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Title: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JessN16 on May 30, 2009, 08:49:56 AM
First, the scores of the top 20...

 1       Joe Ciccone       Buffalo, N.Y.           36      1846      7884      +684      219.00
2    George Lambert IV    Hamilton, Ontario       36    1964    7861    +661    218.36
3    Thomas Smallwood    Flushing, Mich.       36    1894    7811    +611    216.97
4    Stevie Weber    Chalmette, La.       36    1790    7697    +497    213.81
5    Cassidy Schaub    Ashland, Ohio       36    1758    7683    +483    213.42
6    Tim Mack    Indianapolis       36    1869    7676    +476    213.22
7    Dan MacLelland*    Windsor, Ontario       36    1924    7640    +440    212.22
8    Stuart Williams    England       36    1865    7635    +435    212.08
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9    Daniel Patterson    Buffalo, N.Y.       36    1821    7619    +419    211.64
10    Mason Brantley    Detroit, Mich.       36    1759    7611    +411    211.42
11    Mitch Beasley    Puyallup, Wash.       36    1928    7607    +407    211.31
12    D.J. Archer    Mineral Wells, Texas       36    1900    7597    +397    211.03
13    Anthony LaCaze    Melrose Park, Ill.       36    1810    7580    +380    210.56
14    Bo Goergen    Midland, Mich.       36    1835    7524    +324    209.00
15    Tae-Hwa Jeong*    South Korea       36    1848    7510    +310    208.61
16    Sean Riccardi    Piscataway, N.J.       36    1851    7489    +289    208.03
17    Brian LeClair    Athens, N.Y.       36    1685    7485    +285    207.92
18    Ken Simard    Greenville, S.C.       36    1804    7476    +276    207.67
19    George Frilingos*    Australia       36    1962    7468    +268    207.44
19    Ryan Ciminelli    Cheektowaga, N.Y.       36    1679    7468    +268    207.44


Now, my take:

* Ciccone, Lambert and Smallwood are probably safe. The number to watch is the cut at No. 8, +435. In a typical week, guys who are 100 over the cut line going into the last block stay over the cut. Ciccone, Lambert and Smallwood are all nearly +200. It would take a monumental fail on Shark for any of the three to miss.

* Summarily, anyone -100 to the cut is basically behind a major-league 8-ball at this point. That moves the effective cut to 14 at most, Bo Goergen, who is -124 to the cut. Thus, you've got 10 guys competing for 5 spots.

* Who out of that bunch is vulnerable on Shark? The first answer is any lefty. Of the guys over the cut but out of the top 3, Schaub is technically a lefty but really a two-hander. The means he's likely high-rev (I've never seen him bowl) and thus should be able to overcome the usual pitfalls of a lefty on Shark. The rest over the cut are righties unless MacLelland is a lefty (no info on him). The first lefty under the cut -- assuming ams Tae-Hwa Jeong and George Frilingos are righties -- is Billy Oatman at 21. Goodbye, Billy.

* Of the others above the cut, I've seen Weber and Mack bowl. I would think Mack's game is well-tuned to Shark. Weber used to be exempt, and I like that experience being in his favor. I think both of those guys stay above the line.

* Below the cut and within the 100, three guys look promising due to their experience and/or their rev rates: LeCaze, Beasley and Archer.

Thoughts?

Jess

Edited on 5/30/2009 4:50 PM
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: Mvpbowler on May 30, 2009, 05:23:59 PM
I will make a BOLD prediction and say the top 6 are safe.. You are fighting for 2 spots.

Joe - Lock
GL IV - Lock
Smalls - Lock
Stevie - Might struggle a little bit, but shouldn't give up 80 sticks
Cassidy - Bowled on Shark at Team USA went almost 200 over. So he has an idea on Shark
Mack - This should favor him
DMac - Should favor him as well
Stu - Shouldn't have a problem
Dan - Will probably struggle
Mason - I don't know him
Mitch - Probably will bowl well
DJ - This favors him as well
Cazey- This favors him
Bo - Might struggle, tilt isn't alot. But Bo is a trick master when it comes to bowl on this kind of stuff. Seems to always find a way!
Tae - Don't know him


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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: SVstar34 on May 30, 2009, 05:31:22 PM
I like Beasley's chances, especially on the Shark. He is my pick to break into one of the spots moving on
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Edited on 5/30/2009 5:32 PM
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JonDaggett on May 30, 2009, 06:01:29 PM
Dan Mac is a righty with alot of hand
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: Uncle Crusty on May 30, 2009, 06:45:22 PM
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The first lefty under the cut -- assuming ams Tae-Hwa Jeong and George Frilingos are righties -- is Billy Oatman at 21. Goodbye, Billy.


