BubbaRay
04-30-2009, 07:26 AM
Did you know a 300 was shot in the Japan Cup?
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April 29, 2009
By Steve T. Gorches
Post-Tribune deputy sports editor
Something historic occurred in bowling on Sunday, though it actually took place on Saturday in our time zone.
The thing is, unless you keep up with the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) on the Internet, you have no idea what happened because it wasn't televised here.
In fact, I?talked to one bowler who considers himself a PBA?fan and he said, "What?" when I?asked if he knew about the Dydo Japan Cup. So here's your update in a nutshell courtesy of this writer who keeps up with it -- Wes Malott didn't win and the 20th televised perfect game occurred.
That 300 came from Rhino Page in a 300-235 win over Jeong Tae-Hwa of Korea. Page lost to Malott 236-216 in the next match with Malott eventually losing to Patrick Allen 247-214 in the final.
Well, Ithink Page's game was considered the 20th televised PBA 300 since it was on Japanese television. It was the first 300 ever on Japanese TV, but the PBA press release didn't specify whether it will be added to the overall list of TV?300s.
Things that make you go hmm ...
Not only is that bad media relations, but there is also some bad public relations connected with this year's Japan Cup. In particular, the fact that not one of the press releases stated if or when the event will be televised in the good old U.S.A. Oh, and the PBA didn't even get a quote from Page in the release. And when I?called the PBA public relations person and sent her an e-mail, no reply or answer.
Things that make you go hmm ...
Page probably doesn't care. He made $100,000 for the perfecto, which is twice as much as Allen got for winning the tournament. And Page still got $13,000 more for finishing in the top four.
Don't you miss the days when every bowler who rolled a 300 on TV?got $100,000 (like Bob Benoit in 1988)? Oh, for the good old days.
I?hope the PBA?realizes how important it is to televise the Japan Cup on ESPN and I?hope they set that up very soon.
-- When the annual Post-Tribune Awards Tournament takes place on May 23 at Stardust Bowl III?in Dyer, I?hope every past champion (who receive a free entry every year) show up.
But the one I?really hope shows up is the only three-time champion, Sandy Postma of Lansing, Ill. The last time she was on hand was 2004 when she won at Stardust I?in Hammond.
Since then, she has been busy on the third weekend of May, which is when the tourney was held before this year, thanks in large part to the PBA Regional Players Championship being in town. Now that the RPC is now in the Detroit area, I can move our tourney one week later.
Did we do that just for Postma? Not exactly, though it was on my mind that having royalty on hand (she's won the USBC Queens and Senior Queens, so that makes her royalty) would be a big bonus.
Speaking of the Senior Queens, Postma was competing as the defending champion in that event the last couple days in Reno, Nev.
She led the first round of qualifying on Sunday even though she didn't have to bowl. As the defending champ she automatically qualifies for the 32-woman match play field. But she decided to bowl the qualifying portion as a pacer just to get acquainted with the scoring environment at the National Bowling Stadium.
"I'm trying to figure out how to score best," she said after posting a 10-game total of 2,079 pins. "I want to find out which balls work best, what line to play, that sort of thing. My score may not matter as far as the standings are concerned, but it matters to me."
Recommend Comments
April 29, 2009
By Steve T. Gorches
Post-Tribune deputy sports editor
Something historic occurred in bowling on Sunday, though it actually took place on Saturday in our time zone.
The thing is, unless you keep up with the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) on the Internet, you have no idea what happened because it wasn't televised here.
In fact, I?talked to one bowler who considers himself a PBA?fan and he said, "What?" when I?asked if he knew about the Dydo Japan Cup. So here's your update in a nutshell courtesy of this writer who keeps up with it -- Wes Malott didn't win and the 20th televised perfect game occurred.
That 300 came from Rhino Page in a 300-235 win over Jeong Tae-Hwa of Korea. Page lost to Malott 236-216 in the next match with Malott eventually losing to Patrick Allen 247-214 in the final.
Well, Ithink Page's game was considered the 20th televised PBA 300 since it was on Japanese television. It was the first 300 ever on Japanese TV, but the PBA press release didn't specify whether it will be added to the overall list of TV?300s.
Things that make you go hmm ...
Not only is that bad media relations, but there is also some bad public relations connected with this year's Japan Cup. In particular, the fact that not one of the press releases stated if or when the event will be televised in the good old U.S.A. Oh, and the PBA didn't even get a quote from Page in the release. And when I?called the PBA public relations person and sent her an e-mail, no reply or answer.
Things that make you go hmm ...
Page probably doesn't care. He made $100,000 for the perfecto, which is twice as much as Allen got for winning the tournament. And Page still got $13,000 more for finishing in the top four.
Don't you miss the days when every bowler who rolled a 300 on TV?got $100,000 (like Bob Benoit in 1988)? Oh, for the good old days.
I?hope the PBA?realizes how important it is to televise the Japan Cup on ESPN and I?hope they set that up very soon.
-- When the annual Post-Tribune Awards Tournament takes place on May 23 at Stardust Bowl III?in Dyer, I?hope every past champion (who receive a free entry every year) show up.
But the one I?really hope shows up is the only three-time champion, Sandy Postma of Lansing, Ill. The last time she was on hand was 2004 when she won at Stardust I?in Hammond.
Since then, she has been busy on the third weekend of May, which is when the tourney was held before this year, thanks in large part to the PBA Regional Players Championship being in town. Now that the RPC is now in the Detroit area, I can move our tourney one week later.
Did we do that just for Postma? Not exactly, though it was on my mind that having royalty on hand (she's won the USBC Queens and Senior Queens, so that makes her royalty) would be a big bonus.
Speaking of the Senior Queens, Postma was competing as the defending champion in that event the last couple days in Reno, Nev.
She led the first round of qualifying on Sunday even though she didn't have to bowl. As the defending champ she automatically qualifies for the 32-woman match play field. But she decided to bowl the qualifying portion as a pacer just to get acquainted with the scoring environment at the National Bowling Stadium.
"I'm trying to figure out how to score best," she said after posting a 10-game total of 2,079 pins. "I want to find out which balls work best, what line to play, that sort of thing. My score may not matter as far as the standings are concerned, but it matters to me."