Was it their plan from the beginning to join the first seeding/elimination match in progress? Makes sense if the previous show ran over but that wasn't the case. Seemed like an odd way to start the show. Not a huge deal, but a little awkward.
No masks for anyone? More testing like the NBA and NFL, everyone vaccinated? They didn't say anything at the begging of the telecast.
Yeah, it was weird that live coverage started in the 5th frame. They probably started in progress because NASCAR was on afterwards and Heaven forbid that NASCAR loses any of their scheduled airtime to bowling! Just another slap in the face to bowling. "We will give you airtime on national, broadcast TV but you will NOT be allowed to run over your allotted time!"
The absence of masks was noticeable, especially after the players and KP have been wearing them recently on other telecasts. Oh well, I suppose we will all be losing the masks eventually...unless everything we are being told (or not told) is a total lie and nobody has any idea...nah, that would never be the case