge any of his games, he still won. Besting a 500+ man field is NO easy task, and I applaud Gino.
Worlds, Gino saw me in the open gaming hall, and we exchanged plesentries, did a fist bump, and what not. Gino to me was a cool guy. I did not get the chance to play against Gino, as I had no invite. Nontheless, getting 3rd at worlds, is also commendable.
At this point, I have to interject something. I can get a read on a persons "aura". Gino, your aura at this time is Blue. A good person in my book.
With your story about worlds, alot of people are saying you fabricated some of it. That I do not know, but when the judges are also saying that you are, then I think Im gonna side with them on this.
A true champ would take his medicine, and not whine about it. You both got penalties, that much is known. You sir, are lucky a Prize penalty wasn't issued, because it easily could have. I seriousally want you to reflect on what has been said to you, and think about what it means to be a true champ.
I am going to run down from 2004
2004 - Yamato: Takes time to play against others, at the detriment of his physical needs (The Yamato Challenge)
2005 - Maron: Was a champion, but was shunned for being a "luck-sac" which i do not believe. That is a reason you never see him post on the boards.
2007 - Roos: Seemed like an ok guy to me. Questionable posts on this worlds however. In my mind a champion to an extent.
2006/2008 - Ness: A Champion to live up to. Ness is a very loveable guy. Gives to the community. He let me play his deck against Yamato, and he didnt know me that well. We have grown to be friends to this day. He is going to be going to a league and helping the kids there. A True champion in my book
now for you Gino. Badmouthing the judges, putting words in their mouth, heck no. Not how a champion acts. Seriousally my friend, you are a better person than this.
You won Nats, got 3rd at worlds. Nobody can ever take that away from you.
Did you deserve those placings.
Yes.
Am I proud of you as a player/person
No.
At this point, your aura has changed. It has a red tint in it. the red is a negative aspect, and is something i try to avoid.
Gino, please try to be a person of integrity. Trying to lie to make it seem you were "screwed" will get no sympathy from me.
If I am incorrect in anything I have said, I will apologize, and if you let me know, I will delete it.
~Duke
I got to meet Gino at Nats where It was after the event was over. I congratulated him, and he congratulated me on my engagement. He seemed like a real nice guy. I did not have the opportunity to judge any of his games, he still won. Besting a 500+ man field is NO easy task, and I applaud Gino.
Worlds, Gino saw me in the open gaming hall, and we exchanged plesentries, did a fist bump, and what not. Gino to me was a cool guy. I did not get the chance to play against Gino, as I had no invite. Nontheless, getting 3rd at worlds, is also commendable.
At this point, I have to interject something. I can get a read on a persons "aura". Gino, your aura at this time is Blue. A good person in my book.
With your story about worlds, alot of people are saying you fabricated some of it. That I do not know, but when the judges are also saying that you are, then I think Im gonna side with them on this.
A true champ would take his medicine, and not whine about it. You both got penalties, that much is known. You sir, are lucky a Prize penalty wasn't issued, because it easily could have. I seriousally want you to reflect on what has been said to you, and think about what it means to be a true champ.
I am going to run down from 2004
2004 - Yamato: Takes time to play against others, at the detriment of his physical needs (The Yamato Challenge)
2005 - Maron: Was a champion, but was shunned for being a "luck-sac" which i do not believe. That is a reason you never see him post on the boards.
2007 - Roos: Seemed like an ok guy to me. Questionable posts on this worlds however. In my mind a champion to an extent.
2006/2008 - Ness: A Champion to live up to. Ness is a very loveable guy. Gives to the community. He let me play his deck against Yamato, and he didnt know me that well. We have grown to be friends to this day. He is going to be going to a league and helping the kids there. A True champion in my book
now for you Gino. Badmouthing the judges, putting words in their mouth, heck no. Not how a champion acts. Seriousally my friend, you are a better person than this.
You won Nats, got 3rd at worlds. Nobody can ever take that away from you.
Did you deserve those placings.
Yes.
Am I proud of you as a player/person
No.
At this point, your aura has changed. It has a red tint in it. the red is a negative aspect, and is something i try to avoid.
Gino, please try to be a person of integrity. Trying to lie to make it seem you were "screwed" will get no sympathy from me.
If I am incorrect in anything I have said, I will apologize, and if you let me know, I will delete it.
~Duke
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*Reminders of NY Regionals come back.....* Funny how gino was part of that problem too...though he didn't stall out, just made a relatively obvious playing error that costed him the game.
