Do you think he will win it this year?  He was second in points behind Sean Rash, had 3 PBA wins, and finished all top 10 in every major.  It's a vote this year so tricky to say.  I'd like to see him win as I think he had a very consistent season.  I know the 3 wins were at the WSOB which could work against him as well as no majors.  Then there's the 2-handed thing which I think bothers some of the players on tour, which will be voters...

Jason gave us a live interview via Skype and made his case.

http://tamerbowling.com/index.php/belmonte-player-of-the-year/

The interesting part is that there are 3 serious contenders this year which doesn't happen often.  Traditionally, the points leader would get it and that would be Sean Rash.  Then again, 3 wins would typically guarantee a POY.  Mike Fagan won a major but didn't do as well at the WSOB hence why he was 3rd in total points.  He also picked up a WBT win.

This year, World Bowling Tour wins counted as PBA wins, only from a certain point in time.  So people who had WBT wins before PBA and WBT announced the collaboration didn't get credit for PBA wins.