Me vs MICHAEL

[billf]

Wow, it's Thursday already. Well, Jason hasn't peaked yet and in preparation of his tournament Saturday, I'm betting my imaginary money on the purple body suit wearing young man.

[MICHAEL]

Wow, it's Thursday already. Well, Jason hasn't peaked yet and in preparation of his tournament Saturday, I'm betting my imaginary money on the purple body suit wearing young man.

Just between you and me Bill, I hope YOUNG Jason in his early twenties wins! Who am I? And old burnt out candle heading into the final round up! My only dream is to, (with my new spinner) create balls that are undefeatable!! Using my magic touch, talent, and ability to build things my whole life,,,,,,,build a arsenal of balls that one can truly call (Undefeatable)! Yes balls that can be thrown even by a 6 ½ year old, and beat young cocky overly confident better than average bowlers like Jason!
I will not have the spinner,,,, the spinner of victory till this weekend, or first part of next week! So I will have to use raw talent to beat him today! If Jason were to win today, it would still only be a TIE! It would be 3 to 3! For as you remember, The old retired new to bowling Iron Worker won 3 consecutive games in a role! So the best Young rising star Jason can achieve today is a tie! I do have something that was given me on fathers day from my middle son that should help me win my victory today!!
After I win the high series today! I will go into detail as to the gift given, and how it worked! Remember its total pins today,,,, high series,,, so one could win 2 of 3 games, and still lose! I have taken a class on Remote Viewing, (look it up on the internet if you care to know just what that is), so I was at Jasons house last night, watching him toss and turn,,,, even have panic attacks in regards to our meeting today!
He feels the power of the gift my son gave me on Father’s Day….. will that gift be enough to win today!!??,,, or will I need THE SPINNER and the genius I know I have in me, to manipulate my ball into a pin crushing device! We shall see…. (the magic that was given me,,,, or will I have to wait till life “spins” me even a better fate next week!

Remember this thread ends with the fisrt to 5!!

[JaMau24]

Well, I'm getting ready to head to the alley, in route to my next victory. Will post the results when I get home.

[JaMau24]

Well a good day of bowling!

First game I had a 236 and Mike had a 259!! We would have probably tied if it wasn't for me leaving a pocket 7-10 split in the 9th.

Second game, I had a 224, and Mike a 184. If I recall correctly, Mike had FIVE 10 pin leaves all balls that were right in the pocket.

Third game, I had a 210 and Mike a 194. I think I left another 7-10 split in this game.

So final series was 670 to 637, I won!

We bowled another practice game after that and I had a 226, Mike a 199.

Then we decided we'd have the very last championship game today as well. The one for everything! I believe I started with 5 straight strikes and left a ringing 10 pin in the 6th (which I picked up). Mike had started with a 9/ then had 4 straight strikes. Then I think he chopped a 6-10 and opened in the 6th. I threw a strike in the 7th, and I believe Mike did too. Then I threw TWO STRAIGHT 7-10 splits in frames 8 and 9. I couldn't believe it. Keep in mind, I have only left a 7-10 split TWICE in every league I've been in since January, and I left 4 today! So two more opens, and it looked like Mike would win as he had a spare in the 9th. So I ended up striking out for a 224. Mike had a strike on the first ball in the 10th, and just needed a strike and 2 pins to win. Then he left ANOTHER ringing 10 pin and picked it up. So I ended up winning 224-223. I am the first one to 5 wins, to his 3. CHAMPION!!

We will still continue to bowl on Fridays and have big match-ups against each other, however I don't think we'll be posting anymore as it seems interest has waned (with the exception of Bill). If anyone still wants us to continue posting scores of our fun, competitive match-ups, we will if you want us to. Anyway, if that is it for this thread, then it's been fun! Hope it was entertaining for everyone!

[billf]

I guess in a way you're saying I'm easily amused?
Keep bowling well guys and have a blast.

[Florida Bowler]

I'm still interested. I've just been dealing with some medical issues. Congrats on your victory Jason. Michael, you have been showing all of us mid-lifers that there are definitely many good years ahead of us.