MrMeches
New Member
Mr. Rotondo,
Unfortunately, disdain for your attacks of my Team at World’s has left very little room for any congratulatory post, so I will take this one shot at Congratulations on your successful season. Obtaining the US National Championship, Third at World’s and overall First in the World at the end of 2007-08 Season is a true accomplishment and something to be proud of.
We briefly spoke Friday evening at the Ice Cream stand there in the hotel where Clay and some of us were testing. The feeling towards you then is the same it is now, nice young man with potential to be great but allows character flaws to get in the way. When you referenced me as “Kid”, I chuckled a bit at you and we laughed and then the follow up of a tap on the shoulder and the comment of playin’ wit you was a sign you have that true potential. It would definitely behoove you to show that more frequently, and you could do it after reading this post a delete your negative comments from your first post.
The direct attack at BDS was uncalled for and unwarranted as all know he would rather it be decided on the Table and thusly providing a time extension to do so. (Understand I do not have ot defend BDs in any way as he is a Pillar amongst our Community, however this very standard is why most will defend him and PokePop for the matter!) It was I that sat on your match against Jason and your facts are definitely incorrect. Jason has corrected them throughout this thread showing the type of Respect a player should have. He did not overly defend the Judges, he just corrected the errors that were printed by you. That type of respect is the same you should mature too which would allow for more to praise your accomplishments and not degrade them. BDS was providing an extension based on the continued slow play by both players as documented and recorded by the Team of Judges there. As has been stated by outside spectators, both players were taking some extra time during turns which was also identified and thus the reason for the extension.
The pressure cooker we were in, Jason, yourself and I, was definitely unmeasurable as some have stated about the shear intensity of the crowd. I did my best as a Judge to maintain a Fair Game-State, ensured both players were comfortable to the best of my ability (remember the water bottles boys) and also made an effort to be in communication with the Staffers to keep the discussions by spectators to a minimum and to identify any continued issues with the crowd. But understand the FAIRNESS of your match with Jason was my first priority. It was interesting at the beginning of the match, neither of you communicated your moves but by the end of the match it was clear and concise with each move. During your subsequent matches, I noticed both of you continued with clear communication and that is what the game is about. Interacting with others in a FUN environment regardless of the prizes or pressures.
Gino, you can bash me personally through PM or emailing POP, but you need to refrain from the public forum of degrading My TEAM. Dislike me on a personal level all you want, but leave the Team out of it.
Blizz is a stand up guy and took the bullets for Nationals, which is why he will remain a lifelong friend and has asked me to allow him to do that. Ken, you’re a great testament to Pokemon, but no longer can I sit idly by and allow the continued barrage of negative dealings at you. He was the Head Judge and in actuality confirmed and agreed upon the situation at Nationals, however I was the one that suggested the continuation of the steps in the penalty process up to the Game Loss. We side-barred (sound familiar from an occurrence at World’s there Gino) and discussed the steps to that point, issued the penalty and also gave a time extension. (Note that your opponent had also received a Warning for slow play.) The reason this is being brought to light is to show a pattern that could have followed you to World’s creating a more harsh starting penalty base for you but was not implemented based on the environment we were encountering. If the Team was really against you, this would not have been the case and it could have possibly went straight to a Prize Penalty based on prior behavior with the same play style. It is nice that you now have studied the Rulings, so you should have been more than aware of time constraints on each move and also on the fact that penalties now follow you from tournament to tournament. So was the Team against you really with this knowledge you possess, or was the Team creating a fair environment for both players? (Remember, it could’ve went straight to PP for you and didn’t.)
It is greatly appreciated that some have come on and defended the Staff here and that reaffirms the commitment to Pokemon as a Family regardless of the situation. On behalf of the Judge Team, we all Thanks the Players as without you, we would be just a bunch of guys in a Lab Coat convention! Thanks for the Support!
Unfortunately, there are some lemmings that had no knowledge of the events discussed here, and are not taking the time to collect the facts before jumping on-board. This saddens me as some of you I know personally and if you feel that as a Judge I am biased and do not create a fair environment (you know who you are and it would be nice to see a retort of some kind) then email POP and let them know. They are there for you, the Players, to voice your opinions to. On the flip side of things, if you feel that the Team provided a Fair environment, email POP and let them know. TO often people forget to report the GOOD and just let it roll thinking it is a known thing. POP hears what YOU tell them. They do see things during the events, but not everything!
