Yes, his pre-match spiel was nothing more than a tactic to try to falsly lull Norm Duke into thinking he was going to easily win. Funny how "clueless" he was and ended up shooting 256. When I'm clueless on the lanes, I might start out slow and shoot a low duece. I thought his tirade after losing was immature. You mean to tell me that one cough during the fourth step of his approach would screw him up so bad that he'd throw an errant shot? Sure, that shot was deciding his fate for future PBA events, but c'mon. Even during the Masters, when guys are up on the tee, things like birds, sirens, etc would go off and that doesn't phase Woods, DiMarco, etc. Pederson is a sore loser.

My question is, if he would have carried that shot, would he have made such a stink? Doubt it.

As for showing how good guys on the PBA tour are, look at what Duke did in the finals. He goes from strike to spare to 7-10, then puts enough pressure on Jaros that if Duke would have sheeted, Jaros would had to strike to win. That's great recovery, especially on as difficult of a shot as what they were bowling on.

The shot in the 12th frame wasn't all that terrible, he simply failed to carry a corner pin.  I think Randy was simply being Randy, so to speak.  He tends to make mountains out of molehills, anyways.  It's nice to have a little peace and quiet for an important shot.  However, like somone stated previously, if whe would have carried he shot, would Randy have thanked the person responsible for the interruption?  Probably not.
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I agree completely that Randy showed his true grit....After He stated He was lost on TV & then proved it on His first shot....there was a camera closeup of Randy while Duke was up in the first....Randy had His hand under His chin with What do I do different look?....Well He figured it out!!!!....After He struck in the second & third frame....It was game on!!!!!.....Great Job Randy....You are the REAL DEAL

I was watching the telecast yesterday . I think that the Pa should change one thing . The one time Randy got up on the approach and he was distracted by a fan in a yellow shirt . I think they should have all fans behind the bowlers.
You can't stop the yelling with some knuckle heads in the stand . But this is one thing they should change .

If he truly had been lost, he would have lost the match in a blowout, rather than being right in it.  His opening remarks were a psych job and I would have taken them so were I in Norm Duke's place.

Further, Pederson showed what type of a person he is in the way he reacted to the fan.  If a nuclear bomb went off in Earl's neighborhood, I don't think he would have been distracted.  Frankly, if one can be that easily distracted under very controlled conditions (no one was going to step up on him), such a temper tantrum is unseemly.  A champion would have lost the carry, shook his head and gave first credit to the guy who just bowled sensationally to beat him.   When interviewed after, he could have noted that someone moved, yelled, etc, but that is no excuse, he didn't make the best shot and stuff like that happens and Duke must be congratulated, a truly great bowler.

Instead, in my opinion, and the opinions of my wife, son and family, Pederson came off looking like a whiney, pampered child, who should not be in the same group with class acts like Duke, Goebel and Jaros.  And he shouldn't be back commenting next year on ESPN.
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