WEEK 16 RESULTS

Points Won: 7 - Points Lost: 20

We entered the night with high hopes but those hopes were dashed by Team 16 who earned 20 of the 27 points. Other than Garrett, we weren't very sharp and Team 16 took advantage of us.

Team 16 earned 6 of 7 points in the first game but we drew even by grabbing 6 of 7 in the second. It was all Team 16 in the third game as they swept all 7 points and earned the points for total pinfall. With our 7-20 performance, our record fell to 65.5-42.5 and we dropped to fifth place.

Next week is a position round so it would appear we will draw The Four Horseman who are presently in sixth place. (If anyone has an explanation for this peculiar team name, please share.)  Oops. The position round is two weeks away.

WEEK 16  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G PINS    AVG   PTS
Quinton 116 163 156  437 145.0  1.0  42  7695 183.2  26.0
Mark    174 195 165  534 178.0  1.0  48  8848 184.3  30.5
Brandon 160 184 177  521 173.7  0.0  48  9431 196.5  28.5
Garrett 258 215 200  673 224.3  2.0  45  9892 219.8  34.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   708 757 698 2163 180.3  4.0 186 36440 195.9 122.0

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

IS THIS HOW HAMMER GOT STARTED?

FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

A friend sent this to me.

WEEK 15 RESULTS

Points Won: 18.5 - Points Lost: 8.5

Team PBS enjoyed another strong night as Garrett scored a 700 series while Brandon and Quinton trailed not far behind. Our score of 895 in the third game and the series score of 2558 were season highs. This earned us 18.5 points versus One Time who earned 8.5.

We now stand at 58.5-22.5 in the current segment of the season. We were only half a point out of first place entering the evening. When the league stats are posted later today, we will learn if this week's performance was enough to vault us to the top.

WEEK 15  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G PINS    AVG   PTS
Quinton 256 170 235  661 220.3  3.0  39  7260 186.2  25.0
Mark    162 144 176  482 160.7  2.0  45  8314 184.8  29.5
Brandon 203 236 249  688 229.3  2.5  45  8910 198.0  28.5
Garrett 237 255 235  727 242.3  3.0  42  9219 219.5  32.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   858 805 895 2558 213.2 10.5 174 34277 197.0 115.0

WEEK 14 RESULTS

Points Won: 23 - Points Lost: 4

The first Battle of the Pro Shops between Pinole Bowlers Supply and The Bowler's Advantage started off with a fizzler littered with splits, washouts and low scores. Quinton and Brandon were able to carry us through it to a 755-708 victory.

From that point, Team PBS was better able to adapt to the conditions where Team TBA continued to struggle. Team PBS followed with victories in game 2 (819-792) and game 3 (829-705) to earn a series sweep and a total score of 23-4. This boosted our record to 40-14 and almost certainly bumped us up a few places in the standings. The official league stats should be available within a few hours.

WEEK 14  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS
Quinton 212 181 211  604 201.3  3.0  36  6599 183.3  22.0
Mark    140 215 182  537 179.0  3.0  42  7832 186.5  27.5
Brandon 213 232 197  642 214.0  4.0  42  8222 195.8  26.0
Garrett 190 191 239  620 206.7  2.0  39  8492 217.7  29.0
Kevin                                 3   574 191.3   3.0
TOTAL   755 819 829 2403 200.3 12.0 162 31719 195.8 107.5

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

BATTLE OF THE PRO SHOPS I

Are we ready?

I finally finished editing some of the video from our practice on November 21st. You won't see Brandon and Quinton because they weren't able to attend but Mike came out to bowl with us that night.

WEEK 13 RESULTS

Points Won: 17 - Points Lost 10 

We knew we had our work cut out for us as our opponent this week was Beast Mode, the league's top team for the first part of the season. Quinton's job sent him out of town but we were fortunate to have Kevin Beber step in for him.

