Finally, an article on Baseball in Yahoo Philippines

FInally, an article  in Yahoo Philippines talking about the possible revival of baseball. I mean come on, what are you talking about, of course it can be revived, and it should be Revived. Stop all the basketball frenzy, it;'s ok to love the sport but i guess not to the point of deliberately pushing ourselves to hope and wish that we can actually compete with the best in Asia, not to say, well, internationally.?

I have nothing against basketball, I've learned the game as early as i did baseball, and have become a pretty decent ball player after all those years of playing too. But the end of our hopes with the sport is coming to an end, Smart Gilas can hardly beat middle eastern countries, or countries who've just learned the game a mere 5 to 10 years ago.

Unless these formulated milks we have on market right now create 6 footers off our babies in the next 10 to 15 years, i'd say we stick to cheering our PBA's All FIlipino Cups.

So here is my comment i posted on the article - and because I dont have time to blog right now, i'd keep the rest of my thoughts to myself for now.

Baseball is a beautiful game. iI'm a fan of basketball american football and soccer and other sports too, but the joy and the "high" one gets from baseball is totally different. it;s like a heart attack divided in to 9 innings someone said.

I grew up in cavite, one of those little leaguers who beat the US in the 90's was one of my playmates, and moving to zamboanga city, i marveled watching some of them grow up and still play the game because of their love of the sport. I played the game throughout my life, even now that i'm working and i have a family, i look for an avenue to play.

I absolutely have no doubt in my mind that Filipinos can excel in baseball. We have the knowledge and history of the sport, we have experienced elders who can inspire and teach kids. WHat we need is the avenue and the right amount of support to boost the sports popularity. Once we get people interested again, we can start improving our game, techniques, facilities etc.

Godfather Pacquiao, Khan and GSP

If I was given the chance to shoot Manny Pacquiao, it would look something like this too, and have those 8 championship belts hanging on the wall in grand shiny fashion. So good job for hot momma Jinkee for choosing-Godfather as the theme for Pacman's birthday party.

Not that Pacman would need a better theme different other than his own Historic Legacy, but teh Godfather is a great movie, such a classic, it's just a good fit. Just look at the picture, that's every average Filipino male adults dream job, albeit the guns, gold and corruption, it's just flat out Cool. Read futher about it examiner article

Anyway, I did not have the chance to see how Amir Khan fared against power puncher Maidana today, and how he accordingly survived a 10th round pillage by Maidana amidst the power punches thrown the entire fight.

The fight should have been one of the best fights the last quarter of 2010 can offer, but based on reports, only about 5,000 people decided that it's worth to watch live in Las Vegas.


Amir Khan will have the baddest nickname these days if he becomes the 140 lb champion. I mean, come on, if  I was born with the surename, i'd definitely take boxing or MMA a serious career just to get the chance to call myself King Khan or The Razor, if it rhymes with your name.
 Nevertheless, the King proved he has a better chin than what most critics thought.

If Boxing has Mayweather-Pacquiao , there's also George Saint Pierre-Anderson Silva in MMA. The two mostly regarded pound for pound champions in MMA may not ever meet due to GSP's reluctance to shift and jump weight. He visited Manny Pacquiao during Pacman's training, should he have asked Pacman opinion about the topic, or perhaps an advice?

Silva-Pierre may not still be the only great fight left for the two fighters, but it's starting to look like it may be heading a similiar way, with GSP's 30 winning rounds streak, and Silva's now undisputed fighting spirit, which nobody knew he had when he came up the victor with that unbelievable clutch performance during his last fight.

Like how Yahoo SPorts described GSP, everyone on his list as the next opponent, he has beat up already. And Silva, other than the last fight, has been as dominant as GSP with his latest fights.



Ok, now I really need to watch these two fights somewhere, then write about it again.