1996 Rochester Open
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- 1996 PBA Rochester Open held at Marcel's Olympic Bowl in Rochester New York. The first match features Norm Duke versus Ernie Schlegal. The second match features Walter Ray Williams Jr. versus Norm Duke. The third match features Chris Hooper versus Walter Ray Williams Jr. The championship match features Pete Weber versus Walter Ray Williams Jr.
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I think Mike Durbin and Marshall Holman did a really nice job doing these broadcasts. Mike knew the answers to every little question that he asked Marshall but he was asking those things for the benefit of the audience and that is a very smart thing to do, very nicely done.
Durbin is the only bowler that's ever been the lead play by play guy. Randy has Dave Ryan/Rob Stone, Bo had Schenkel, Earl had Jay Randolph and Durbin. So that speaks for itself. Holman was decent at commentary, (I'd say better than Randy Pederson) but Earl and Bo were the two best. Earl was the most informative on the game and Bo was the best at setting the situation and helping you get to know each player.
So I love the 3 years when ESPN had Durbin and Anthony on the mic. Sometimes they'd bicker a little bit, but the knowledge they both supplied was astounding.
So much fun to watch these again without remembering the results.
52:42 In 1996 Walter Ray says "I think I still got another 5 or 6 years left" He was only off by about 20 years.
He wasn’t competitive the last 15yrs of his career
the first, second, and title matches were exciting and close
I was really rooting for Pete, but his shot making was not fully there yet. Combine that with his ball reaction leaving little room for error, it was tough for him.
Walter Ray did a really good job of doing what he had to, despite all the corner pins he left.
Walter Ray Williams Jr does bowl really well in the Rochester open
That was probably the craziest messenger of walters entire career @ 41:57
Eugene McCune missed the show by 6 pins.
"Fruit Salad baby." Ernie Schlegel was a beauty.
You probably dont give a shit but if you are stoned like me atm then you can stream all the new movies on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother during the lockdown xD
@Maurice Frank yea, I have been watching on instaflixxer for years myself :D
"...beautiful Rochester, New York." Yeah right. I live in Rochester, and I can tell you, it ain't beautiful.
The suburbs are. Or were. I haven't been there since 1998 so I don't know.
Tyler Nersinger right!
Same here, beautiful is not the word I’d use. Also, another bowling center gone among many in this area.
Crapchester, as Jim Rome says.
Norm Duke: 208
Ernie Schlegel: 202
Walter Ray Williams Jr: 238
Norm Duke: 202
Walter Ray Williams Jr: 227
Chris Hooper: 202
Walter Ray Williams Jr: 232
Pete Weber: 223
Williams Jr Wins!
Thomas McCarrick 🖕🏼
walter ray williams jr. made the 10 pin to win the rochester open title
I don't like the shot clock
I don't know what I enjoyed more, watching a very good couple of matches at the end or watching idiot Ernie lose. Why didn't those people just behave like humans instead of going out of their way to make everyone hate them?
Fantastic point of view!!
@Canuck Gamer. I agree. I think he's a very selfish and rude person. I was so glad that he lost. He's the only pba bowler that I kept wanting to lose. That's saying a lot because I have watched the PBA since the 1970s.
Ernie's personality is definitely unique. I think the two shows he made in the 90s he treated like pot games. So yes, his complaints are very annoying (& a bad look to the casual viewer) but idk if he was just mentioning things to make Duke lose focus. I bet he thinks more about leaving the 2-10 to lose his match than he does about beating Pederson.
For me, the most annoying bowler of the era was Dale "Eagle" Glenn. You could tell he just craved attention.. standing on the ball return doing the "eagle wings" when nobody really gave a shit lol. Very cringe. As much as Ernie's breathe-right strip lol