Remember when I opined yesterday about the amount of bowling-related things one might write about, and questioning whether there is enough to sustain a daily bowling blog? Well, lookie here, Jason Belmonte pissed someone off with some bottle crinkling. This is just the sort of fodder that would make a blogger jump for joy. Think of all the angles the story can be approached from, the controversy that can be generated, the comments and traffic!

One problem, I couldn't care less. I didn't care the first time this subject came up, and I don't give a shit now. I couldn't even be bothered to search for video of either incident. I have two conflicting reasons for this:

1. Gamesmanship is a laughable, if annoying, activity people who do not deserve my respect engage in. Thus, if Belmo did crinkle with malice, then I do not want to waste my time watching it.

2. Conversely, champions overcome this, preferably with cold precision followed by a cold stare. If you let games get to you I don't feel like watching your weak ass. Why don't you complain about the lousy oil pattern while you're at it.

You can see how the two opinions might clash. The net result is boredom.

Not helping my cynical take on the "bottle bitch" incident is the fact that it took place during a Silly Season event in which a bunch of pros make an easy payday bowling to promote their sponsors (in this case, ball manufacturers). More of my biases are exposed in this context - I don't care about team bowling unless I'm bowling on one, I don't need any more ball awareness than I already possess, and the outcome of the competition is ultimately only of relevance to the participants and their bank accounts. None of them will be recounting their win in the "Summer Series" to their grandchildren, so why should I care?

Yes I sound like a killjoy. I don't care. If I had a DVR I wouldn't take the time to record it because I don't care if Norm Duke strikes in the tenth to sew up a win for Hank Boomershine Intl. I' d rather spend my time teaching my girlfriend how to pick up a 7-pin.