HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #28

Free Agents: 1 - We've Been Framed: 3

I don't know that I've ever seen a team surrender a handicap of 253 pins per game before but that's what we did Tuesday night against We've Been Framed. Will was absent for us and our opponents had only Lisa and Bryan present so we finished early.

We started slowly and this made that 253 handicap tough to catch. The first game was a loss. The second game didn't go much better except Kimlang stepped up with a 247 to pull out a come-from-behind victory. Dietrich joined Kimlang with the hot hand in the final game while I remained in my funk. Our score of 818 was certainly respectable but Lisa and Bryan turned it up for opponents also. We held the lead entering the tenth frame but Dietrich left a split and I followed by chopping the 6 off of a 6-10. This time it was too much for Kimlang to overcome with his tenth frame heroics. We also lost the point for total pinfall.

I hope to soon fight my way out of the slump I've been battling the past few weeks. I'm planning to do a lot of practicing this weekend.

  Free Agents         We've Been Framed
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     730    0   730      520  253   773
2     767    0   767      491  253   744
3     818    0   818      572  253   825
T    2315    0  2315     1583  759  2342

WEEK 28   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 192 157 222  571  66 12801 194.0 257  670  27   9   7   0
Mark     158 172 179  509  84 16557 197.1 288  696  32  13  11   0
Will     191 191 191  573  69 13209 191.4 268  690  26  11   7   0
Kimlang  189 247 226  662  84 16825 200.3 268  715  39   9  14   1
Total    730 767 818 2315 309 60575 196.0 931 2512 124  42  39   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #27

Free Agents: 0 - All Madden: 4

We had our full squad present for the first time in a month but it didn't save us from the slaughter we faced this week. All Madden came out firing on all cylinders while we remained in our extended slump. They shot 267 pins over average while we shot 119 under average. That's a lethal combination when spotting the opposition 61 pins. As one would expect from these figures, we were swept. The losses were by 40, 232, and 93 pins. We fell to 32nd place with a record of 13.5-22.5. At this point in the season, I think we're resigned to bowling for pride and enjoyment of the game. Any chance we had of finishing in first place is dead.

  Free Agents         All Madden

  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL

1     779    0   779      758   61   819

2     665    0   665      836   61   897

3     786    0   786      818   61   879

T    2230    0  2230     2412  183  2595

WEEK 27   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700

Dietrich 172 157 210  539  63 12230 194.1 257  670  26   8   7   0
Mark     195 170 195  560  81 16048 198.1 288  696  32  13  11   0
Will     173 205 155  533  69 13209 191.4 268  690  26  11   7   0
Kimlang  177 160 171  508  81 16163 199.5 268  715  37   9  13   1
Total    779 665 786 2230 300 58833 196.1 931 2512 121  41  38   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #25

Free Agents: 3 - Pinheads: 1

Dietrich's hand injury held him out for a third consecutive week. We started slowly and lost the first game but rebounded from there to win 3 of 4 for the night. Is this our first step toward turning the corner and making a run at first place? Time will tell. 

  Free Agents         Pinheads

  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL

1     746    0   746      650  118   768

2     808    0   808      646  118   764
3     804    0   804      610  118   728
T    2358    0  2358     1906  354  2260

WEEK 25   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 194 194 194  582  57 11089 194.5 257  670  24   8   6   0
Mark     202 206 185  593  75 14927 199.0 288  696  31  11  11   0
Will     142 216 200  560  72 13769 191.2 268  690  24  11   6   0
Kimlang  171 187 268  626  72 14361 199.5 268  715  33   9  11   1
Total    746 808 804 2358 279 54769 196.3 931 2512 114  39  35   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #24

Free Agents: 1 - Blood Money 3

Dietrich was out of action for a second consecutive week following a hand injury. This was a series we could have won but we weren't sharp this night with the exception of Kimlang's outstanding 268 in the final game. Unfortunately, Kimlang didn't get any help from the rest of the team and we came up six pins short of earning a split.

This has been a rough week for me. My mom passed away Wednesday morning and my mind has been in a fog since then. I bowled 501 Friday and 496 Monday. I hate bowling like this.