So there you have it. Gino, think about how YOU would want people to see the REAL YOU. Not this façade behind a screen with a keyboard. Interestingly enough, after World’s, you came up to me and said “Good Job, Kid” and we both laughed a bit reflecting on the ice cream place. This is the “Gino” I like to see and remember. Good Spirited with no Rep to protect. Too bad more do not get to see it as I think the Family here would identify with you more and you would definitely get the praise you so long for from everyone. Don’t be a hater to the system, help change the system where everyone (even though there will always be rivalries) can get together and not worry about clicks and groups!
Again, it would be a huge step forward to remove your negative comments. Attacking a Mod with the knowledge he can’t respond (which in all honesty, he wouldn’t anyway, just the type of Character he is) is lackluster from a Champion. BE the role model and show that you’re a TRUE CHAMPION and feel the difference you will receive form those around you!
Regards,
Danny Fish
Unfortunately, disdain for your attacks of my Team at World’s has left very little room for any congratulatory post, so I will take this one shot at Congratulations on your successful season. Obtaining the US National Championship, Third at World’s and overall First in the World at the end of 2007-08 Season is a true accomplishment and something to be proud of.
We briefly spoke Friday evening at the Ice Cream stand there in the hotel where Clay and some of us were testing. The feeling towards you then is the same it is now, nice young man with potential to be great but allows character flaws to get in the way. When you referenced me as “Kid”, I chuckled a bit at you and we laughed and then the follow up of a tap on the shoulder and the comment of playin’ wit you was a sign you have that true potential. It would definitely behoove you to show that more frequently, and you could do it after reading this post a delete your negative comments from your first post.
The direct attack at BDS was uncalled for and unwarranted as all know he would rather it be decided on the Table and thusly providing a time extension to do so. (Understand I do not have ot defend BDs in any way as he is a Pillar amongst our Community, however this very standard is why most will defend him and PokePop for the matter!) It was I that sat on your match against Jason and your facts are definitely incorrect. Jason has corrected them throughout this thread showing the type of Respect a player should have. He did not overly defend the Judges, he just corrected the errors that were printed by you. That type of respect is the same you should mature too which would allow for more to praise your accomplishments and not degrade them. BDS was providing an extension based on the continued slow play by both players as documented and recorded by the Team of Judges there. As has been stated by outside spectators, both players were taking some extra time during turns which was also identified and thus the reason for the extension.
The pressure cooker we were in, Jason, yourself and I, was definitely unmeasurable as some have stated about the shear intensity of the crowd. I did my best as a Judge to maintain a Fair Game-State, ensured both players were comfortable to the best of my ability (remember the water bottles boys) and also made an effort to be in communication with the Staffers to keep the discussions by spectators to a minimum and to identify any continued issues with the crowd. But understand the FAIRNESS of your match with Jason was my first priority. It was interesting at the beginning of the match, neither of you communicated your moves but by the end of the match it was clear and concise with each move. During your subsequent matches, I noticed both of you continued with clear communication and that is what the game is about. Interacting with others in a FUN environment regardless of the prizes or pressures.
Gino, you can bash me personally through PM or emailing POP, but you need to refrain from the public forum of degrading My TEAM. Dislike me on a personal level all you want, but leave the Team out of it.
Blizz is a stand up guy and took the bullets for Nationals, which is why he will remain a lifelong friend and has asked me to allow him to do that. Ken, you’re a great testament to Pokemon, but no longer can I sit idly by and allow the continued barrage of negative dealings at you. He was the Head Judge and in actuality confirmed and agreed upon the situation at Nationals, however I was the one that suggested the continuation of the steps in the penalty process up to the Game Loss. We side-barred (sound familiar from an occurrence at World’s there Gino) and discussed the steps to that point, issued the penalty and also gave a time extension. (Note that your opponent had also received a Warning for slow play.) The reason this is being brought to light is to show a pattern that could have followed you to World’s creating a more harsh starting penalty base for you but was not implemented based on the environment we were encountering. If the Team was really against you, this would not have been the case and it could have possibly went straight to a Prize Penalty based on prior behavior with the same play style. It is nice that you now have studied the Rulings, so you should have been more than aware of time constraints on each move and also on the fact that penalties now follow you from tournament to tournament. So was the Team against you really with this knowledge you possess, or was the Team creating a fair environment for both players? (Remember, it could’ve went straight to PP for you and didn’t.)
