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Rileybowler

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Deep Sympathy To Randy
« on: February 06, 2022, 06:22:48 PM »
Randy has his heart broken today as the greatest bowler on the planet went down in defeat getting beaten by a score of 180. Maybe now when we tune in for a PBA event we will not have to listen to all the praise for Jason and very little for all the other bowlers.
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Re: Deep Sympathy To Randy
« Reply #31 on: February 09, 2022, 01:52:01 PM »
Quote from: TWOHAND834 on February 09, 2022, 12:56:54 PM
People also need to realize Belmo is almost to bowling what Tiger is to Golf.  You cant seem to turn on the Golf Channel and not hear Tiger's name is some fashion even when he isnt playing.  Yet, how many of us make sure to sit down on a Saturday and Sunday and turn on the PGA Tour when Tiger is in contention; especially during a major?  Belmo is doing things nobody has ever done, at least when it comes to majors.  Over half his 26 wins are majors and makes the TV show at more than a 50% clip.  Thats just nuts.  To tell you the truth, I am not sure why the hatred towards Belmo. 

The PBA is no different than any other professional sport.   The NBA pushes LeBron and sometimes Curry if he gets on one of his rolls.  MLB was all about Shohei last year and for good reason. The only difference with MLB is that if not for Shohei; it wouldnt be about one specific face of the league but a group of generational talent that has hit all at the same time (Acuna, Soto, Tatis, and Guerrero).   So does that mean that the ones that hate on Belmo also hate everyone else I just mentioned for the same reasons? 

I'm not seeing a hatred for Belmo in this thread. Just people(me included) are tired of the gushing, effusive praise Randy Pederson spews constantly when Belmo is bowling.

Pederson does the same thing when Troop is bowling.

Just an FYI, I'm also sick of hearing how f-ing great Tom Brady is during every NFL broadcast, even when Brady's team isn't even playing.
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Re: Deep Sympathy To Randy
« Reply #32 on: February 09, 2022, 02:31:24 PM »
Yeah, the stars always get that annoying treatment.  The first time I noticed that was John Elway.  Just look at that arm! (Um, Jim, they're behind 24 points). Michael Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, Brady, Bonds, Tiger,...  They could be puking up last night's sushi, but by God they'd be the best ever at it!

Sure, Randy is a Storm guy so he gushes about them most, but who's been winning the most?  Belmo, Troup, and Simonson.  He goes on pretty strong about Tacket too, but he just hasn't been on a ton lately and when he has he hasn't performed at his best or has had lousy pin carry.
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Re: Deep Sympathy To Randy
« Reply #33 on: February 09, 2022, 02:32:31 PM »
Quote from: milorafferty on February 09, 2022, 01:52:01 PM
Quote from: TWOHAND834 on February 09, 2022, 12:56:54 PM
People also need to realize Belmo is almost to bowling what Tiger is to Golf.  You cant seem to turn on the Golf Channel and not hear Tiger's name is some fashion even when he isnt playing.  Yet, how many of us make sure to sit down on a Saturday and Sunday and turn on the PGA Tour when Tiger is in contention; especially during a major?  Belmo is doing things nobody has ever done, at least when it comes to majors.  Over half his 26 wins are majors and makes the TV show at more than a 50% clip.  Thats just nuts.  To tell you the truth, I am not sure why the hatred towards Belmo. 

The PBA is no different than any other professional sport.   The NBA pushes LeBron and sometimes Curry if he gets on one of his rolls.  MLB was all about Shohei last year and for good reason. The only difference with MLB is that if not for Shohei; it wouldnt be about one specific face of the league but a group of generational talent that has hit all at the same time (Acuna, Soto, Tatis, and Guerrero).   So does that mean that the ones that hate on Belmo also hate everyone else I just mentioned for the same reasons? 

I'm not seeing a hatred for Belmo in this thread. Just people(me included) are tired of the gushing, effusive praise Randy Pederson spews constantly when Belmo is bowling.

Pederson does the same thing when Troop is bowling.

Just an FYI, I'm also sick of hearing how f-ing great Tom Brady is during every NFL broadcast, even when Brady's team isn't even playing.

I definitely understand how some people have Belmo fatigue because I get the same way having to ALWAYS hear about/watch Yankees - Red Sox or Cowboys and any other NFC East doormat. It feels like the stations go out of their way to make sure those teams are on TV as much as possible.

Obviously, it makes sense as they are simply catering to their biggest markets in order to drive viewership numbers up. Bowling is a bit different because the stations have zero control over who makes various PBA shows (though there have been some great stories through the years about how the PBA purposefully manipulated lane conditions in an attempt to get someone to the show or to keep certain people off). As such, they simply have to find ways of garnering interest no matter which bowlers make each show.

I do think that there is some Belmo hate from the 2-handed bowling is wrong/should be outlawed crowd, but that's a different matter. Again, I get why/how some people may just be sick and tired of seeing/hearing about him. I get that way with certain people too.
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Re: Deep Sympathy To Randy
« Reply #34 on: February 09, 2022, 02:38:35 PM »
Quote from: TWOHAND834 on February 09, 2022, 12:56:54 PM
People also need to realize Belmo is almost to bowling what Tiger is to Golf.  You cant seem to turn on the Golf Channel and not hear Tiger's name is some fashion even when he isnt playing.  Yet, how many of us make sure to sit down on a Saturday and Sunday and turn on the PGA Tour when Tiger is in contention; especially during a major?  Belmo is doing things nobody has ever done, at least when it comes to majors.  Over half his 26 wins are majors and makes the TV show at more than a 50% clip.  Thats just nuts.  To tell you the truth, I am not sure why the hatred towards Belmo. 

The PBA is no different than any other professional sport.   The NBA pushes LeBron and sometimes Curry if he gets on one of his rolls.  MLB was all about Shohei last year and for good reason. The only difference with MLB is that if not for Shohei; it wouldnt be about one specific face of the league but a group of generational talent that has hit all at the same time (Acuna, Soto, Tatis, and Guerrero).   So does that mean that the ones that hate on Belmo also hate everyone else I just mentioned for the same reasons?

Because Belmo, like Pete, is not Dick Weber?

Seriously, we have the purists who believe one set of ideals and standards from a given era clashing with those from a second era, clashing with those from now. It's the same generational gap argument we've seen from 1950s rock and rockabilly, to 70s classic rock to 80s metal to pop now. In this case, the flack Belmo cops isn't from how different he is from the idols we've had in Weber, Holman, Roth, Voss, Aulby, Berardi, etc.; no, it is from being good at being different, and good while being different from those idols. That's what some people can't tolerate, on top of the fact that he is still getting the results while being different.

Randy gushes on about the results, because that's what Belmo's fans want to hear and see. I don't think we've seen anything like that from the Durbin commentary era, let alone Schenkel and Burton. While they were in the announcer's booth, they were more unbiased than anything.. One can't say that much nowadays, and it doesn't help that they are all contracted to the same ball company, either...

as far as telecast after telecast, I haven't watched any of the PBA over the past few years so I can't say... but I can see where people can get tired of that in general.

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