[MICHAEL]

I am sorry all you older warriors out there,,, I am so upset that I cant write at the present time! To lose by one point the final game! It’s ,,,,,, its more then I can handle at the moment! How can one say he is the better man, with a margin of ONE PIN! (in the final game)! I need time to work this through my mind! I am so darn depressed I might have to get help! I guess,,,,,, I guess,,,, I am nothing but a loser….. sorry I let you guys in yours 60’s with arthritis, Ra, Lupus, broken necks, herniated disks, neuropathy in both feet, no disk from L5 down to tail bone, curvature of the spine, all these things I have, ,,, no I won’t lessen the win that young healthy Jason had! That would be a cheap shot!
I am not that kind of broken down warrior! That last game in the 10th all I needed was a second strike in the 10th… and what do I get a 9 er! (which I pick up and lose by 1 pin!
I need to reflect on this lose,,,, time off,,, travel,,, but I don’t have the money to travel now! Jason won all I have! I actually went down to the soup kitchen this evening for some warm soup and crakers! The only way this broke warrior will see Europe, or travel is reading books, and looking at the pictures!
Jason destroyed me,,,, and then laughed at me when he won by one,,, ONE PIN!!
Jason if your reading this,,, I just hope you feel real good about defeating this old Man……..
Goodbye my friends……. It was a dream,,,,, a dream of and old hard working retired, (due to health issues), Iron Worker, that he could rise to the occasion, and be that pillar of victory for all you all farts, (like my self), out there! Goodbye…. Goodbye!! And so long,,, I am sooooo sorry I let you down…..
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these,,,,,,, what might have been”
Michael the loser….

[JaMau24]

Jason if your reading this,,, I just hope you feel real good about defeating and old Man……..
Goodbye my friends……. It was a dream,,,,, a dream of and old hard working retired, (due to health issues), Iron Worker, that he could rise to the occasion, and be that pillar of victory for all you all farts, (like my self), out there! Goodbye…. Goodbye!! And so long,,, I am sooooo sorry I let you down…..
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these,,,,,,, what might have been”
Michael the loser….

I didn't mean to mentally crush you Mike. Should I attend the therapy session with you to help you through these troubling times??

[J Anderson]

I am sorry all you older warriors out there,,, I am so upset that I cant write at the present time! To lose by one point the final game! It’s ,,,,,, its more then I can handle at the moment! How can one say he is the better man, with a margin of ONE PIN! (in the final game)! I need time to work this through my mind! I am so darn depressed I might have to get help! I guess,,,,,, I guess,,,, I am nothing but a loser….. sorry I let you guys in yours 60’s with arthritis, Ra, Lupus, broken necks, herniated disks, neuropathy in both feet, no disk from L5 down to tail bone, curvature of the spine, all these things I have, ,,, no I won’t lessen the win that young healthy Jason had! That would be a cheap shot!
I am not that kind of broken down warrior! That last game in the 10th all I needed was a second strike in the 10th… and what do I get a 9 er! (which I pick up and lose by 1 pin!
I need to reflect on this lose,,,, time off,,, travel,,, but I don’t have the money to travel now! Jason won all I have! I actually went down to the soup kitchen this evening for some warm soup and crakers! The only way this broke warrior will see Europe, or travel is reading books, and looking at the pictures!
Jason destroyed me,,,, and then laughed at me when he won by one,,, ONE PIN!!
Jason if your reading this,,, I just hope you feel real good about defeating and old Man……..
Goodbye my friends……. It was a dream,,,,, a dream of and old hard working retired, (due to health issues), Iron Worker, that he could rise to the occasion, and be that pillar of victory for all you all farts, (like my self), out there! Goodbye…. Goodbye!! And so long,,, I am sooooo sorry I let you down…..
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these,,,,,,, what might have been”
Michael the loser….

Mike, Lose the loser talk! You were beaten in one best of nine series of matches. Brian Voss, one of the best pros of all time, has won 25 national titles and lost more than 500 times. Similar things could be said of all the veterans on the tour.
None of them walk around saying "I'm a loser". They just set their sights on winning the next game, match, or tournament, making one good shot at a time. In case you've forgotten, you still have those goals of a 300 game and 800 series.

[billf]

Yeah, Walter Ray has almost 50 titles but how many attempts? Sports people know that a baseball player bats .300 and is considered successful. That's a 70% failure rate. I bet bowling the failure rate is even higher! Success if determined by real men and women by wins and losses but rather in how we handle those wins and losses.