It is greatly appreciated that some have come on and defended the Staff here and that reaffirms the commitment to Pokemon as a Family regardless of the situation. On behalf of the Judge Team, we all Thanks the Players as without you, we would be just a bunch of guys in a Lab Coat convention! Thanks for the Support!
Unfortunately, there are some lemmings that had no knowledge of the events discussed here, and are not taking the time to collect the facts before jumping on-board. This saddens me as some of you I know personally and if you feel that as a Judge I am biased and do not create a fair environment (you know who you are and it would be nice to see a retort of some kind) then email POP and let them know. They are there for you, the Players, to voice your opinions to. On the flip side of things, if you feel that the Team provided a Fair environment, email POP and let them know. TO often people forget to report the GOOD and just let it roll thinking it is a known thing. POP hears what YOU tell them. They do see things during the events, but not everything!
So there you have it. Gino, think about how YOU would want people to see the REAL YOU. Not this façade behind a screen with a keyboard. Interestingly enough, after World’s, you came up to me and said “Good Job, Kid” and we both laughed a bit reflecting on the ice cream place. This is the “Gino” I like to see and remember. Good Spirited with no Rep to protect. Too bad more do not get to see it as I think the Family here would identify with you more and you would definitely get the praise you so long for from everyone. Don’t be a hater to the system, help change the system where everyone (even though there will always be rivalries) can get together and not worry about clicks and groups!
Again, it would be a huge step forward to remove your negative comments. Attacking a Mod with the knowledge he can’t respond (which in all honesty, he wouldn’t anyway, just the type of Character he is) is lackluster from a Champion. BE the role model and show that you’re a TRUE CHAMPION and feel the difference you will receive form those around you!
Regards,
Danny Fish
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Where's the sportsmanship
I have very quietly watched this thread. It bothers me for several different reasons. First of all it shows a total lack of sportsmanship and respect on many levels. Many of you don't know Gino very well. I have known him for over 4 years. Gino would it have been too hard to simply congradulate Jason for winning your match? People took the time to congradulate you at Nats? I know that you are a fierce competitor, losing is hard to accept but losing is part of life. Winning is easy.
The thought that ELITE players are truly special and should be worship is just plain wrong. The thought that it is harder to play in a high level tournament versus judging one is just plain wrong. I have played and judged in both. When you play it is you against the other player. You are excited and yes you do wnat to win, (if you are focused on not losing, you will not win, you need to be focusing on winning). At the end of the match you will have won or lost something very special. When you judge that big match you don't have anything to really win. If you make all the right calls nobody really goes out of their way to say hey judge great job. Judges need to treat ALL players equally whether or not they are ELITE.
The idea that this thread is disrespecting many high level judges is troubling to me. At the end of the day everyone reading this thread has a right to their own opinion. When I read the forums I look at the scources of what is being said. Simply put BDS needs no one on these boards to come to his rescue to defend his honor. He has a long track record of doing the right thing. Players need to respect the judges when they make calls. If players were able to play and be totally fair all the time we wouldn't need judges. We all know that simply is not the case.
I do want to congradulate the world champ. I haven't met him. I do give him credit for not responding to this report. Gino this report lessens who you have wanted to be. In order to be the man you need to walk like the man. For you to come out publically blaming the judges for your losing this match is absolutely out of place. I thought you wanted to represent New England well. Your lack of sportsmanship and disrespect of the worlds staff is not representative of what we stand for.
There is an old chinese proverb that many of you should think about it says this: It is better to allow others to think that you are a fool than to open mouth and remove all doubt.
Think about it
Tom Shea
PTO New England +
I have very quietly watched this thread. It bothers me for several different reasons. First of all it shows a total lack of sportsmanship and respect on many levels. Many of you don't know Gino very well. I have known him for over 4 years. Gino would it have been too hard to simply congradulate Jason for winning your match? People took the time to congradulate you at Nats? I know that you are a fierce competitor, losing is hard to accept but losing is part of life. Winning is easy.
The thought that ELITE players are truly special and should be worship is just plain wrong. The thought that it is harder to play in a high level tournament versus judging one is just plain wrong. I have played and judged in both. When you play it is you against the other player. You are excited and yes you do wnat to win, (if you are focused on not losing, you will not win, you need to be focusing on winning). At the end of the match you will have won or lost something very special. When you judge that big match you don't have anything to really win. If you make all the right calls nobody really goes out of their way to say hey judge great job. Judges need to treat ALL players equally whether or not they are ELITE.
