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Even taped, Elite Players Championship was entertaining

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, April 9, 2012 8:00 am
Even taped, Elite Players Championship was entertaining
Jason Belmonte won three titles at November's World Series of Bowling, including the PBA Elite Players Championship televised on Sunday on ESPN. Picture by Pro Bowlers Association.
As I’ve said many times, I always will watch the PBA Tour whether it’s live or taped — live just is better because you don’t know what’s going to happen. But for a taped show where I knew who won, the PBA Elite Players Championship on ESPN on Sunday was very entertaining. You had a show of great bowlers throwing a lot of great shots, some dramatic bad breaks and bad shots, a down-to-the-wire finish, a variety of styles, and some good old fashioned trash talking....