  Free Agents         Blood Money
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     724    0   724      614   95   709
2     745    0   745      694   95   789
3     799    0   799      709   95   804
T    2268    0  2268     2017  285  2302

WEEK 24   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 194 194 194  582  57 11089 194.5 257  670  24   8   6   0
Mark     186 159 182  527  72 14334 199.1 288  696  29  10  11   0
Will     173 205 155  533  69 13209 191.4 268  290  22  10   6   0
Kimlang  171 187 268  626  72 14361 199.5 268  715  33   9  11   1
Total    724 745 799 2268 270 52993 196.3 931 2512 108  37  34   1

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HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #23

Free Agents: 0 - Team 14: 4

Week #23 brought us a tough challenge. Our scores have been down and we've fallen into a slump just as we face the top team in the league. That would be Matt Kish and his mates with a record of 13-3. Our record stood at 8-8 after losing 7 of our last 8.

Dietrich was out of action again this week so the challenge became even greater. Unfortunately, this would not be the night we pulled out of our slump. We hovered right around our average in the first two games and we shot well in the third but it wasn't enough to earn a single point. Our opponents were on their game and we weren't able to keep up. The sweep left us spiraling toward the cellar with a 1-11 record over the past three weeks.

  Free Agents         Team 14
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     782    0   782      775   54   829
2     786    0   786      770   54   824
3     828    0   828      783   54   837
T    2396    0  2396     2328  162  2490

WEEK 23   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 194 194 194  582  57 11089 194.5 257  670  24   8   6   0
Mark     225 245 186  656  69 13807 200.1 288  696  29  10  11   0
Will     177 143 236  556  66 12676 192.1 268  290  21  10   6   0
Kimlang  186 204 212  602  69 13735 199.1 253  715  32   9  10   1
Total    782 786 828 2396 261 51307 196.6 931 2512 106  37  33   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #22

Free Agents: 1 - Make It Happen: 3

Make It Happen made it happen and we were nearly swept for the second consecutive week. Dietrich and Kimlang rescued us with a couple of big scores in the final to pull out a win. Our once promising second half start is but a faded memory as we're now in eighteenth place with a record of 8-8.

There's no doubt we've hit a bump in the road. However, there's still plenty of time to pull it back together. Next week we'll take on league leading Team 14.  It's not likely we'll earn any wins against Matt Kish's squad if we continue putting up scores like 728. We'll have to turn it up a notch or two to get back on track.


  Free Agents         Make It Happen
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     728    0   728      719  116   835
2     728    0   728      620  116   736
3     794    0   794      662  116   778
T    2250    0  2250     2001  348  2349

WEEK 22   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 162 152 224  543  57 11089 194.5 257  670  24   8   6   0
Mark     195 191 190  576  66 13151 199.3 288  696  27  10  10   0
Will     208 170 146  524  63 12120 192.4 268  690  20   9   6   0
Kimlang  158 215 234  607  66 13133 199.0 253  715  30   9   9   1
Total    728 728 794 2250 252 49493 196.4 931 2512 101  36  31   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #21

Free Agents: 0 - No Ketchup: 4

The momentum we built the two previous weeks hit a roadblock called No Ketchup. We showed up in second place with a record of 7-1 but on this night we found ourselves on the wrong end of a sweep  There was an opportunity to win the first game but we fell ten pins short. I don't know if that loss took the wind out of our sails but we were beaten soundly in the next two games.

Our second half record fell to 7-5 and we slipped from second place to a three-way tie for fifteenth place. We can't afford too many nights like this one if we intend to win the league championship.

  Free Agents         No Ketchup
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     761    0   761      664  107   771
2     805    0   805      744  107   851
3     728    0   728      678  107   785
T    2294    0  2294     2086  321  2407

WEEK 21   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 160 211 201  572  54 10546 195.3 257  670  23   8   6   0
Mark     233 256 194  683  60 12575 199.6 288  696  27   9  10   0
Will     186 172 178  536  57 11596 193.3 268  690  19   8   6   0
Kimlang  182 166 155  503  60 12526 198.8 253  715  28   9   8   1
Total    761 805 728 2295 240 47243 196.9 931 2512  97  35  30   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #20

Free Agents: 3 - It Could Happen: 1

We split with It Could Happen a couple of weeks ago in the position round. We bowled without Will that time. Will was back with us for the rematch and we won three of four.

The conditions were less than ideal because the cooling fan wasn't working for our lanes. This became a problem for some of us when Albany Bowl became hot and humid as the night wore on. But it was a problem for both teams so we can't say we suffered a disadvantage from it.

By winning three of four we improved our second half record to 7-1 which put us in second place.  Next week we take on No Ketchup on lucky lanes 13-14.