The idea that this thread is disrespecting many high level judges is troubling to me. At the end of the day everyone reading this thread has a right to their own opinion. When I read the forums I look at the scources of what is being said. Simply put BDS needs no one on these boards to come to his rescue to defend his honor. He has a long track record of doing the right thing. Players need to respect the judges when they make calls. If players were able to play and be totally fair all the time we wouldn't need judges. We all know that simply is not the case.
I do want to congradulate the world champ. I haven't met him. I do give him credit for not responding to this report. Gino this report lessens who you have wanted to be. In order to be the man you need to walk like the man. For you to come out publically blaming the judges for your losing this match is absolutely out of place. I thought you wanted to represent New England well. Your lack of sportsmanship and disrespect of the worlds staff is not representative of what we stand for.
There is an old chinese proverb that many of you should think about it says this: It is better to allow others to think that you are a fool than to open mouth and remove all doubt.
Think about it
Tom Shea
PTO New England +
David's Confused Pokedad
New Member
We would hope this to be true. I had a judge at Nationals that did not know what a Scramble energy did and had to go ask for help. Yes a Judge. Same guy that put the clipboard down on a top 32 game that was in play but not the game that had a problem. Same guy that read every card that got played in the first round of top cut. Then I see this guy at Worlds. It was good to see that he did a much better job at Worlds. Most of the Judges at Worlds have years of experience, fairness and trustworthiness. And I hope some of them get to bed way before 4:00 am so they can do there best and not be so cranky and quick to hot temper. But you can call me ignorant, it won't be the first time. As for Fish we have had our disagreements but he has always been fair and most of the time right. ( o.k. always) So Gino I know how you might feel but you got the top of the class at your game. Oh cool video.
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yoyofsho16
New Member
Threads like this come about, yet we still ask Ness why he doesn't post on the boards often...
I stand corrected
I stand corrected. The champ did respond. Frankly his post was so small I missed it. It is my goal to get the pokemon community to have respect for the staff, each other and themselves. I am still impressed that the champ hasn't engaged Gino in a knock down drag out fight on these boards. He has taken the high road. No matter how you slice it poor sportsmanship only belittles the person exhibiting it.
Tom Shea
I stand corrected. The champ did respond. Frankly his post was so small I missed it. It is my goal to get the pokemon community to have respect for the staff, each other and themselves. I am still impressed that the champ hasn't engaged Gino in a knock down drag out fight on these boards. He has taken the high road. No matter how you slice it poor sportsmanship only belittles the person exhibiting it.
Tom Shea
o geez
at the end of the day this dude was #1 at nats, 3rd at worlds. Obv a talented player! pokemon is a game to be played and he plays good. he may or may not like certain respected judges & he makes claims about them here (whether true or not) but who cares? in the end he got his scholarship, top 3 and says he had fun. Id call that successful. he doesnt need poke players to like him or respect him which by many posts here ppl seem to think. it doesn't matter if poke players like you because matches are played with the cards. you guys act like he's dissing the 10- kids. We're 15+ people lighten up.
Good job on ur accomplishments dude. =)
at the end of the day this dude was #1 at nats, 3rd at worlds. Obv a talented player! pokemon is a game to be played and he plays good. he may or may not like certain respected judges & he makes claims about them here (whether true or not) but who cares? in the end he got his scholarship, top 3 and says he had fun. Id call that successful. he doesnt need poke players to like him or respect him which by many posts here ppl seem to think. it doesn't matter if poke players like you because matches are played with the cards. you guys act like he's dissing the 10- kids. We're 15+ people lighten up.
Good job on ur accomplishments dude. =)
jkwarrior
Active Member
Ok,
I have been light hearted up until now, but I think it is time for my serious imput.
I didn't watch the match between Gino and Jason, so I can't comment on it.
I can comment on the T8 nationals match, though, because I was Gino's opponent.
I will try to make this as clear as possible. I do not know Gino very well, but I always liked him. I think that he is a difficult person, but he is nice at heart. He gets a bad rap. He deserves some of it, but not all of it.
With that said, he was playing very slowly at nationals. He was given multiple verbal warnings, cautions, and all that jazz before the game loss. At the time, I felt horrible about it. I am not a confrontational person, and I just wanted to play the games. But, the judges in my opinion made the correct call. I do not think it was a biased decision at all. Like I said before, he was given multiple warnings. I even recall them informing him that he will receive a game loss if he keeps it up.
