If baseball doesn't work out for Mookie Betts, there's always pro bowling

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Mookie Betts leaned forward in a chair and waited his turn to bowl. It was down to him and actor J.T. "Action" Jackson in the shootout portion of the Chris Paul Celebrity Invitational, and Betts oozed confidence from every pore.

"You better strike," Betts hollered. "You better strike."

Jackson has competed on the Professional Bowlers Association tour, making him something of a ringer on this night in January at Lucky Strike in downtown Los Angeles. Here, though, in the decisive 10th frame, he rolled a 7. Jackson was toast -- and he knew it before Betts even stood up.

Betts clapped his hands together, then wriggled his middle and ring fingers into a purple and black ball. He…