Everything Candlepin

What’s your favorite Pro Series alley and why?
Oh, God, without a doubt Bogey Lanes.  That’s my home, and it was great because I was part of the Teams Tournament in 2010-2011.

What’s your favorite Pro Series format and why?
Definitely the Ultimate ladder.  Why, because it’s only three strings long! I get a lot less punishment from the Pro Series in a three string tournament.  I was lucky this year because it was at Viking.

Most memorable Pro Series moment?
Being the last pin between Craig Holbrook, and winning the Pro Series playoffs in 2010-2011.  Unfortunately, he hit me, and like Mike Tyson hitting Michael Spinks, I went down!  At least it took more than 90 seconds!

Best match you’ve been involved in outside the Pro Series?
Hmm, too many to remember.  I would have to say, I think the best match I was involved in happened at Metro Bowl in Peabody.  I had the “luxury” of being the only, and LAST pin standing on Mark Ricci’s world record setting night.  I could have been victim 520, but I prevailed! It must have been the two pounds I lost earlier in the week.  I thought I looked thinner.  It’s the most scared I’ve ever been at work.  Thank God he missed, I can give this interview now!

Where do you think is the safest place on the deck?
Definitely the “10” spot.  Since there are so many right handed bowlers, that tends to be the best place to hide.  It’s sad to see some of my fellows in the gutter get abused a second time instead of hitting me directly.  I try to take one for the team every now and then, but sometimes, they just want to hit my friends again.

Scariest bowler?
If I had to choose I would pick Shawn Baker.  When he hits our leader, sometimes all ten of us go down at once.  We don’t even have the luxury of rolling, or hitting the ground, we just go right into the pit!  Maybe if he missed our leader more, we”d all be a little safer!

See you Sunday up at Leda Lanes!