I can see it now: "Can you ask Jason how he gets so much spin on the ball?"  

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Ya really let them bowl their matches !!!   Its bad enought they are under so much pressure bowling for ''peanuts'' for a title knowing the Tour is in financial ruin !  I can just see Pete Weber now going off on Rob Stone or Randy in the booth after they ask him what happened with his ball reaction ..... priceless !   '' take that solid 8 and stick it up your a** Randy.''

Fans of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour can now participate in live ESPN shows this season as part of PBA’s exciting, new Inside Angle.

Become a fan of the PBA on Facebook and be sure to watch the live PBA World Championship final rounds on ESPN Dec. 13 at 1p.m. Eastern. ESPN announcers Rob Stone and Randy Pedersen will read and answer a fan question live during the show from Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas and other live shows on Tour this season.

PBA Inside Angle introduced the earpiece/microphone technology giving Rob and Randy the ability to talk directly to the Greatest Bowlers in the World during competition. If one of the players is wearing the device on any of the live shows this season, it will be possible for a PBA Tour fan watching at home to pose a question to a player during the show.

The PBA Inside Angle debuted last summer at the GEICO PBA Team Shootout hosted by Six Flags at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Anchor Chris Barnes stepped up in the tenth frame for his Team GEICO up 2-0 over Team Bayer needing a strike to close out the match and avoid a sudden death rolloff for the title.

ESPN play-by-play announcer Rob Stone and PBA’s Inside Angle set the stage:

Rob Stone: All right Chris Barnes, you knew I was going to be talking to you at this point, right? What is going on between the ears right now?

Chris Barnes: Well, you know, it’s nice to have your voice in there instead of my own most of the time. I’m going to move a board off the 4 pin and another half for the cycle around. This is the fun part here. This is when the adrenaline gets going. This is why we bowl. A little breathing right now and we’re going to make a good one.

Barnes took a deep breath or two and then he let the ball fly. Perfect swing, release, roll, result: 10 in the pit and a singles, doubles and team sweep for Team GEICO and the PBA Team Shootout title. The combination made for exhilarating, fun and compelling television.

During the PBA World Series of Bowling at the Scorpion Championship, Australian Jason Belmonte gave his insight in the 7th frame of his semifinal matchup with Thomas Smallwood as they fought for a PBA title.

Randy Pedersen: What kind of adjustment did you make in the 4th frame, Belmo?
Jason Belmonte: I was using a pretty strong ball, I jumped in at the couple of shots in practice and it looked OK. I left a 4-9 I didn’t throw it that bad and then the next two I actually felt like I threw it a little softer – they hooked a little earlier. So I just ball changed to something a little weaker and then stood in the same spot and tried to throw it good.

PBA Inside Angle provided another fascinating look inside the game right from the competitor going for the title. Look for PBA Inside Angle during Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour shows on ESPN this season.

Become a fan of the PBA on Facebook, your question could be in the ear of a player competing for the PBA World Championship, live on ESPN. How’s that for an inside angle?
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Mike J. Laneside
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Admittedly, I did not like this idea one bit, like most of you, fearing it would interfere with the player''s concentration in the situation of the moment.

Happily, I have been very much impressed with both Rob''s and Randy''s discretion on the use of this facility. They have usually asked their question, after the player has sat down, after a good experience in the previous frame. Every example I can remember was a good one with a good response from the player. AT the worst moment, when Belmonte thru the bad spare ball in the 10th and he ripped the head set from his ear, no one complained or said a bad word about his action. They commiserated with his experience.

So, as much as I did not like the concept, so far, it has been a very positive thing. I have liked the players'' responses.

Also please remember that not everyone accepted the ear phone. They have that choice. Those who responded, did so positively AND immediately went back to their "work". I have to say, due to their judicious use of it, this feature has not interfered, as near as I can tell, with any player''s performance.

For that I am grateful.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see."

Edited on 12/7/2009 4:54 PM

If I asked a player a question during the match, ti would be completely unrelated to bowling.  

'What is for dinner?'
'What can you tell us about the beds at Motel 6?'
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