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DP3

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Well the season is over....
« on: April 01, 2007, 10:02:16 AM »
Now what are we going to have to complain about until the summer shows?
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2007, 02:25:16 PM »
Sorry for the double post but another thing on that is nobody seems to like Dave Ryan either...if people were clamoring over Dave Ryan and how great of a commentator he is then I could understand. But we aren't sitting down on Sunday's tuning in to watch the show and saying out loud "Gee I can't wait to hear what Dave Ryan says!" Knowing very well that within the first 5 sentences the words "60 Feet to success" escape his mouth...
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2007, 02:27:25 PM »
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I'll agree on the Skills Challenge - its been overdone. Hopefully the will find something to fill that gap. ESPN wants 4 man shows, so its up to the producer to fill time with something entertaining


I must be one of the only people who liked the SC.  I liked it more in previous years than this year, I wasn't crazy about the doubles bit.  I'm not clear how two bowlers, on adjacent lanes, shooting for high count and then kissing each other is a skill.  The flying eagle, the call your leave, even the big-split-with-two-balls are skills.  Leaving a single pin, then converting it with a spinning ball you put on the lane before you threw the strike ball, that's a skill (you gotta leave the right single pin, if nothing else).  High count gets an X?  Not a skill.

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The microphones are a big part of the show and i for one am all for it. Do i wish the players would control the language better.....sure. But in all honesty i think that gets a little overblown. It doesnt happen that often


The mics are a nice addition, I think.  There is a brief delay, so it's not like they can't mute the occasional bad language.  They're not going Bobby Knight or anything, letting loose a stream of expletives for a minute or two.

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If we're really lucky, the PBA will invest in the StrikePass package again and go back to showing Match Play rounds on the Internet


I didn't watch it the first time around, but I would now.  Putting the previous week's show on Strikepass isn't really worth it; most people who can't watch it live either tape it, deal for a tape, or watch it the next weekend on ESPN Classic.  The match play rounds would be much, much more interesting.

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It would be nice if the PBA and ESPN can come to an agreement on a Prime Time television slot ( maybe back to Tuesday nights)


What would the schedule look like then?  Qualifying on Friday, pro-ams on Saturday, match play on Sunday and Monday?  Maybe that would work better for you guys, I don't know.  But I bowl on Tuesday nights, and it'd be tough to get them to put bowling on the big screen when the college B-ball is on TV.

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This would also help keep the exempt guys out of the regional program, possibly allowing it to grow more


Is that really a problem?  Of course, they're taking money and titles from other regional bowlers, but is it that often that they come in and just dominate the summer?  Seems like the guys who are in serious contention for the regional exemptions the next year would benefit from competing against the current exempt bowlers.  You have more experience with it than I do, so I'm sure you know better, but if the national guys are wiping the floor with even the top regional bowlers, I'd question whether they'd have much success on the big tour.

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Jeff Carter

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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2007, 02:52:07 PM »
Shelley - i for one enjoy bowling regionals. I would just like to see a Summer Tour instead.

I realize that a tuesday night timeslot would be tough to adjust to, but its a neccessary evil to get us away from the NFL. The key is to get the Prorietors working to support the PBA, which means that when the PBA is on TV...they actually show it !!!

Metallica - ESPN could care less who they have in the booth. Why would they ( other than the fact that they have a vested interest in the PBA ) ? Dave Ryan is their jack of all trades, so to speak. He does everything from Lacross to tiddly winks for them. I'm sure he was a logical choice for them. Frankly, i dont know who else they would use ( although i think Suzy Kolber would look great in the booth )

I agree on the Skills Challenge. It brought some great exposure for the first 2 years, but just about everything has been done already. I was on hand for the first 2 tapings of the Doubles and there were a few shots where the guys almost tore the set down using chairs ( namely my roommate !!! ). You can also factor in Brian Voss alledgingly getting hurt during the skills challenge
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shelley

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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2007, 04:14:06 PM »
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Shelley - i for one enjoy bowling regionals. I would just like to see a Summer Tour instead.


That I can certainly understand.  I'd like to see 'em get back to 30+ events per year instead of the 20-21 events they have now.  They could open the summer tour up to non-exempt bowlers, like before they went to the exempt format.  That way, the exempt guys would have the option of taking time off without worrying about maintaining their status, they'd still have the guaranteed income during the fall/winter tour, and they could even put a new major event like the TPC in over the summer just to keep things exciting.

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DON DRAPER

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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2007, 09:13:47 PM »
i remember when espn had live tv finals on tuesday nights back in the mid 1990's. i would welcome that----it gave you something to look forward to watching on tv during the week. there would be less competition from other sports that dominate the airways on sunday( can you say nfl or nba ? )
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2007, 10:38:32 PM »
what ever happened to Denny Schriner(sp) the guy in the booth with Durbin in the late eighties?  he was good and could bowl
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2007, 06:36:39 AM »
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If we're really lucky, the PBA will invest in the StrikePass package again and go back to showing Match Play rounds on the Internet


I didn't watch it the first time around, but I would now.  Putting the previous week's show on Strikepass isn't really worth it; most people who can't watch it live either tape it, deal for a tape, or watch it the next weekend on ESPN Classic.


For oversea followers like myself, strikepass is the only fix.

And yes, I do miss the old days where they showed rounds of 16/8 LIVE on strikepass, with Del Ballard Jr plus guest on the mic.
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2007, 08:01:14 PM »
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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2007, 10:58:33 PM »
I agree the show shouldn't be on Sunday.  I'm watching football at this time as is half of the country.  At the very least they should get a repeat of it Sunday night.  Anyways....

I think they should make the "arena" much more darker. They should have a Madison Square Garden effect.  The light is on the two lanes being played and the approach.  Dimmer light where the players sit and darker in the stands.

I remember it often looked like this when I was a kid.  It looked more serious and  prestigious.  And it makes sense because the light should be on the players and the lanes, not the audience and other things.

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Re: Well the season is over....
« Reply #25 on: April 12, 2007, 08:43:49 PM »
Yea...PBA on another day is the way.

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