With 29 bowlers competing for 27 spots, the PTQ for the 2018 PBA Tournament of Champions reminded me of a few PBA Tour “rabbit squads” I bowled on during the 1980s: more like a practice day for all but a couple of unlucky players. Except there’s one big difference: the TOC PTQ players are all PBA Regional champions while the PTQ fields back in the glory days ranged from players with PBA Tour titles who no longer had an exemption to marginal players who definitely needed more...