Bowling: not a spectator "sport"

I've been at work for 17 hours now, and just haven't had time to blog today (yesterday, by now). However, I did flip the tv on for background noise during the last few hours, after everyone else left the office. ESPN2 was broadcasting the PBA Championship.

If you've never heard of the PBA, don't feel bad. It's the "Professional Bowling Association."

Now, I enjoy bowling. I just went twice last week. But there's something about watching it on tv that just...well, it just doesn't do much for me.

Apparently the guy who just won the match just tied the all-time wins record with 41 tournament wins. The announcer said it's the equivalent of Hank Aaron's home run record being tied.

No, it's not.

If it were the equivalent to Aaron's home run record, it would have been the top story on the news. Maybe it's the equivalent in the world of bowling. Great, you just captured an audience of 13,243. But it's really disappointing to see ESPN stoop to comparing bowling to baseball. The only similarity is that they both use a ball and the word "strike."

I hope I never have to see that kind of disrespect for the world's greatest sport again.