Archive for 2007 PBA Bowling
After its successful run on ABC, PBA telecasts moved to CBS, with commentators Gary Seidel and Marshall Holman providing the commentary. Also new were the gold pins used for the telecast. The gold pins were a few ounces heavier than normal bowling pins, with the supposed effect of keeping scores low and matches competitive. The [...]
Exempt bowler Billy Oatman talks about what it is like to be bowling for the PBA. Also includes a flashback of Sean Rash, Curtis Odom, and George Branham III. Enjoy
First-time PBA TV finalist CK Moore shot 300 against Parker Bohn III in the semifinal match of the 1996 Columbia 300 Open. What makes his performance even more impressive to me is that none of the four bowlers he faced that night, including another leftie, would shoot 200. Part 2 of 2.
It was the summer PBA Tour of 1974 at Edison Lanes, NJ for the 000 NJ Open which was televised by HBO Sports. The announcer was Dick Stockton with Skee Foremsky doing the color. This is real old school bowling with a couple of up and coming rookies. There is also a nice shot of [...]
I have mixed feelings about arena finals. On one hand, they are unfair to the tournament leaders who have dominated at a particular bowling center, gotten accustomed to the lanes, and have worked hard to win the top spot. Put them in an arena and their advantage, except for their top seed, flies away. On [...]
Ever seen instant replay in bowling? Well, this replay wasn’t so instant, but a video replay of a spare shot by Parker Bohn III showed that he had fouled. After a commercial break, the decision was made to change Parker’s spare to a foul. He’d recover to win the title over Pete Weber. Very interesting [...]
