This post is late because my timing was tight yesterday with having to leave for Coke league early…

“Diamond Flush 2.0” lost all seven to “Seven Wonders” and now stand in 6th place, 12 points behind Team 3, who lead “The Big Red One” by four points and “Seven Wonders” by seven points.

Plenty in the high score department this week: “Fin09” of Team 3 had a 300 game en route to an 808 series, which was the league’s first instance of the 300/800 feat. “trekguy” of Team 5 also had a 300 game, and “Fin09’s” 300 game helped his team to a 1,209 game, which is third all-time in the league.

After winning one point from “Sweet Rolls”, “Turkey Hunters” are in 16th place, 9.5 points behind “Bowling Stones”, who lead “Sweet Rolls” and “Oddballs” by 2.5 points. “Knock Em Down” provides the opposition in the coming week.

My Week 23 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Tonight, it seemed for most of the night that I was snakebitten on one lane or the other. I had no marks on the left lane at all in the first game, and, when I seemed to find it on that lane, I started leaving frames open on the right lane in the second game. I sort of put it together in the last game, but still left a couple of frames open.

Result: 138-146-164=448
Average (69 games): 165
Average for last 9 games: 154
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 519

Barry had a 216 first game, which would be the only point we won.

“Turkey Hunters” are now shown in a tie for 16th place with “Creeks Mustangs”, eight points behind “Bowling Stones”, who lead “Y Not Us” by two points and “Knock Em Down” and “Sweet Rolls” (the latter team whom we’re bowling against tonight) by 2.5 points. Note: There was a scoring error affecting my team and is not properly reflected in the standings that we hope to resolve tonight.

“Diamond Flush 2.0” managed just the second game against Team 4 and are now tied for 3rd with “The Chat Line”, eight points behind Team 3, who lead “The Big Red One” by two points.

My Week 22 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Tonight for me could be called A Tale of Two Games: As well as I bowled in the first game to get my 212, I may have bowled worse in the third game, a 109 with only two marks and no marks after the third frame. Seven splits were most of my problem, but everything just seemed “off” after the first game.

Result: 212-159-109=480
Average (66 games): 166
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 538

Barry matched my bad third game with a bad game of his own, and we ended up splitting 2-2 after winning the first two games.

“Diamond Flush 2.0” could only win two points from Team 3, and we’re now tied for 3rd with Team 8, five points behind “The Big Red One”, who lead Team 3 by two points. Individually, “TimL”, one of the members of the team opposing us last week, shot a 298 game, which I was told was the first 290+ game in 27 years at his eight-lane wood center in South Dakota.

After winning all four points from “SR Spares”, “Turkey Hunters” moved up to a tie for 14th with Team 16 and “Anger Management”. “Bowling Stones” finally lost some points (1.5), but we remain behind that team by 8.5 points, and they lead “Spare Change” by three points and “The 508 Boys” by 3.5. We bowl against “Looking For Wood” Wednesday night.

I hinted at what this post was going to be about when I said in my league recap that a “teaser” was going to be in my bracket profit/loss sheet, and can now actually reveal, after Shawn sent me last week’s brackets, that I had a clean sweep of the brackets I entered in a week for the first time. Two of the wins came against Barry, two against Fred Mellin, and the other against Liz DiBenedetto. Mike DiBenedetto beat Koniev Yoyo in the final of the only bracket I wasn’t in. Of course, a clean sweep meant a $20 profit for the week.

My Week 21 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I just couldn’t get out of my own way tonight. I left what seemed like a whole game’s worth of splits, and, when you’re doing that, there’s not much you can say except that it’s not your night.

Result: 149-150-167=466
Average (63 games): 166
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 517

Fortunately, my bad night didn’t hurt my team, as Donald chipped in a 140 second game, and Barry was steady all night; team won all four.

There will be good news in brackets, which I will devote a separate post to once I receive a file from Shawn. A hint may be found later when I update my profit/loss worksheet. 😉

“Diamond Flush 2.0” won five of seven from “The Chat Line” and are now tied for the lead with “The Big Red One” and Team 3. Individually, “RayRay” repeated his 290 game of the previous week.