  Free Agents         It Could Happen
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     790    0   790      706   79   785
2     707    0   707      665   79   744
3     837    0   837      704   79   783
T    2334    0  2334     2075  237  2312

WEEK 20   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 205 171 188  564  51  9974 195.6 257  670  21   7   6   0
Mark     199 191 232  622  60 11892 198.2 288  696  25   9   9   0
Will     199 178 187  564  57 11060 194.0 268  690  19   9   6   0
Kimlang  187 167 230  584  60 12023 200.4 253  715  28   9   8   1
Total    790 707 837 2334 228 44949 197.1 931 2512  93  34  29   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #19

Free Agents: 4 - Happy Bowlers: 0

This was the nineteenth week of the season and the first week of the second half. The standings were reset to 0-0 and we got off to a good start with a 4-0 sweep of Happy Bowlers (Team #4). Dietrich set the pace by topping his previous high series. Sitting on 490 after two games, it looked like a 700 series might be attained but the 10-pin refused to cooperate in the final game.

Looking at our team performance, we were consistent with all three games a bit above our team average of 788. For the season thus far, we're reaching 200 in 41.7% of our games and 600 in 40.3% of our series. Next week we have a rematch with It Could Happen. We met them just last week in the first half position round.

  Free Agents         Happy Bowlers
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     817    0   817      558  191   749
2     798    0   798      581  191   772
3     797    0   797      525  191   716
T    2412    0  2412     1664  573  2237

WEEK 19   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 233 257 180  670  48  9410 196.0 257  670  20   6   6   0
Mark     216 183 191  590  57 11270 197.7 288  696  24   9   8   0
Will     192 180 204  576  54 10496 194.4 268  690  19   8   6   0
Kimlang  176 178 222  576  57 11439 200.7 253  715  27   8   8   1
Total    817 798 797 2412 216 42615 197.3 931 2512  90  31  28   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #18 (POSITION ROUND)



Free Agents: 2 - It Could Happen: 2

We ended the first half of the season with a position round. As the sixth place team, we were paired up with It Could Happen (Team 28) who were a point ahead of us in fifth place. Will was out of action so his average of 194 was used in his absence. The handicap was 78 pins to It Could Happen.

We started out well and won the first game by 50 pins. In the second game, everything fell apart. Our score of 666 was our lowest of the season by far. At the same time, It Could Happen put up their high game of the season. When you throw in the handicap, it amounted to a crushing defeat of 178 pins. We rebounded to a respectable score of 825 to win the third game but it was well short of what we needed to earn the point for total pins. Thus, the end result was a split and a first half record of 40-32.

A few lanes over, Unpredictable (Team 23) won the first half title which guaranteed them a minimum payout of $2,000.00 for the season. They will take on the winners of the second half for the league championship in May.

  Free Agents         It Could Happen
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     801    0   801      673   78   751
2     666    0   666      766   78   844
3     825    0   825      668   78   746
T    2292    0  2292     2107  234  2341

WEEK 18   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 191 158 214  563  45  8740 194.2 258  664  18   6   5   0
Mark     180 164 225  569  54 10680 197.8 288  696  23   8   8   0
Will     194 194 194  582  51  9920 194.5 268  690  18   7   6   0
Kimlang  236 150 192  578  54 10863 201.2 253  715  26   7   8   1
Total    801 666 825 2292 204 40203 197.1 931 2512  85  28  27   1

HOT SPOT #1 - WEEK #17

Free Agents: 2 - Team 35: 2

It was good to be back in action after two weeks off. Our opponents were Team 35 whom we spotted 93 pins. Both teams bowled well and the final outcome was a 2-2 series split. We lost the first and third games but our margin of victory in the second game was high enough to earn the point for total pinfall. Kimlang's 715 series was our first 700+ series of the season.

Next week we have a position round to end the first half of the season. We entered this week in seventh place with a record of 36-26. Our split leaves us at 38-28 which is well short of a shot at first place.

  Free Agents         Team 35
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     795    0   795      762   93   855
2     824    0   824      600   93   693
3     788    0   788      710   93   803
T    2408    0  2408     2181  282  2463

WEEK 17   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
Dietrich 214 175 149  538  42  8177 194.7 258  664  17   5   5   0
Mark     171 261 222  654  51 10111 198.3 288  696  22   7   8   0
Will     162 163 176  501  51  9920 194.5 268  690  18   7   6   0
Kimlang  249 225 241  715  51 10285 201.7 253  715  25   6   8   1
Total    796 824 788 2408 195 38493 197.4 931 2512  82  25  27   1