ill be the first to tell you that i hate the way ryan shafer bowls, but you could easily tell that he had been sick this week. I would like to say congratulations to haugen and i would also like to congradulate ryan for such a good week while feeling horrible, looking at him after the second match he looked like he was sweating bullets and never seen that that much when he was on tv before. as for chris barnes, not only is trust a must but spares are a much or your games a bust. thats why i suck at bowling.
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This match proved that you should never give up.  Haugen was always trying to figure it out and he fought till the end.

This was one of my favorite things to witness this season.
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Funny I hadn't heard someone pipe in how after the first strike on the left lane after the ball change Michael carried some really ugly strikes there.He had some room and some luck. Sorry I know most don't like it, but I couldn't stop giggling after the match. I have a total funny spot for the bad frown face Barnes puts on after he losses. You probably could have fried an egg on this one. I think he should break out his wife to bowl the finish of games for him.LOL

That show for Chris Barnes was like getting a woody and run out of skin.

Hey Charlest, no offense meant here but you could have left Chris Barnes off of your topic title & just said "How about some praise for Michael Haugen."  Don't get me wrong, I love your posts & replies because I think you have a lot of knowledge in this sport of bowling & are a great contributor for BallReviews.com.  I think what a lot of people are seeing here is a trend w/Barnes.  ANd he did have a 53 pin lead at one point.  I liken it to watching football.  I love the Bears & think some of the players have choked on their team when faced w/a little pressure.  Now I'm no Rex Grossman, and nowheres near a pro QB, but I can still watch & know what a QB is supposed to & not supposed to do.  Taking no credit away from Haugen, one can still say Barnes choked.  Haugen did not give up & rightfully should be commended for that.  At the same time, Chris Barnes is a real good bowler who can be great.  I don't consider him a total choker, like others have eluded to, but I do believe he did choke this last match against Haugen.  Credit Haugen for being in a position to take advantage of that choke.
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I find it interesting that everyone says Barnes blew it. You have to bowl 10 frames to complete a game. Haugens game was no better, just in reverse. Congrats to Mike. He demonstrated what I keep trying to tell my son when we bowl in adult/youth. You can have bad frames and still do OK. I enjoyed every minute of the match.