The last thing I wanted was for my opponent to get a game loss, but I completely agree with the decision. I know Danny F. personally. When I first came into Pokemon, he was one of my best poke friends. He even let me stay in his hotel room at a regionals when we barely knew eachother. In my opinion, there is no person in Pokemon with more class and integrity. We have not talked about what happened at nationals since it happened at nationals. Frankly, there is nothing to talk about. Without talking to Fish, I can guarantee you that he did not want to give a game loss. He was simply being fair and followed the rules.
Danny has judged almost every major event I have ever played in, and he has always been harder on his local kids. He so badly doesn't want to be biased for us that he is harder on us. That is a great judge in my opinion.
Gino, you deserved to win our match. You had the better set up and better plays in all 3 matches. I made a terrible misplay in game 3, and you capitalized. Thank you for the great games, and once again congrats on an awesome season. I do not have a problem with you questioning judges, but it can only go so far.
Danny is the best judge I know. I do not know any of the other top judges at nats or worlds personally, but I don't think you get to that point without having a great reputation.
My 2 cents
I have been light hearted up until now, but I think it is time for my serious imput.
I didn't watch the match between Gino and Jason, so I can't comment on it.
I can comment on the T8 nationals match, though, because I was Gino's opponent.
I will try to make this as clear as possible. I do not know Gino very well, but I always liked him. I think that he is a difficult person, but he is nice at heart. He gets a bad rap. He deserves some of it, but not all of it.
With that said, he was playing very slowly at nationals. He was given multiple verbal warnings, cautions, and all that jazz before the game loss. At the time, I felt horrible about it. I am not a confrontational person, and I just wanted to play the games. But, the judges in my opinion made the correct call. I do not think it was a biased decision at all. Like I said before, he was given multiple warnings. I even recall them informing him that he will receive a game loss if he keeps it up.
The last thing I wanted was for my opponent to get a game loss, but I completely agree with the decision. I know Danny F. personally. When I first came into Pokemon, he was one of my best poke friends. He even let me stay in his hotel room at a regionals when we barely knew eachother. In my opinion, there is no person in Pokemon with more class and integrity. We have not talked about what happened at nationals since it happened at nationals. Frankly, there is nothing to talk about. Without talking to Fish, I can guarantee you that he did not want to give a game loss. He was simply being fair and followed the rules.
Danny has judged almost every major event I have ever played in, and he has always been harder on his local kids. He so badly doesn't want to be biased for us that he is harder on us. That is a great judge in my opinion.
Gino, you deserved to win our match. You had the better set up and better plays in all 3 matches. I made a terrible misplay in game 3, and you capitalized. Thank you for the great games, and once again congrats on an awesome season. I do not have a problem with you questioning judges, but it can only go so far.
Danny is the best judge I know. I do not know any of the other top judges at nats or worlds personally, but I don't think you get to that point without having a great reputation.
My 2 cents
Read carefully...
Sometimes people express their feelings DIFFERENTLY. Obviously this KID is one of those people!
Not everyone can be fluent like some of you and not everyone is raised by royalty!
I'm tired of how some of you are trashing this kid!! He is a kid! For some of you "adults" to be
crushing him as a human being is pathetic!! Totally Pathetic! Opinions are one thing. If you don't
care to C O N G R A T U L A T E is another thing, but to trash him as you are is really HARSH.
It is really too much for me to comprehend. Say that you feel he could have handled this differently,
give a recommendation on how he could and should have voiced his feelings and the pain he is
feeling from being "slighted", as a moderator strike his comments and tell him that he should be
more careful in his choice of words...but enough of this ruthlessness to this TEENAGER!:nonono:
Sometimes people express their feelings DIFFERENTLY. Obviously this KID is one of those people!
Not everyone can be fluent like some of you and not everyone is raised by royalty!
I'm tired of how some of you are trashing this kid!! He is a kid! For some of you "adults" to be
crushing him as a human being is pathetic!! Totally Pathetic! Opinions are one thing. If you don't
care to C O N G R A T U L A T E is another thing, but to trash him as you are is really HARSH.
It is really too much for me to comprehend. Say that you feel he could have handled this differently,
give a recommendation on how he could and should have voiced his feelings and the pain he is
feeling from being "slighted", as a moderator strike his comments and tell him that he should be
more careful in his choice of words...but enough of this ruthlessness to this TEENAGER!:nonono:
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