Frilingos is a lefty, and unless Ciminelli converted to righty within the past week, so is he. Writing either of these guys off is probably a bit premature, as well.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: SleepOnIce on May 30, 2009, 07:34:53 PM
While I'm sure the house has a lot to do with it, didn't the Shark Championship show have 3/4 lefties?
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JessN16 on May 30, 2009, 08:00:50 PM
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The first lefty under the cut -- assuming ams Tae-Hwa Jeong and George Frilingos are righties -- is Billy Oatman at 21. Goodbye, Billy.


Frilingos is a lefty, and unless Ciminelli converted to righty within the past week, so is he. Writing either of these guys off is probably a bit premature, as well.
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The problem is Ciminelli not only has to bowl well, he's got to hope for 10 guys in between himself and the cut line to fall out, as well as one of the ones inside the cut. The odds of that are not good.

Particularly, I would add, since Ciminelli shot what he did today -- 1679 (186.6 avg.), by far the lowest of the names on this list and one of the lower rounds by anyone today. Perhaps he doesn't match up well with Scorpion (or perhaps it was just a hard Scorpion pattern to start with -- only one guy, Joe Bailey, broke 2000 today), but it could also be that he struggles with longer patterns on these particular lanes. If that's even part of the issue, Shark will be a killer.

Jess
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: n00dlejester on May 30, 2009, 08:18:43 PM
Riccardi's very good, and from what I've heard a nice and humble guy to boot.  I'd like to see the local legend make it on tour, if not this year then soon.  He's too good NOT to be at least a regional pro.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: bowlersev on May 30, 2009, 08:49:04 PM
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I'm really pulling for Tim Mack, it's been a long time coming for him, especially after that devastating shoulder injury he had a couple of years ago.
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+1 here. Always thought he was a great bowler, was paired with him in a local tournament years ago in NY and he was amazing to watch. At least I could tell me boys that I bowled with him if he makes a show.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: los2003 on May 30, 2009, 09:06:49 PM
spots 1,2,3,5,6,7. are virtual locks.. and i will say i have a feeling mason brantley will also make the cut.. that people imo have too much experience to fail.. just my thought i know a lot of the homers. like mason, smalls, dmac, lambert.. they all have a1 games that aew solid as a rock..
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: SleepOnIce on May 30, 2009, 10:56:59 PM
Really surprised Simard didn't make a move on the Scorpion like I thought he would. Oh well, hope it puts up a huge number on the Shark, but it seems really unlikely.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: jorr19 on May 30, 2009, 11:12:49 PM
mason brantley is the smoothest power righty you have ever seen. he is also a great person who deserves success. GO MASON!!!!!!
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JessN16 on May 31, 2009, 12:31:42 AM
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Really surprised Simard didn't make a move on the Scorpion like I thought he would. Oh well, hope it puts up a huge number on the Shark, but it seems really unlikely.
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Did you see the scores today? I wonder what Malott would have shot on this condition.

Joe Bailey averaged 222.x today. He was high man. His 2002 led and was the only score to go over 2000.

200 looked like a good average on this pattern. If Shark is similarly hard tomorrow your overall winner might not average 215.

Jess
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: ToiletLogCore on May 31, 2009, 01:52:14 AM
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Really surprised Simard didn't make a move on the Scorpion like I thought he would. Oh well, hope it puts up a huge number on the Shark, but it seems really unlikely.
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Did you see the scores today? I wonder what Malott would have shot on this condition.

Joe Bailey averaged 222.x today. He was high man. His 2002 led and was the only score to go over 2000.

200 looked like a good average on this pattern. If Shark is similarly hard tomorrow your overall winner might not average 215.

Jess



Who the F cares what Malott would have shot on this pattern.  HE'S EXEMPT YOU MORON, he doesn't have to bowl.  What the F does this actually have to do with tour trials.  

Oh also on your retarded comment about Oatman being the FIRST lefty out of the cut and then not denying the fact that you were completely wrong when Ciminelli is left-handed at 19, again I will point out that he was above Oatman, it shows that you should NEVER assume anything.  Ciminelli at 19 and Oatman at 21 = Oatman is FIRST lefty out of cut.... YOU ARE BRILLIANT
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JessN16 on May 31, 2009, 02:41:56 AM
Heh heh...I love it when you little schitt-stirrers take the time to register your 26th username and go after people. How does it feel to be completely worthless and irrelevant?

Jess
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: charlest on May 31, 2009, 06:12:08 AM
The cut is 8 places make the exempt list for the 2009-2010 season.

There are also 2 Canadians in the top 8 after 4 of the 5 days:
- George Lambert IV, and
- Dan McClelland.

Best of luck to all 3 of them!

Kelly Kulick is in 31st. Doesn't look like she has a chance any more with only 9 games to go.

Cassidy Schaub, the 2 handeer, is still in the running, in 5th place.

We certainly have a diverse group of bowlers this time around.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: los2003 on May 31, 2009, 08:23:06 AM
Yeah Kulick is out barring she shoots under 2400..

And we couldv'e pencil the canadians in on wednesday.. But I don't really consider dmac a canadian even though he truley is


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The cut is 8 places make the exempt list for the 2009-2010 season.

