Told ya so..

 Wow, some interesting responses..  Chuck, I have always appreciated and admired the tournaments you've run in the past.. I dare say I have supported them as much as anyone even though I am 30 years removed from my "A" game..  I was expecting something terrific in this event, and the format and administration were excellent as usual.. But the lane condition was disappointing.. I posted my concerns on Jan 28, page 1, and the results show I was spot on... (Here's a hint, less oil almost never works fairly, unless you're wanting a brickyard).                                                                                  This is not an attack on the lefties who cashed, as I realize they all have ability.. But facts are facts.. I had concerns.. I called the outcome right after practice, and was 100
% correct..                                                                                     Dear RotoMike: not many people would call Lenny Nicholson or Mo Pinel an ignoramous.. You must be one smart cookie.. Then you say there's absolutely no way and expose yourself as as a blithering sour grapes lefty who must not have cashed.. Perhaps you should do some homework.. There's tons of people in your area who knew me when I was managing Alexandria and Annandale.. I doubt any of them would characterize me as ignoramous.. I had great relationships with earlier operators of the shop you alledgedly work at.. Mr's Roboinette and Francomano knew me well as we always did the ABC trips together (and I have a 2nd & 9th, what's your record?), but you were just a teenager then.. Much to learnm then, and obviously much to learn now... Ask around or run your mouth.. Makes me no difference.. You're the one looking stupid to those that know history..                                     Chuck, I hope and expect J O Spice to return.. The event ran great, as usual.. K. Tillery

 

The point is that with TODAY’s lane surfaces and conditioning ANY pattern can be manipulated by TODAY'S current bowling balls and Abralon pads. 

Talent today has more to do with recognizing the proper ball, layout and surface to matchup to the applied condition with the ability to execute shots as secondary. To the hysterical / historical amongst us it might seem as an affront to the game we grew up playing.

I think it was Mo Pinel who said something to the effect of…”you cannot out execute a bad ball reaction”

Bottom line is this is the game we have. 

 

Now onto the fun stuff….

“.. I called the outcome right after practice, and was 100
% correct.”. – How prophetic of you. That goes right along with the great ones like “there will be daylight tomorrow followed by night."

“Not many people would call Lenny Nicholson or Mo Pinel an ignoramous.” – I’m not calling them an ignoramus… I am however suggesting that you might be one. And name dropping will get you nowhere. I have met and spent plenty time with Mo Pinel and have met Len Nicholson and Fred Borden and Bill Taylor (R.I.P.) and Don Johnson (R.I.P.) and Ray Edwards and Brian Purcell and Hank Boomershine and I spoke with Richie Sposato last night in Syracuse. Maybe you met them and have attended the same seminars that I did BACK IN THE DAY. I also know that Resurfaced By Us did the work on Annandale and Alexandria BACK IN THE DAY. I was there for at least one of them at Annandale.

 If you think that you are parroting or speaking for  Len Nicholson and Mo Pinel then you are suggesting that you have no original thoughts of you own. I also think Len Nicholson and Mo Pinel might disagree with you.

“Then you say there's absolutely no way and expose yourself as as a blithering sour grapes lefty who must not have cashed” – Actually I didn’t get the chance to bowl this tournament. I had no transportation due to a seized transmission. I have however bowled in Chuck’s tournaments before and am very familiar with the conditions at Forest Hill. I’m just tired of the broad brush approach you used in your assessment.

“There's tons of people in your area who knew me when I was managing Alexandria and Annandale” – BACK IN THE DAY

“I doubt any of them would characterize me as ignoramus.” – Let’s let them tell us that if there are any still alive.

“I had great relationships with earlier operators of the shop you alledgedly work at.. Mr's Roboinette and Francomano knew me well” – BACK IN THE DAY…How many decades ago was that? Robinette and Francomano have been out of the area for DECADES. I’ve been working there for 12 years. I have been in the pro shop business for 29 years. Stop by the alleged shop on Friday I will be happy to chat with you. Come by around lunch time and I will buy you some Chipotle.

“we always did the ABC trips together (and I have a 2nd & 9th, what's your record?)” – BACK IN THE DAY..Are you feeling threatened? I have a 300 on a certified Sport Condition. Since it wasn’t bowled with wooden balls I guess it means nothing to you. Not to mention it totally avoids the point I was making which you skipped.

Mike Sinek

Ooops.. NOR did they change etc.