The fifth installment of "The 11th Frame" features some interesting nuggets from our Top 25s collection, covering the accolades (and disappointments) of our current and not so-current league rollers.As mentioned already in this week's write-up – Phil Schroeder and Ken M. Wilson both kept their respective teams knotted in a tie in first place the week before they finally meet up in regular season play. Wondering what else happened that you probably didn't know about? Check this out:INDIVIDUALS:
| Jason Carpio gets around... |
Jason Carpio |
While thinking about how many league staples are rolling this session, we also noticed how many are back with their "usual crew." Despite 100s of options, there are some who have only bowled with a handful of individuals over the years. So we wondered – who has bowled with the most people during their time in the league? Once we thought about it, the answer was pretty apparent: having brought more people into this league than almost everyone else combined, Jason Carpio has had the most individual teammates in league history. |
| A dream series |
Ken M. Wilson |
With Ken narrowly missing Don Glasscock's all-time highest series of 770 Tuesday night, we got to thinking about what we could do with a bowler's total series and eventually wondered – what if you took everyone's individual best Game #1, best Game #2, and best Game #3 scores throughout their entire career in our league and acted like they were rolled on the same night. The results were interesting. |
TEAMS:
| Exceeding expectations |
| Although not a Top 25 (as how would you do that with an 8-team league), we got to wondering which teams have shot over their team averages the most this season? That crown goes to Will Strike if Provoked who, over the course of the fifteen games rolled so far this season, have exceeded their team average 11 times. Just behind them, tied at 10 games apiece, are Brunk Enough to Dowl and Snakes on a Lane. Nice work, gang! |
| A true team effort in the ToC |
| We're only two weeks into the Tournament of Champions and know which individuals are leading their respective divisions, but from a team perspective – which teams are producing the most matchup winners? Snakes on a Lane and Will Strike if Provoked have seen their team members each win 10 individual matchups while the guys on Split It & Hit It are on their tails with 7 victories to their name. |
ODDITIES & STRAIGHT UP NUMBERS:
| A new most common score? |
| For quite some time now, the score 158 has been the most commonly thrown game in our league's history. Why? We still have no earthly idea. Lately, however, a new score has been creeping up on it – 159. On Tuesday, we had three bowlers – Dennis "Pops" Laube, Anita Osthoff, and Seth Gunderson – each roll that game...which has moved it within eight instances of taking over the most commonly thrown game score. Surprisingly, no one has shot a 158 since Week #2. So far this season, 159 has been shot nine times. Perhaps we're all just one better now. |