There are also 2 Canadians in the top 8 after 4 of the 5 days:
- George Lambert IV, and
- Dan McClelland.

Best of luck to all 3 of them!

Kelly Kulick is in 31st. Doesn't look like she has a chance any more with only 9 games to go.

Cassidy Schaub, the 2 handeer, is still in the running, in 5th place.

We certainly have a diverse group of bowlers this time around.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: CORDOG on May 31, 2009, 08:32:24 AM
he sure is canadian, one of the best junior products we have produced in years. had the pleasure to bowl with and beat him on occasion back in the day
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JonDaggett on May 31, 2009, 09:13:09 AM
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Really hope MacLelland goes minus 3 or 4 hundred today, he's nothing but an ignorant little punk. And a disgrace to Canadian bowling....if there is such a thing.

Let him go back to playing 5 pin.

me and him had alot of run ins at sag valley and he can be that way but you really cant deny he is good but yea i understand where you coming from
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: los2003 on May 31, 2009, 10:16:27 AM

i was saying that because he spends so much time here.. even before he was in college. we bowled tourneys and such together. i know he was born there.

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he sure is canadian, one of the best junior products we have produced i

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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: n00dlejester on May 31, 2009, 12:22:35 PM
Whoever put the voodoo hex on McLelland sure seems to be working!  lol
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: snowgimp on May 31, 2009, 12:39:44 PM
I think he needs to go back to back tre's at this point to sniff it.
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: Let It Bleed on May 31, 2009, 01:09:38 PM
+64 is high after 8? Shark apparently playing REALLY tough
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Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: J_Mac on May 31, 2009, 01:46:29 PM
All done it appears...

 
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1       Joe Ciccone       Buffalo, N.Y.           45      1764      9648      +648      214.40
2    George Lambert IV    Hamilton, Ontario       45    1726    9587    +587    213.04
3    Thomas Smallwood    Flushing, Mich.       45    1751    9562    +562    212.49
4    Cassidy Schaub    Ashland, Ohio       45    1776    9459    +459    210.20
5    Mitch Beasley    Puyallup, Wash.       45    1850    9457    +457    210.16
6    Stuart Williams    England       45    1814    9449    +449    209.98
7    Stevie Weber    Chalmette, La.       45    1751    9448    +448    209.96
8    Tim Mack    Indianapolis       45    1703    9379    +379    208.42  
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: ToiletLogCore on May 31, 2009, 01:56:12 PM
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Heh heh...I love it when you little schitt-stirrers take the time to register your 26th username and go after people. How does it feel to be completely worthless and irrelevant?

Jess


Nice try but this is my one and only name.  Not my fault I'm brutally honest when someone makes a completely ignorant statement and shows that they have absolutely no knowledge of what they are actually posting about.  Might want to do a little research and actually have some knowledge before making such a retarded statement in the future.  

Oh and as far as the being worthless and irrelevant goes, let me know, because other than posting the top 19 at tour trials the rest of your rambling was completely worthless.

Good Day



Edited on 5/31/2009 2:02 PM
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: RotoBrook on May 31, 2009, 04:41:17 PM
OhCanada,

Talking a lot of trash behind a conputer huh.

Wishing bad stuff on people will only get you bad karma!!!

You couldn't shine Dan's shoes!!!!!!!

Your a d%$che bag
Title: Re: Tour trials as they head into the last day...
Post by: JessN16 on May 31, 2009, 07:09:19 PM
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quote:
Heh heh...I love it when you little schitt-stirrers take the time to register your 26th username and go after people. How does it feel to be completely worthless and irrelevant?

Jess


Nice try but this is my one and only name.  Not my fault I'm brutally honest when someone makes a completely ignorant statement and shows that they have absolutely no knowledge of what they are actually posting about.  Might want to do a little research and actually have some knowledge before making such a retarded statement in the future.  

Oh and as far as the being worthless and irrelevant goes, let me know, because other than posting the top 19 at tour trials the rest of your rambling was completely worthless.

Good Day



Edited on 5/31/2009 2:02 PM


If you want brutally honest, here it is...

1) Folks who anonymously troll message boards looking to lash out at people unprovoked typically suffer from one of the following problems: Mental defect, low intelligence, s****y parenting or a combination of the three. I suspect they also are in dire need of a case of Enzyte but I've never stopped to check, nor do I plan to. But it would fit the profile.

2) I've never met anyone that does this (and I've met a few) that I'd classify as anywhere near successful in life, as a family man/woman, at work or anything else that really mattered. That's because they're too busy being all too self-aware of their shortcomings and have a need to tear others down because they sure can't lift themselves up.

3) And, if you think I've naive enough to believe you just popped out of nowhere, ID'ed a minor oversight in a post (Ciminelli) and went off like that, you need to refer to point No. 1, particular the comment about mental standing. I attract you guys like flies because I'm not afraid to call you out for what you are, and after awhile that usually results in a namechange because you guys get tired of being taken to the woodshed.

Have a nice day.

Jess