In the first game, we shot 851 which was one of our high scores of the season but we were topped by Beast Mode's 888. We didn't let it get us down and we battled back to post our high series for the season. It was enough to win the second and third games plus total pinfall. With our individual points, the score for the night was 17-10. That's a very respectable performance against one of the league's toughest teams.

WEEK 13  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton                              33  5995 181.7 19.0
Kevin   201 205 168  574 191.3  3.0   3   574 191.3  3.0
Mark    200 205 234  639 213.0  4.0  39  7295 187.1 24.5
Brandon 245 175 185  605 201.7  0.0  39  7580 194.4 22.0
Garrett 205 227 226  658 219.3  3.0  36  7872 218.7 27.0
TOTAL   851 812 813 2476 206.3 10.0 150 29316 195.4 95.5

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

OBTAINING A BOWLING SPONSOR

I thought this article might be of interest to Brandon.

WEEK 12 RESULTS

Points Won: 18 - Points Lost: 9

After a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, we came back with another successful night, posting a record of 19-8. This improved our record for the season to 134.5-189.5 and moved us up one position in the standings.

Quinton won each of his first two games by a single pin, much to the dismay of Lisa Burney who had to be restrained from violence (only in jest, of course). After we lost the first game, Brandon gave us a big lift in the second game with a scintillating 256 which propelled us to a much needed win. The momentum carried into the third game which we also claimed, along with the total pinfall.

After week #8, we were in 16th (last) place with a record of 63.5-152.5 and a winning percentage of .294. After week #12, we are in 14th place with a record of 134.5-189.5 and a winning percentage of .415. That's a record of 71-37 (.657) over the past month.

WEEK 12  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton 170 165 188  523 174.3  4.0  33  5995 181.7 19.0
Mark    222 191 181  594 198.0  3.0  36  6656 184.9 20.5
Brandon 185 256 201  642 214.0  3.0  36  6975 193.8 22.0
Garrett 214 224 223  661 220.3  1.0  33  7214 218.6 24.0
TOTAL   791 836 793 2420 201.7 11.0 138 26840 194.5 85.5

WEEK 11 RESULTS

Points Won: 17 - Points Lost: 10

It was another successful week with a record of 17-10 for the night. Our record for the season improved to 115.5-181.5. I think it's safe to say Quinton and Brandon are rounding back into form. Now if I can pull out of my present tailspin, I think we'll be ready to take off.

Thanks to a fluke in the schedule and the position rounds, it appears we'll bowl against How Swede It Is for a third consecutive match once we return from our break for Thanksgiving. Even though the league is taking next week off, we could still come out for some practice. Anyone interested?

WEEK 11  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton 255 196 192  643 214.3  4.0  30  5472 182.4 15.0
Mark    157 152 186  495 165.0  1.0  33  6062 183.7 17.5
Brandon 216 202 189  607 202.3  2.0  33  6333 191.9 19.0
Garrett 215 204 258  677 225.7  2.0  30  6553 218.4 23.0
TOTAL   843 754 825 2422 201.8  9.0 126 24420 193.8 74.5

WEEK 10 RESULTS

Points Won: 17 - Points Lost: 10

For the second consecutive week, Quinton started us off with a 266 game. Let's see that trend continue! We won two of the three games plus total pinfall for a record of 17-10 on the evening. Our record for the season is 97.5-172.5. With two solid weeks in a row, is it safe to say our horrific slump is over?






WEEK 10  01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton 266 146 227  639 213.0  3.0  27  4829 178.9 11.0
Mark    162 207 184  553 184.3  1.0  30  5567 185.6 16.5
Brandon 207 199 192  598 199.3  4.0  30  5726 190.9 17.0
Garrett 236 188 182  606 202.0  1.0  27  5876 217.6 21.0
TOTAL   871 740 785 2396 199.7  9.0 114 21998 193.0 65.5

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Points Won: 18 - Points Lost: 9

That's more like it! Quinton gave us a big lift by breaking out with a 266 in the first game. We won two of the three games and led in total pinfall for our best night of the season. Our record for the night was 18-9. That boosted our record for the season to 80.5-162.5. Will it be enough to move us out of the cellar? We should know tomorrow when the league stat sheet is posted.





