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charlest

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Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« on: December 10, 2009, 10:07:03 AM »
(I don''t want to hear how you hate her. That''s inappropriate in this thread.)

I just got this month''s issue of BJI and in the article about the match between Shannon Pluhowsky and Carfolyn Dorin-Ballard, their major comment was how CDB was "totally lost" on the pair during the match.

There was not one comment as to the horrendous condition of the TV lanes over the entire WSOB (a major insult to our bowlers) or that CDB outscored all the men''s games. It seems like the TV lanes were actually much worse than the fabled horrid conditions at the Reno Bowlign STadium for the past 10 years or so, where only lefties won or even had a remote chance of qualifying , due to the same reason(s): the horrendously worn conditions of the lane surfaces. They, both the TV WSOB lanes, and Reno, were worse than the worst Guardian overlays after 10 years of no treatment or replacement. Only the heavy oil of the SHark pattern allowed any decent scores at all.

The fact that BJI chose to not mention this is a major insult to both Carolyn and every male bowler who was on TV over the entire series of the WSOB. It made them all look terrible FOR NO GOOD REASON.

CDB has not been the best woman bowler over the last 20 years for nothing.
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 10:46:13 PM »
I haven't read the article - but if they didn't mention the lane conditions, they aren't much of a bowling magazine. Period. It was sOOOOOOOOOO obvious even the THB could see what was going on.
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2009, 11:27:16 PM »
I disagree with CDB being the best woman bowler over the past 20 years.

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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2009, 03:10:05 AM »
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I disagree with CDB being the best woman bowler over the past 20 years.


That avoids the whole topic.
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 03:10:49 AM »
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This guys on crack,i would like to think linda barnes is better right now.
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What does "right now" have to do with anything?
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2009, 05:52:45 AM »
She looked lost to me. What should they have done wall them up so they look good.

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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2009, 06:03:58 AM »
I also heard that CDB had scribe marks on her bowling balls. Maybe that gave her a bad reaction.

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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2009, 06:27:07 AM »
The major reason bowling will probably not be accepted as an Olympic sport is that the playing field can be manipulated to determine winners/losers.

CDB had nothing, none of the right handers on the show did.

Did she bowl the best on the right? She did make her spares but got away with several nose dives and brooklyns to keep her game clean as I remember.

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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2009, 07:01:27 AM »
Gee Charlest you got a crush on CDB or what? Pull your head out her butt.

Dude it is bowling EVERY professional gets lost from time to time. Why is it she is not allowed to bowl bad? Why does their have to be an excuse for her performance? Do you make excuses for your favorite football team or Baseball team?

She is Professional Bowler their is no excuse, she went out and lost. She didnt adjust properly, made poor choices and lost the match. Yeah the Surface sucked, it sucked for every rightie not just her, She was throwing some pretty strong stuff out their, I seen a Siege in her hand, seems kinda werid to throw a ball that strong on a burnt surface dont it?  

How about you give Shannon the credit she derserves instead of making every excuse CDB you can think of.
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2009, 07:02:37 AM »
Me and my wife watched and thought the same.....CDB did beat the guys scores, and she was considered to be "lost"? I know her opponent beat her, but it did look like she(Shannon) had a bit nicer look compared to all the rest of the righties. I agree with charlest on this one.

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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2009, 11:08:33 AM »
would you rather it read she was not ""lost"", however she couldn't execute her shot?
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Re: Major insult to CDB and to Professional bowling by BJI & the PBA
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2009, 07:05:40 PM »
Did CDB score better than the guys?  Yes.  

Did she execute better than the guys?  IMO No.

Did she get lucky carrying some Brooklyn and Nose shots?  Yes.

Did Shannon bowl well enough to win?  Yes a 268 will win more often than not.

Is CDB the best female bowler of the last 20 years?  Debatable.

Do most of us who watched the matches realize the lane challenges at WSOB? Yes.

Just my thoughts to your musings.

Mark