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