WEEK 9   01  02  03  SER   AVG  PTS   G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton 266 169 148  583 194.3  1.0  24  4190 174.6  8.0
Mark    193 224 157  574 191.3  3.0  27  5014 185.7 15.5
Brandon 205 171 208  584 194.7  3.0  27  5128 189.9 13.0
Garrett 175 247 254  676 225.3  3.0  24  5270 219.6 20.0
TOTAL   839 811 767 2417 201.4 10.0 102 19602 192.2 56.5

810 SHOWCASE STATS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH LEAGUESECRETARY.COM

It will no longer be necessary for me to scan our stat sheets each week because all of our stat sheets (with greater detail) are now available through LeagueSecretary.com I will soon put a link in the right column to access our league stats. For now, you can click here.

Upon reaching our league's page, scroll down to the bottom and you'll find a place where you can register your name and email address. Once that's done, they will send you an email to alert you whenever our league's stats are updated.

You'll notice there are more stats online than you'll find on our printed stat sheets. It shows what you have to bowl next week to increase or decrease your average by one pin and a long list of reports you can access through the links on the left side of the page.

WEEK 8 RESULTS

Points Won: 5.5 - Points Lost: 21.5

We're still struggling to break out of our funk. This was our lowest series score of the season and we sunk deeper into the cellar with a record of 5.5-21.5 for the night. Our record for the season is 62.5-153.5.





WEEK 8   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G  PINS   AVG  PTS
Quinton 160 182 137  479 159.7 1.0 21  3607 171.8  7.0
Mark    202 162 177  541 180.3 3.5 24  4440 185.0 12.5
Brandon 182 204 168  554 184.7 0.0 24  4544 189.3 10.0
Garrett 234 184 156  574 191.3 1.0 21  4594 218.8 17.0
TOTAL   778 732 638 2148 179.0 5.5 90 17185 190.9 46.5

WEEK #7 STATS POSTED

I scanned this week's stat sheet so it's available for viewing on the STAT SHEETS page. I noticed we're still listed as "Team 6." Perhaps one of us should write "Pinole Bowlers Supply" on the scoresheet tomorrow so the secretary will put our team's name on the stat sheets.

WEEK #7 RESULTS

Points Won: 4 - Points Lost: 23

It was more of the same this week. Garrett bowled splendidly with another 700 series and the rest of us.... let's just say Garrett might be looking for a new team soon. We were 4-23 which dropped our record for the season to 57-131.







WEEK 7   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G  PINS   AVG PTS
Quinton 150 217 160  527 175.7   1 18  3128 173.8   6
Mark    179 214 150  543 181.0   0 21  3899 185.7   9
Brandon 182 190 166  538 179.3   0 21  3990 190.0  10
Garrett 266 248 194  708 236.0   3 18  4020 223.3  16
TOTAL   777 869 670 2316 192.8   4 78 15037 192.8  41

WEEK #6 STATS POSTED

I stopped by Paddock Bowl tonight to watch Brandon and Quinton bowl for awhile. Brandon commented that our new stat sheet must look real bad since I didn't have it on the blog. Well, he was right that it looks bad but I wasn't trying to hide the bad news. I was just forgetful about bringing it to everyone's attention. It's on the STAT SHEET page as usual.

THE PROOFS HAVE ARRIVED

What do you think?

DID YOU KNOW?

This isn't the first time Brandon, Quinton, and I were teammates. We've also played softball.

Quinton, Mark, & Brandon playing softball with the PC Bricks in Richmond

ONE OF GARRETT'S SHOTS LAST NIGHT

WEEK #6 RESULTS

Points Won: 9 - Points Lost: 18

Our comeback didn't arrive as we hoped. Garrett was terrific, Quinton rebounded, Brandon held his ground, and I went completely in the tank.  The result was a 9-18 score for the night which dropped our season's record to 52-110. Garrett's outstanding 728 series included 30 clean frames. Mighty impressive!





