With the Royals on the brink of elimination in the World Series playing in the background, the GutterAlley bowling league stepped up to the plate in a big way during Week #10 action. In what is shaping up to be the best season in league history, the Fall 2014 season continues to bring big scores and even bigger series into the record books...including a new #1 that knocks down a score that has stood since September 30, 2008. Ready to see how the league stacks up after all is said and done? Let's get it on.With half of their team at the big game, the other half of The Finger Holes showed up to do battle with the Pin and Tonics. With victories in Games #1 and #2, behind a 556 series from pre-bowling Phil Schroeder, the F-Holes looked primed to walk away with a clean sweep until the Tonics decided to take a stand and call an end to their losing. With Aaron Barber's 460 series leading the way, the Pin and Tonics pulled off a 10th frame 6-pin win in Game #3 to keep from getting blanked. Despite the wins, The Finger Holes remain in 4th place with their 23-17 record. Pin and Tonics, improving to 16-24, remain in 6th place.Having remained atop the league standings since the second week, My Three Sons continues to hold steady in 1st place after a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Ballz Out. Having turned in their pre-bowling scores for tonight earlier, the big output managed to earn them victories in Games #2, #3, and total pins to remain at the top of the heap with their 27-13 record. Ian Goetz's 651 series was the tops for the Sons. Game #1 was the highlight of the evening for the Ballz, as Cliff Barendsen's 541 series (including a 220 in their lone victory) held to help the team improve to 10-30 but remain in 8th place.Several weeks back, rookie sensation Brian Coe rolled the lowest series of his short career in GutterAlley and left thinking "had I not shown up, we would have won." Since that night, Coe has shown up and been the biggest contributor on the legitimately named 921+ as he led the team to yet another 4-0 win – this week over opponents Split It & Hit It – with his 713 series and earning #1 Power Ranked bowler accolades in the process . Game #1 was the highlight for the team as it reached the milestone they came together to best, taking the all time record for a team score with a 4-person team with their 934. Split It's Dennis Blake put up the highest series for his team, ending the night with a 555 series to remain in 7th place with their 14-26 record. 921+ remains in 2nd, trailing the league leaders by two games, at 25-15. With more charity wins than any other team in the league, More Beer, Chelsea continues to remain in 3rd place after a 4-0 beatdown of Dixie Stampede this week. Led by Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 517 series (yes, you read that correctly), Chelsea improved their record to 25-15 to remain in 3rd place (back more than 7,000 pins from 2nd place) with help from this week's Most Valuable Bowler, Dan Imperial. The Stampede, whose pre-bowling scores simply were way off the mark, couldn't notch a single win but remain in 5th place with their 16-24 record. Ryan Doll's 511 series was the biggest for the team. The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Brian Coe (12)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (16), Cliff Barendsen (13)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (14), Eric Lynch /Chadwick Andrews (13)Division 4 = Jake Parrott (14), Dan Imperial/Michael Smith (12)Bowlers unable to hear a thing in The 200 Club over all of the bandwagon Royals fans include: Brian Coe (258, 238, 217), Carl Goetz (233), Cliff Barendsen (220), Dennis Blake (231), Ian Goetz (228, 211, 212), John Boren (217), Jonathan Vigliaturo (234), Ken M. Wilson (235, 215), Kody Karnes (224, 247, 206), Phil Schroeder (229), Ryan Doll (211), and Scott Murdock (204).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dan Imperial Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Kody Karnes	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Brian Coe
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Took you long enough." Dave Parre, although we're not sure if he's talking about Ken or the Kansas City Royals.

