First of all, Merry Christmas for those of us here at Faribault Bowling Observer. As I'm writing this, it is Christmas afternoon and I'm sure most of you have already unwrapped your presents. I hope everyone got what they wanted whether it's a new bowling shirt with your name in cursive on the back. Is that a thing anymore? A new ball dropped onto your lap forcibly like what happened to Mr. Parker in A Christmas Story, "Well, it's a blue ball, oh it's a bowling ball". Or in my case, bowling shoe covers or as I called them, bowling shoe condoms.
A friend of mine and I stay in touch throughout the bowling season. He bowls at Flaherty's in the Metro. We were both struggling to find a consistent third game earlier this season. We are both baseball fans and the idea came to us. Pitchers often throw well for the first six innings of a game. But often in the 7th inning on, start to tire. That's when teams go to the bullpen to get a fresh arm into the game. Our thought is that bowling teams should have a bullpen. Have an extra bowler or two that you can warm up and bring into the game when a bowler begins to struggle.
Every one that bowls for a while knows the frustration that comes when you are bowling well, but the other team is on a roll. There is nothing you can do about it. It is the worst feeling. One night our team on Wednesday night were on the wrong end of that. Then the thought came to me, I wish we could make like hockey and start a fight. A way of taking your opponent out of their game and firing up your own team. On the opposite end of that is that bowling teams would feel like they had to have a bowler on their team that maybe couldn't necessarily bowl well but could protect the rest of the team.
Regardless of any pratfalls, if I ran the bowling world there would be teams that would have bullpen bowlers and team goons.
Onto the bowling,
Monday Night Gutterdusters:
The Monday Night Gutterdusters did not have league bowling this week but partaked in a no tap tournament. They will resume league play on December 26th.
Monday Night Central League:
League standings were not updated online but I'm sure everyone had a good time on Monday night.
Tuesday Coffee League:
The Happy Gals lived up to their name after winning all four points from IBS. Kim Tiedeken led the Happy Gals with a 512 scratch 641 handicap series.
Returned A's scored three of four from Bowling Bags. Susie Voegele topped the Returned A's with a 376 scratch 631 handicap series.
Tuesday Coffee League Standings
Tueday Night Merchant League:
Nomad Adventured took 22.5 of 30 points from Roehrick Painting. Dave Schmitz led the way for NA with a 634 scratch 727 handicap series. Dan Leppert chimed in with a 534 scratch 708 handicap series. Jon Roehrick was the highlight for Roehrick Painting with a 546 scratch 699 handicap series.
Cry Baby Craig's behind a 701 series (226, 222, 253) from Shane Klokonos defeated the Elk's Lodge 24-6. James Callahan chipped in with a 657 series. Doug Truman won three of four points to lead Elk's Lodge bowling a 525 scratch 708 series.
Mid State defeated DeGroot Construction 27-3 as Jordan Von Ruden (715) and Alex Reyes-Lehrer (713) both bowled 700 plus series. Jr DeGroot was tops for DC with a 682 series.
Champion's Pro Shop crushed Old Town Tavern 25-5. Champion's also had their own pair of 700 plus series with Jason Kes (737) and Briley Haugh (714). Dan Korbel salvaged two points for OTT with a 688 scratch 724 handicap series.
Basher's narrowly defeated AP Insurance 16-14. Steve Pleschcourt was the top shooter for Basher's with a 658 series. While Tom Pleschcourt chipped in with a 607 scratch 733 handicap series. Warren Babcock was tops for AP Insurance with a 498 scratch 723 handicap series.
Led by a Barry Barron 715 series, Tom's Pro Glass defeated Faribowl 23-7. JJ Klein added a 597 scratch 738 handicap series. Troy Brekke was tops for Faribowl with a 663 series.
Depot defeated Story Equipment 21-9 in the other matchup on Tuesday night. Jerry McDonough had a solid night for Depot with a 532 scratch 734 series.
Wednesday Night Mixed:
Waffle Stomp, bowling with a full complement of bowlers for a rare time this season, swept Pin Pals 7-0. Jesse Nappin led the way for the Stompers with a 376 scratch 643 handicap series. Terri Jarvis pitched in with a 403 scratch 625 handicap series. Rebecca Angell was the high shooter for Pin Pals with a 352 scratch 616 handicap series.
Better Than Charles defeated a short handed New Team 5-2. Sheri Borgstahl rolled a 542 scratch 632 handicap series. Chuck Kryzer bowled a 612 scratch 714 handicap series for BTC. Both available New Team bowlers threw well. Kathy Hoffman rolled a 395 scratch 650 handicap series and Marty Heimer threw a 594 scratch 675 handicap series.
The other matchup was undetermined as of press time as The Whoevers had not reported any scores. Their opponents were Bowl Shyt. Tom Mitchell shot a 591 scratch 671 handicap series and Joshua McHugh had a 509 scratch 644 handicap series.
Notes:
If you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, why not head out to Bashers/Faribowl and let them help make your final night of 2022 a memorable one. Check out the Bashers/Faribowl Facebook page or 507-334-3262 for more details or to make reservations.
If you haven't already, join my Faribault Bowlers Facebook Group. It can be a one stop spot if you're looking for a bowler for a tournament, need a league sub or just chat among fellow Faribault bowlers.
I leave you this week with one of the most viral moments in the history of bowling, the day when the line "who do you think you are, I am" became legendary as Pete Weber won the 2012 U.S. Open. I was not watching bowling at the time. The St. Paul Saints turned that line into a T-Shirt that Summer and I had to do some digging to find out exactly what that meant.
Until next time, good luck and good shooting.
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