WEEK 6   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G  PINS   AVG PTS
Quinton 188 209 179  576 192.0   0 15  2601 173.4   5
Mark    158 149 160  467 155.7   1 18  3356 186.4   9
Brandon 159 196 217  572 190.7   1 18  3452 191.8  10
Garrett 217 235 276  728 242.7   4 15  3312 220.8  13
TOTAL   722 789 832 2343 195.3   6 66 12721 192.7  37

GEMINI BOWLING JERSEYS

Not presently available in size XL

I placed an order for some PBA-style jerseys by Gemini but they just informed me that the size Quinton and I wear is on back order and won't be available for six-to-eight weeks.

They said I could switch to a full custom jersey but those were a bit rich for my wallet (starting at $89.00 apiece). Six-to-eight weeks is a long time to wait. I'll see if I can find something else.

If I were a 1-Percenter, I'd go for something like the jersey below.

We might look too good in these

WEEK #5 STATS POSTED

We enter the first position round in 16th (last) place with a record of 43-92. We will be paired with Team 7, the squad in 15th place with a record of 44.5-90.5. We have nowhere to go but up at this point. I say our hot streak starts this Wednesday. What do you say?

The latest league statistics can be found by clicking here or on the STAT SHEETS tab above.

WEEK #5 RESULTS

Points Won: 6 - Points Lost: 21

Our slump continued as Team 3 came out on top 21-6 last night. We were hammered hard in the first game 835-769. The second and third games were closer with scores of 854-830 and 734-705 but Team 3 prevailed each time for a three game sweep. All we could muster were 6 individual points which were far short of our goal. Our record for the season is now 43-92 which I suspect will leave us in last place.


 

 

WEEK 5   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G  PINS   AVG PTS

Quinton 120 158 160  438 146.0   0 12  2025 168.8   5

Mark    206 228 213  647 215.7   2 15  2889 192.6   8

Brandon 246 197 144  587 195.7   3 15  2880 192.0   9

Garrett 197 247 188  632 210.7   1 12  2584 215.3   9

TOTAL   769 830 705 2304 192.0   6 54 10378 192.2  31

STATS FOR WEEK #4 POSTED

It's official -- we're in the basement after going 10-44 for the past two weeks. It's time to start climbing.

All of the league's stats can be found on the STAT SHEETS page.

WEEK #4 RESULTS

Points Won: 5 - Points Lost: 22

It was another difficult series for Pinole Bowlers Supply as we were defeated in all three games and earned only five individual points for a second consecutive score of 5-22. But let's not get discouraged. There's a long way to go.




 

 

WEEK 4   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G PINS   AVG PTS

Quinton 157 206 192  555 185.0   1  9 1587 176.3   5

Mark    183 195 204  582 194.0   3 12 2242 186.8   6

Brandon 150 190 195  535 178.3   0 12 2293 191.1   6

Garrett 227 178 210  615 205.0   1  9 1952 216.9   8

TOTAL   717 769 801 2287 190.6   5 42 8074 192.2  25

STATS FOR WEEK #3 POSTED

It's not pretty but you can find this week's stats by clicking on the STAT SHEETS tab above. The 5-22 pummeling we took last week dropped us down to 13th place.

WEEK #3 RESULTS

Points Won: 5 - Points Lost 22

Ouch! That didn't exactly go the way we planned it. Garrett started out on fire with an opening game of 269 but it went mostly downhill from there. Pinole Bowlers Supply lost all three games and scored only five individual points. Twenty-two points went to The Four Horseman. (Yes, that's how they spell it and it's a team of three men and one woman. It must be an inside joke.) With the 5-22 score this week, our record for the season fell to 32-49.