Tuesday night saw the Kansas City Royals return to the World Series for the first time in 29 years. Unlike the Royals, bowlers put up big scores to ensure the teams came away with wins including one that nearly ended in a perfect game. The complete story of Week #9 cannot be told just yet as the current league leaders are post-bowling later in the week but, what we have so far, is pretty impressive. Read on.In the first matchup of the night – which coincidentally was the last one to finish up – saw the last frame rolled by Split It & Hit It's bearded wonder, Matt Bunyard, who is headed to Colorado to begin a new life. Good luck, Matt! You will be missed. Unfortunately, victories were missed as well as opponents More Beer, Chelsea put it to them to notch a 4-0 clean sweep to send Bunyard off. Led by anchor Eric Lynch and his 505 series – and this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from AJ Hofmann – Chelsea takes their wins and tentatively sit in 3rd place due to total pins. Split It, led by Dennis Blake and his 441 series, tentatively slip one spot into 7th place.On Lanes 43 & 44, 921+ looked to extend their win streak but fell short after 11-consecutive victories to lose Game #3 to a resurgent Dixie Stampede. Behind Brian Coe's league-leading 673 series, 921+ took Games #1 and #2 in 10th frame showdowns before falling to the Stampede in Game #3. Anchor Ryan Doll and his 618 series made the difference in their final battle and came away with their lone victory, missing total pins a difference of 19 pins. With the wins, 921+ tentatively remains in 2nd while Dixie Stampede remains in 5th place.What a night for Pin and Tonics' rookie Aaron Barber. After rolling the 4th highest game in league history with his 286, Barber's 652 series reversed the tides after a first game loss to opponents Ballz Out to end his big night with a 3-1 matchup victory. It's no surprise to anyone that Barber was this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler with his incredible output. Cliff Barendsen's 541 series led the Ballz Out battle was only enough to secure a win in the first game. The three wins tentatively push the Pin and Tonics up one spot into 6th while Ballz Out remains in 8th place.The matchup results between My Three Sons and The Finger Holes cannot be reported until all scores are in.The Tournament of Champions is also in a state of flux until all scores are in.Bowlers doing much better than our local baseball club this week in The 200 Club include: Aaron Barber (286), Brian Coe (222, 257), Cliff Barendsen (200), Jason Carpio (234), Ken M. Wilson (225, 226), Kody Karnes (203, 203), and Ryan Doll (201, 235), See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB AJ Hofmann Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "You'll have to be sure to let Cliff know tomorrow that you got in trouble since Valerie saw his dick." Scott Murdock, commenting to Ken after he was lectured by the front desk about the phallic imagery sketched on last week's scoresheets.

With the Royals playing once again, pre-bowling scores riddled the league's matchups and worked as a mixed bag across the board. A Hall of Famer reminded the league why he's one of the best bowlers we've ever seen en route to keeping his team atop the league standings while six other teams played musical chairs in the league standings. Ready to see how it all played out? Well, what are you waiting for?!?In the first matchup of the evening, half of My Three Sons showed up to do battle with one half of The Finger Holes. The other halves of each team had pre-bowled before the actual battle took place. Leading the league with the best output he's had in a while, the Sons' Carl Goetz hoisted a 690 series to not only earn himself #1 Power Ranked bowler accolades but also to secure a 4-0 sweep over their opponents. Aubrey Moren both put up a 489 series to lead the F-Holes in the losing effort, falling one spot into 3rd place. With the anchor of Dixie Stampede out with a bad back, 921+ took the opportunity to start making their big push to return to first place. With rookie of the season shoo-in Brian Coe putting up a 688 series, the men of 921+ added four more wins to their record (along with yet another top ten entry in the Top 25 Best Team Series list) to move into 2nd place. Brian Mohr added the most fire power for Dixie but it wasn't enough to derail their competition. Dixie Stampede falls two spots into 5th place.Down on Lanes 45-46, More Beer, Chelsea threw down the gauntlet against opponents Pin and Tonics. Narrowly missing their first sweep of the season by a handful of pins, Chelsea drank their way to a 3-1 matchup victory behind 491 series out of anchor Eric Lynch. The wins propel the team one spot up into 4th place. On the flip side, Michael Gordon had a breakout night to lead the Pins with his personal best series – a 491 – to help the team secure their lone win of the night in Game #2. Sadly the team topples one spot down into 7th place.With Bunyard leaving us to begin a new adventure in Colorado, a familiar face returned to replace him for the remainder of the season. Coincidentally, he was also this week's Most Valuable Bowler. Welcome back to the league, Dennis Blake! His 562 series led the charge in Split It & Hit It's 4-0 domination of opponents Ballz Out and took them up to 6th place. Cliff Barendsen 536 series led the way for the Ballz but remains down in 8th place.At the midway point, the Tournament of Champions sits like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Carl Goetz (10)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (10), Jonathan Vigliaturo (7)Division 3 = Eric Lynch (10), Rob Kaszuba (7)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (12), Michael Smith (11)Bowlers batting for .200 this week in The 200 Club include: Brian Coe (242, 209, 237), Carl Goetz (225, 268), Cliff Barendsen (200), Ian Goetz (202, 212), John Boren (245), Ken M. Wilson (212), Kody Karnes (210, 226), and Seth Gunderson (209).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Brian Coe	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) Maybe we should put our ballz back in. Cliff Barendsen, team captain and spiritual leader of the 8th place Ballz Out.

