2011 Dick Weber PBA Playoffs: Belmonte/Angelo Bottle Controversy

Jason Belmonte and Brad Angelo get into a tense exchange over some noise made by Belmonte's water bottle during their Southwest Region finals match. Watch the match in its entirety on ESPN on Sunday, April 3 at 1pm ET to see what happens or visit pba.com for more info.

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• Jason
• Belmonte
• Brad
• Angelo
• 2011
• Dick
• Weber
• PBA
• Playoffs
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[corozin99]

These sorts of mind games are part of many pro sports and have been part of bowling for over 40 years. Marshall Holman's book talks about some of the tricks the pros use.

Brad Angelo has been on tour for 9 years. If he hasn't learned to bowl under the pressure of another pro's antics then he doesn't deserve to be there. I think Angelo's whining was actually his own "mind game" attempt on Belmonte; one which clearly failed.

[BrianCRX90]

All I can say is Brad Angelo your a jackass. You could have said something nicely at least. I know the pros need ultra concentration during bowling because it's so quiet which is the rules the PBA has placed upon the audience but seriously you just turned off a bunch of people with your dumbars attitude. Jason was trying to apologize but you just wanted to act like a jerk.

[MrJordanHollon]

i can't say i ever really been in this kind of pressure for during my years bowling in the kansas state flower game's and gotten to the top 5 many time's. I have never once letting something as small as bottle sound stop me. Hell the pin machine make's more then that. But also might been due to the fact i was 11-16.

[RCROX5000]

Angelo acted saint-like compared to Rash. You can tell that Jason did try to apologize. I like what Belmo said in response to the accusations. "If I wanted to cheat to win the game, I wouldn't crinkle the bottle during your approach, I would throw it at your head."

[gardjess154]

I know Brad and he wasn't being a douche. He just loves bowling, and Belmo was clearly being a bitch. He doesn't even take a drink, he puts down the bottle and then as soon as brad steps up and waits to crinkle it. Classless move by Belmo, if you can't win without being a bitch then you don't deserve to.

[Redsox3600]

He said it nicely compared to Rash haha

[katanakeith]

you morons that are defending belmo, watch the damn video and see when he puts the bottle down and when he picks it back up.

[katanakeith]

@cicatriz3 I've been bowling for over 40 years and it doesn't matter how good you are, anything can interupt your concentration. I hope that one day that you are on the operation table undergoing brain surgery,(it sounds like you might need some in the future) the assistanting nurse doesn't want to suddenly tell a funny joke that she heard that morning and the surgeons hand slips. You might have to go into politics.

[johnathonmmilton]

@cicatriz3 There's a huge difference in bowling at a tourny with tons of noise and lots of people bowling, then when you are the only one standing up there with cameras on you. Should he block it out? Yes. But that doesn't make Belmonte any less of classless prick.

[cicatriz3]

I have been bowling for over 10 years and seriously if you can't just block everything out and focus on what you have to do then you shouldn't be bowling. In high school there was a shit ton of noise at meets but you still had to power through.

[K1kk31992]

i didin´t even hear anything and i have pretty good hearing :DD

[Marbery20011]

@corozin99 100% true.