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TWOHAND834

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Chris Barnes
« on: January 25, 2004, 01:28:17 AM »
Fellow BR Members:

I love to watch Chris Barnes bowl.  He is smooth and very intense.  But, is it me, or does it seem as though he has a very hard time getting through a game without leaving a big split?  Everytime I watch him on tv, he seems to get into a groove, like today.  When out of nowhere, 3 board tug and it is split city.  Is it just a loss of concentration?  Is it a mental block?  I wanted to scream when I saw him leave the 4-6-7 after a 4 or 5 bagger.  When he makes a show, I keep thinking that this is his time.  No splits, no opens.  It always seems to happen in the latter stages of the match, from 6th frame on.  Can anyone else elaborate on this?
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2004, 05:01:36 PM »
Can't figure CRIS THE CHOKE out .. coming out of TOP SEED and seeming to have the ball under control you would think that he would be all READY TO GO .. goes fine then POP .. then he gets right back into it again .. POOR GUY!
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2004, 05:11:03 PM »
Guess what I do when the pressure is on most of the time??
Choke!!! only he does it in front of a million of so fans... on national TV.

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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2004, 05:22:17 PM »
You guys crack me up...here is a guy that led the tournament with his B game.  Chris is a tremedous player and it's a shame most of you will never know how good he really is.  I have bowled with and against Chris many times and I think his record speaks for itself.  He shot 239 on a very demanding condition and got beat by a guy that rolled the bucket at least 3 times on his way to 269.  

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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2004, 05:27:39 PM »
It seems to me that Chris tries to get 10,000 revs on every shot that he shoots and playing the line he was playing today you just can not miss inside. The man he was bowling against Walter Ray put a lot of pressure on him which didn't help Chris either, Chris will have his time though.
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2004, 05:36:36 PM »
Chris is an awesome bowler, he just had a couple of bad throws today. It happens to us all, otherwise we would all throw 300's all the time.
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2004, 05:37:54 PM »
OH OH .. another misread .. NEVER SAID he CAN'T BOWL .. said he CHOKED .. think the same thing was said about WALICZEK .. he made the show 2 weeks in a row .. only said he CHOKED .. anybody that can make the TV show is the best of the WEEK .. DIDN'T SAY HE CAN'T BOWL .. WOW! What were you reading?
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2004, 05:40:08 PM »
Joe Falco, just guessing, but maybe it was the CHRIS THE CHOKE thing you said. If you use someones name in a fashion like that, it makes it seem as if you don't like them, and you are insulting them more than just making a comment.

Just my opinion.
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2004, 05:46:54 PM »
If he breaks out the Inferno, he'll be the champ in no time.
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2004, 06:09:12 PM »
Chris Barnes got owned by WRW
There was one guy rooting against him at the alley this afternoon and after Walter won, another screamed "Time to buy another battery for the wife's Hi-Lo!"
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2004, 06:31:32 PM »
Tell ya what Mr Falco, go ask the guys he bowls against every week if they want to bowl him for a living since he "CHOKES" in pressure situations?  I can assure you the answer will be a resounding NO.
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DON DRAPER

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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2004, 07:16:34 PM »
we saw the BEST match you could possibly see for the finals of the abc masters-------possibly the greatest of all time, walter ray williams, jr., against THE player of the future.
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2004, 07:46:41 PM »
You guys honestly don't believe that Lonnie Waliczek isn't going be a thing to be dealt with? .. I think the guy has been bowling fantastic! MICA Kouvuniemi is bowling great .. I think BARNES is also a good bowler but how can you OVER LOOK these guys when talking about GREAT BOWLING? WALTER RAY WILLIAMS keeps showing up .. probable will come back to be bowler of the year AGAIN .. CHRIS BARNES sure he's good .. I've beat a lot of bowlers and there were times I LOST A GAME in the last frame .. BELIEVE IT OR NOT .. I CHOKED .. I'm sorry CHRIS the ball must have slipped off your finger (for $100K)! What has that got to do with ALL THE GAMES he won? You think I was saying something PERSONAL to you folks .. the guy bowled on TV and had a GREAT BALL REACTION and one shot went aSTRAY .. someone please describe that bad shot for me without saying he CHOKED!
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2004, 07:51:34 PM »
Im sorry greg but i disagree.

Last weeks show the the most exciting and fun to watch. Todays show was boring. one guy even shot a 146. Walter ray is one of the best bowlers out, but one of the dullest.  Mr. Barnes doesnt exactly ring with excitement either. I really dont care about the pressure or the choking. I want to be entertained when i watch it on TV. Seeing a guy bowl a 146 is a joke, and patrick allen went to the 10th frame before throwing a strike.

If thats your idea of excitement well thats great. You could probably see most of what you saw today on a wednesday handicap league just about anywhere. Just today someone won money and a trophey
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Re: Chris Barnes
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2004, 07:55:47 PM »
bowling in it's purest sense is not about excitement-----it's about how well you do. at the pba level this means TITLES. most of the "exciting" players have few titles. the shot at the masters was tough and required good shot making. walter ray williams, jr., made the best shots and won. that's the way it should be.
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