At the conclusion of Week #7 Tuesday night, every team has now faced one another once. With the position round looming just ahead, wins become imperative while jockeying for a better spot where you can do more damage against your closest opponent. While the top three teams didn't budge, 4th through 8th place jumped, jived, and wailed into new spots. This season has seen some impressive scores and series from both teams as well as individuals and this week was no exception. Ready to hear the particulars? Well, read on...Coming off an impressive run with last week's matchup of being the only team to outright win a series against the 1st place team, Pin and Tonics looked to improve their spot in the league standings. Their opponent, the hapless 921+ that has not been up to snuff here lately, finally showed up. Led by this week's by Brian Coe's 725 series – which earned him both #1 Power Ranked bowler and Most Valuable Bowler honors – the team with the highest output in league history got down to business and moved up two spots to 4th place with their clean sweep of their opponents. The Tonic's Aaron Barber put up a team-leading 532 series but couldn't derail the surging 921s. Pin and Tonics fall one spot into 6th place.Looking to bounce back after their post-bowling losses earlier in the day, current standings leaders My Three Sons set out to stick it to More Beer, Chelsea. It simply wasn't in the cards, however, as Chelsea came away with win while sitting victories in Games #1 and #2 behind Eric Lynch's 515 series. Game #3, however, saw the Sons regroup from their narrow losses to exact revenge with a Game #3 victory that also sealed total pins for a 2-2 split series. Carl Goetz led the Sons with a 628 series and keeps his team in 1st place. More Beer Chelsea drop one spot into 5th place.After a slow start, Dixie Stampede has roared back into being a force with which to be reckoned. With Ryan Doll seemingly possessed – he rolled another impressive series for a second week in a row, ending with a 664 – the Stampede did just that against opponents The Finger Holes. After splitting the first two games, Dixie danced away with the 3-1 matchup victory and remains in 3rd place. Aubrey Moren's 512 series led the F-Holes but could only secure their lone victory in Game #2. Despite the losses, The Finger Holes remain in 2nd place.In the final matchup of the night, Split It & Hit It got a pleasant surprise as their opponents Ballz Out were a forfeiting no-show. Having only to come within 40 pins of their team average to secure wins, the team did just that and added four more wins to their record to climb out of the cellar and up one spot into 7th place. Sub Dennis Blake 499 series was the tops for the team. Ballz Out traded places with them and slip one spot to take over 8th place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Carl Goetz (10)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (10), Jonathan Vigliaturo (7)Division 3 = Eric Lynch (9), Rob Kaszuba (7)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (12), Michael Smith (10)Bowlers talking smack about the position round in The 200 Club this week include: Brian Coe (225, 245, 255), Carl Goetz (201, 244), Ian Goetz (234), John Boren (234), Jonathan Vigliaturo (201), Ken M. Wilson (238, 205, 203), Kody Karnes (205, 201), and Ryan Doll (243, 242).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Brian Coe Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "He's already depressed because of the two losses tonight. Imagine how he'll be once the Royals lose." Scott Murdock, talking about Carl after the two narrow losses in Games #1 and #2.