Finally, team PBA bowling!

[Ball99999]

Other than summer events.

http://news.pba.com/post/2012/10/19/...guee2809d.aspx

this is exciting, just what PBA/bowling needs. Go team Duke

[americantrotter]

I love this idea. Team bowling is so much better than individual. Cant imagine how fired up Weber is going to be with this.

[scottymoney]

Pretty sweet idea. I want to see what cities are chosen and it would be cool if each team had a cool team name with logo/mascot. I think they should brand the teams, I bet they could sell hats and shirts like crazy. When I first saw the link with team bowling I figured it would be basically ball brand based. Almost like NASCAR where each team has it's own manufacturer. That would have been a good marketing idea for all the ball manufacturer's. Obviously they already have their bowler's which you know what kind of stuff they use based on their gear, but they could take it a step farther with creating teams that way. Maybe even bring in some sponsorship dollars from outside bowling companies for the teams.

[75lockwood]

Team Hambone? LOL PDW

[billf]

Great find. If you find more info on this please post it. This sounds like a step in the right direction for the PBA.

[Ball99999]

The draft pick order was today:

http://news.pba.com/post/2012/11/2/D...gue-Draft.aspx

my guy Duke got #1 followed by

2) Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo. (fourth in 2011-12 points);
3) Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa. (seventh in 2011-12 points);
4) Jason Belmonte, Australia (second in 2011-12 points);
5) Mike Fagan, Dallas (third in 2011-12 points);
6) Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill. (first in 2011-12 points);
7) Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas (eighth in 2011-12 points);
8) Osku Palermaa, Finland (fifth in 2011-12 points).

and a huuuuuge list of players who want to play:

Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.
Patrick Allen, Baltimore, Md.
Kevin Andes, Wichita, Kan.
Darren Andretta, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y.
D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas
Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash.
Chris Ashworth, Gallatin, Tenn.
Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla.
Thomas Ault Jr., Portland, Ore.
Brandon Baker, Osceola, Ind.
Mike Ballard, Atoka, Tenn.
Dom Barrett, , England
Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn.
Joshua Berry, Glasgow, Ky.
Bruno Bidone, France
Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio
Brandon Bivens, East Ridge, Tenn.
Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz.
Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany
Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J.
Nathan Bohr, Derby, Kan.
Temple Bourgeois, Larose, La.
Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa.
Jay Boyle, Gamet Valley, Pa.
Kevin Brophy, Oakhurst, N.J.
Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan.
Tony Campagna, Hendersonville, Tenn.
Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas
Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Brett Cooper, Newburyport, Mass.
Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y.
Matthew Curtis, Waverly, Tenn.
Sean Daniels, Aloha, Ore.
Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Ben Davis, Ashland, Ky.
Mike Devaney, Hemet, Calif.
Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio
Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.
Jeffrey Edwards, Sterling Heights, Mich.
D.J. Foucher, Evans, Ga.
John Furey, Freehold, N.J.
Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif.
Patrick Girard, Canada
Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa.
Andres Gomez, Colombia
Abelardo, Gonzalez, New York, N.Y.
Kevin Gosney, Panama City Beach, Fla.
Rob Gotterbarn, Garden City South, N.Y.
Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla.
Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz.
David Haynes, Las Vegas
Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa
James Hessenius, Farmington, N.Y.
Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, Ohio
Christopher Homes, Rockville, Md.
Justin Howard, Rushville, Ind.
Mark Humphrey, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
J.T Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Adam James, Redmond, Wash.
Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill.
Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas
Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C.
Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.
Tom Kitchen, Kearney, Mo.
Mika Koivuniemi, Finland
Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio
Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.
Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill.
Martin Larsen, Sweden
Thomas Larsen, Denmark
Bob Learn Jr., Macomb, Mich.
Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y.
Shawn Lee, Centennial, Colo.
David Leverage, Peoria, Ariz.
Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio
Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa.
Dan MacLelland, Canada
Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas
Michael Markis, Tafton, Pa.
Michael Markis, Tafton, Pa.
Marty Martinez, Taylor, Mich.
Steven Maruffi, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Robert McBride, Plano, Texas
Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind.
Gradie Merritt-Foster, Park Forest, Ill.
Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash.
Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela
Blake Mushen, Westfield, Ind.
Scott Newell, Deland, Fla.
Chad Newman, Richardson, Texas
Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio
Frederik Ohrgaard, Denmark
Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J.
Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.
Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa.
Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif.
Jacob Peters, Decatur, Ill.
Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C.
Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich.
Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio
Tim Reid, Avon Lake, Ohio
Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla.
Ildemaro, Ruiz, , Venezuela
Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind.
Scott Santos, Quakertown, Pa.
B.J. Satkowski, Jackson, Mich.
Kirk Sauro, Dearborn Heights, Mich.
Timothy Sawyer, Erlanger, Ky.
Brent Schnieders, Jamestown, Mo.
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas
Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor , Mich.
Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y.
Timothy Sheridan, Menifee, Calif.
John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill.
Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.
Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore.
Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio
Jason Sterner, Riverdale, Ga.
Justin Stevens, Aiea, Hawaii
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich.
Sean Swanson, Springfield, Mo.
John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
Gregory Thompson Jr., Dublin, Calif.
Jesse Torrey, Edgewater, Fla.
Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C.
Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill.
Eddie VanDaniker, Chatsworth, Calif.
Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C.
Cory Vanderpoel, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I.
Humberto Vazquez, Mexico
Chad Vendeville, Arlington, Texas
Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore.
Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C.
Stuart Williams, England
Mike Williams III, Montgomery, Ala.
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.
Josh Willis, Orleans, Ind.
Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev.
Mike Wolfe, Jeffersonville, Ind


No Brian Voss though who I thought for sure would have been on Norm's team. I bet he picks Mike Machuga though.

Who else do you think will be picked?
I think the more likely list:

Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.
Patrick Allen, Baltimore, Md.
Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y.
Dom Barrett, , England
Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz
Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J. (team Duke?)
Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Mike Devaney, Hemet, Calif.
Andres Gomez, Colombia
Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz.
Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill.
Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.
Mika Koivuniemi, Finland
Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.
Dan MacLelland, Canada
Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas
Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela
Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.
Ildemaro, Ruiz, , Venezuela
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas
Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y.
Stuart Williams, England
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.

Picks will be in a week or so.

[Davec13]

No Brian Voss though who I thought for sure would have been on Norm's team. I bet he picks Mike Machuga though.

DV8 will be represented Well I hope so. I can't see machuga not doing this as it sounds like a great idea.

[billf]

Nice to see three females vying for spots. Who gets picked will be interesting. If Tommy Jones is finally fully healed, he could be the dark horse that wins a ton this year. That would make him a good pick for whatever team he ends up on.

[75lockwood]

This reminds me a lot about the hockey fantasy draft, seeing as hockey is dead this year, this will make a great replacement!

[J Anderson]

Could create some interesting rivalries, like if someone picks Mika before Barnes has a chance. Think there might be a little extra motivation for Barnes' team when they bowl head to head?