YYZ30 wrote:Been on 8 league chamionship teams though, so I'll take that!
Only two (in tenpin) here, but carried my three person team (my first year in the league mind you) the last 8 weeks as we were down to two people (third was a cop and had a lot of spring meetings) I carried us into the playoffs and during the finals we were up 23 (overall) with two boxes to go and I was anchor. Threw a flat ball and left the 5-10...and I knew with an open in the 9th they could get their foot back in the door.
I got up and took a deep breath, and threw the best ball I have thrown in my life and swept the 5 into the 10, and us to a title.
Not bad for someone who was told 7 years prior he was done bowling, and my proudest moment as my father, sister, brother in law, wife and son were all watching and knew what it meant to me. My dad and I even got a little misty when he hugged me, because he knew my frsutration of coming in second year after year in sports in general.
Great story!
1997 we had a 3 person team with a blind, and blew a 9 game lead to trail by 3 games going into the last week. (each win and loss was counted naturally, not by 2 points for each) so we had to win all 4 games to take the title. This team we bowled had 2 folks that always seemed to bowl
30 pins over average and beat us, and they were dying to win it all.
My wife is not competetive at all, so though there was no pressure on her, she wasn't as focused on bowling well, and the older guy we had, had never been on anything close to a winner, and was scared to death.
I actually calmed myself by thinking one of them was gonna bowl a great game again, and we would be done.
I worked 5:30 am to 2:30, had softball practice 3 to 6 and bowling at 7.
I was perfectly calm all night.
I shot a 226 in game 1. Win.
247 in game 2. Win.
211 in game 3. Win.
Grand total obviously was a win, and we pretty much pulled a Red Sox 2004 over the Yanks to win it all. Going up in the 10th, we had it locked up. Great feeling!
A loudmouth woman from the third place team arrogantly came over to congratulate the other team, while we were packing our stuff.
The look on her face was better than the 1st place prize money when she was told we won all 4 games.
"that means they won 1st place." "yup"
silence as it sunk in.