WEEK 3   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G PINS   AVG PTS
Quinton 144 158 213  515 171.7   1  6 1032 172.0   4
Mark    190 138 214  542 180.7   1  9 1660 184.4   3
Brandon 178 192 173  543 181.0   0  9 1758 195.3   6
Garrett 269 203 159  631 210.3   3  6 1337 222.8   7
TOTAL   781 691 759 2231 185.9   5 30 5787 192.9  20

STATS FOR WEEK #2 POSTED

Click on the STAT SHEETS tab for an early look at this week's stat sheet. (I get them early when I bowl on Monday nights.) I also scanned a flier for a scratch tournament at Diablo Valley Bowl in November. It's on the TOURNAMENTS page.

I'll see you guys on lane 28 tomorrow.

PRACTICE

Will anyone be doing any bowling this weekend? I'll be at Diablo Valley Bowl practicing with Sharon Connally at 6:00 tonight and with Gary White and Olivia Reid at 9:00 Sunday morning. Drop in if you don't have anything else planned.

WEEK #2 RESULTS

Points Won: 14 - Points Lost: 13

Garrett was out sick and Quinton was jammed up in San Jose traffic so Brandon and I had to turn it up a notch this week. In their absence, we used Garrett's and Quinton's entering averages minus a ten pin penalty (188 & 202 respectively) for each game. Quinton earned two points and Garrett earned one in absentia.

Brandon and I bowled well enough for us to win the first and third games but we were edged in total pinfall by about thirty. Brandon earned three points in his head-to-head matchup while I earned two. For the night, our record was 14-13. This evened our season's record at 27-27.

WEEK 2   01  02  03  SER   AVG PTS  G PINS   AVG PTS
Quinton                          2  3  517 172.3   3
Mark    238 232 189  659 219.7   2  6 1118 186.3   2
Brandon 211 220 221  652 217.3   3  6 1215 202.5   6
Garrett                          1  3  706 235.3   4
TOTAL   449 452 410 1311 218.5   8 18 3556 197.6  14

LOW-COST & FREE BOWLING AT DIABLO VALLEY BOWL

League bowlers in good standing at Diablo Valley Bowl are entitled to low-cost practice rates and even some free bowling.

On Sunday mornings from 9:00-11:00, league bowlers bowl for free. At any other time, bowlers who participate in one league are entitled to an open play rate of $2.00 per game. If you bowl in two leagues, open play is $1.00 per game. And if you bowl in three or more leagues, all open play is free.

Many thanks to Diablo Valley Bowl for the generous practice rates.

STATS FOR WEEK #1 POSTED

You can click on the STAT SHEETS tab above to see the league's results from week #1.

I scored 191-185-233 (609) with The Blockheads tonight. After last week's fiasco, I'd be happy to repeat that on Wednesday.

OPENING NIGHT

Points Won: 13 - Points Lost: 14

We didn't exactly get off to a hot start. Well, Garrett did, with a 706 series. I felt good in the beginning but struggled most of the night. Somehow, we managed to go 13-14 for the night with only Garrett firing on all cylanders. We picked up six points for winning the second and third games plus the individual points shown below. We could have salvaged a few more points in the last game but I killed it with five splits and a missed ten pin.

WEEK 1   01  02  03  SER  G AVG PTS
Quinton 148 169 200  517  3 172   1
Mark    143 180 136  459  3 153   0
Brandon 171 187 205  563  3 188   3
Garrett 234 246 226  706  3 235   3
TOTAL   696 782 767 2245 12 187   7

The rest of the way, I expect to give you guys a lot more than the crud I turned out last night.

WHITE HOUSE BOWLING ALLEY

I visited the White House in July but I didn't get to see this part of it.


Why did it have to be the worst
president who was an avid bowler?



Getting Started

I set up this blog as a resource for our team in the 810 Showcase League. I intend for it to be a place we can exchange information, maintain schedules and stats, keep up with news about our league and the sport of bowling in general. Where it goes from here is up to us.