I have recently watched some broadcasts of events from the 90s and I recall hearing announcers stating that the PBA put out a High Scoring pattern for the televised event. Yes it brought excitement for those telecasts...the scores were high...but there is a price! If 300 becomes too common it loses its mystique!
Yes its exciting and in the short term draws in viewers but let's face it in long run it does the damage!
Look at some of these stats from PBA:
PERFECT GAMES ON NATIONAL TV (Look how many are in the 90s)
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Jack Biondolillo vs. Les Schissler, 216 (Akron, OH, April 1, 1967);
John Guenther vs. Don Johnson, 189 (San Jose, CA, Feb. 1, 1969);
Jim Stefanich vs. Glenn Carlson, 243 (Alameda, CA, Jan. 5, 1974);
Pete McCordic vs. Wayne Webb, 249 (Torrance, CA, Jan. 31, 1987);
@Bob Benoit vs. Mark Roth, 255 (Grand Prairie, TX, Jan. 23, 1988);
@Mike Aulby vs. David Ozio, 279 (Wichita, KS, July 31, 1993);
Johnny Petraglia vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 194 (Toledo, OH, March 5, 1994);
Butch Soper vs. Bob Benoit, 236 (Reno, NV, July 12, 1994);
C.K. Moore vs. Parker Bohn III, 192 (Austin, TX, Feb. 2, 1996);
Bob Learn Jr. vs. Johnny Petraglia, 279 (Erie, PA, April 6, 1996);
Steve Hoskins vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 234 (Rochester, NY, Oct. 15, 1997);
Parker Bohn III vs. Chris Sand, 246, and Mike Mullin, 191 (Reno, NV, May 9, 1998);
Steve Jaros vs. Ricky Ward, 200 (Chattanooga, TN, Feb. 13, 1999);
Mike Miller vs. Danny Wiseman, 266, and Tim Criss, 224 (Reno, NV, June 20, 1999);
Norm Duke vs. Walter Ray Williams Jr., 213 (Tacoma, WA, Jan. 5, 2003);
Mika Koivuniemi vs. Jason Couch, 248 (Windsor Locks, CT, Dec. 7, 2003);
Tony Reyes vs. Parker Bohn III, 215 (Taylor, MI, Nov. 5, 2006)
@ - 300 game in title match.
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HIGHEST SINGLE MATCH ON NATIONAL TV
579, Mike Aulby, 300; David Ozio, 279 (Wichita, KS, 1993);
Bob Learn Jr., 300; Johnny Petraglia, 279 (Erie, PA, 1996)
LOWEST SCORE ON NATIONAL TV
129, Steve Jaros (Lake Zurich, IL, 1992)
HIGHEST LOSING SCORE ON NATIONAL TV
280, Norm Duke (Peoria, IL, 1994)
TWO-GAME HIGH ON NATIONAL TV
570 (300, 270), Bob Learn Jr. (Erie, PA, 1996)
THREE-GAME HIGH ON NATIONAL TV
850 (300, 270, 280), Bob Learn Jr. (Erie, PA, 1996)
FOUR-GAME HIGH ON NATIONAL TV
1,129 (300, 270, 280, 279) Bob Learn Jr. (Erie, PA, 1996)
HIGHEST AVERAGE FINALS ON NATIONAL TV
276.50, averaged by five bowlers in four matches (Erie, PA, 1996)
MOST 300s IN TOURNAMENT (Individual)
4, Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Mechanicsburg, PA, 1993);
Dave D’Entremont (Peoria, IL, 1995);
John Bauerle Jr. (Erie, PA, 1999)
MOST 300s IN TOURNAMENT (Aggregate)
24, Peoria, IL (1995)
MOST 300s ON PBA TOUR IN ONE SEASON (Aggregate)
210 (1993)
MOST 300s IN ONE SEASON (Individual)
8, Kelly Coffman (1994);
Dave D’Entremont (1995);
Eric Forkel (1995);
Steve Hoskins (1998);
Parker Bohn III (1999)
You can only ride the wave for so long before it crashes.
Edited on 1/20/2007 11:50 AM