Rumor has it Belmo's ball was under inflated

Whatever the case may be, and I'm not a huge fan of two handed yet, butBelmo just got his third if I'm not mistaken. IMO, that's a bad man! Congrats to him. PDW will be PDW, still a GOAT level...

I thought yesterday's show was great. There was a lot of drama throughout most of the matches, and it was fun to see some non-regulars on the show in A.J. Johnson and Devaney.

In regard to the PDW-Belmo controversy (if you can can it that), I think it'll just add fuel to the fire for people who don't like either one of them. The PDW haters will claim that he was being childish/unprofessional for getting so bent out of shape about the towel and the approaches, and the Belmo haters will say that this is more proof that Belmo tries to mess with people (first bottle-gate, now towel-gate).

In the end, I don't think that any of it really matters. Belmo made great shots when he needed them in order to take Pete down, so he deserved the win. Was he doing the towel thing on purpose to get under PDW's skin (something that isn't all that hard to do)? I'm sure he'd deny it, but I don't think anyone can say for sure. Was PDW a bit childish for letting it bother him so much? Sure he was; he even basically said as much during the post-match interview. Then again, I happen to think Pete is the type of guy who bowls even better when he's ticked off, so sometimes he manufactures things to get upset about in order to light himself up. Personally, I can't believe he missed the pocket on the first hit in the 10th. Between his approach concerns and the way the right lane was reacting, I didn't think he'd strike out to force the tie, but I figured a 10-pin or a 4-pin would get him.

In any event, like I said, I thought it was a great show, and Belmo deserved to win it.

That stuff has been going on since long before Jason Belmonte started bowling.  The PBA giveth and the PBA taketh away.

But the fact is he is just better than everyone else right now and can do things no one else can.  He'd be even more dominant if the tournament formats were longer like they were in the past.

Conspiracy theory in  PBA bowling, LOLOLOLOLOL.  Any current or former PBA player that may have ever said that is just being a baby.  Apparently the flat 40' US Open pattern was created just for PDW since he's won that 5 times...

Even if you could create a lane condition to give one player an advantage, that player would still need to execute.

Let's call a spade a spade: That rag couldn't be more square on PDW's Optimus. Belmo just played another masterful mind game. It is what it is.

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Well probably added fuel to the fire so to speak was the fact that Belmo had 4 strikes in a row of which 2 of them were brooklyns. I actually think Pete bowled better but didn't get the win, it happens and all of us do get upset over the same kind of stuff.

It's obvious that you don't like Weber, Suhoney24, and that is your right; however, I don't know if your comparison is apples to apples. Trash talk - which I'm not really a fan of by the way - is one thing, but touching someone else's equipment is another. Now, I'm not trying to say that putting that towel there actually did anything to Weber, his equipment, or his ball reaction that helped Belmo win. Belmo won because he threw great shots when he had to have them. Personally, I think that PDW was over-thinking that one; however, as others have said, if it's clearly stated that you aren't supposed to keep your towel there, then Belmo should've been made to remove it. Again, not saying that it truly had any bearing on the outcome of the match. I'm simply saying that if you tell players to do something (or not do it), make them follow those guidelines.