so far mukhang matutuloy ng dream ng mga pinoy PBA fanatics regarding the PBA legends na maglalaro ang mga former superstars sa california sa march. i think series of games sa ibat ibang lugar like LA, sacramento, san diego, etc...i will try to get more info and how can i help, kabibigay lang sa akin ni etok lobo ang invitation...si abe king ang president nito...malamang kami ni misis pupunta, and maybe i will sponsor peter aguilar....and maybe i can hook up and actually play with those guyz....need to loss more belly weight.hehehe....matagal ng plano ito at mukhang matutupad na rin....sana naman malaki ang maitutulong ng mga pinoy dito sa america to make this a big success.... excited na ako!

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PBA LEGENDS WOW ‘EM IN CALIFORNIA

Die-hard PBA fans come in droves to support fund-raising event

Saturday, 22 March 2008

Classic rivalries were rekindled and history revisited as PBA stars of yesteryears took the hard court once again, playing a series of exhibition games for a cause. More than 60 ex-pros from Manila and various parts of the United States took part in the 2008 PBA Legends Grand Reunion Tour, reminiscing the good old days and bringing joy and excitement to the Filipino-Americans in four major cities in California. Stars of the fabled Crispa-Toyota rivalry headlined the roster of players which also included some of the finest players of the local pro league in the 90s. They figured in a four-game series with Martin Purefoods-Crispa and Ohama Harbor-Toyota winning two games apiece. Toyota scored a pulsating 91-89 win in the series opener at the Logan High School gym in Union City on March 8 before Crispa got even the following day with a 96-91 decision at the Arco Arena in Sacramento. Crispa made it two in a row with a 104-101 victory in Carson City but Toyota closed the series at 2-2, pulling off a 94-86 triumph in San Diego. Abet Guidaben, still showing some spring in his legs at 55, fired 21 points to lead all scorers in the Carson City contest. Atoy Co and Ronnie Magsanoc pumped in 19 apiece with Jojo Lastimosa adding 16, Yoyoy Villamin 11 and Bogs Adornado 10. Vergel Meneses rattled in 20 points to pace Toyota which also drew double-digit outputs from Gerry Esplana and Manny Victorino. In San Diego, Meneses once again topscored for Toyota with 23 with Jerry Codinera and Tim Coloso contributing 11 apiece, Olsen Racela nine and Mon Fernandez and Francis Arnaiz with eight apiece. The losing team drew double-digit outputs from Magsanoc, Villamin, Guidaben and Romy dela Rosa. Others playing for Crispa were Bernie Fabiosa, Philip Cezar, Alvin Patrimonio, Sonny Cabatu. Allan Caidic played the first two games but rushed back to Manila to attend to a personal matter. Others in the Robert Jaworski-mentored Toyota roster were Abe King, Manny Paner,  Art dela Cruz,  Hector Calma, Bong Alvarez, Marte  Saldana and Yves Dignadice. Some other players played in the preliminaries of the series held by the PBA Legends USA Foundation to raise funds for its various programs. The foundation is the brainchild of King, backed by Rey Santos, Rufino Ignacio and other fellow former cagers. There were also a series of one-on-one matches. It was Fernandez over Cezar, 6-4, King over Fernandez, 9-4, Cezar over King, 4-2, and Fabiosa over Arnaiz, 6-4, in Union City; King over Fernandez, 9-4, Fernandez over Cezar 12-8, King over Cezar, 6-3, and Arnaiz over Fabiosa, 6-2, in Sacramento; Cezar over King, 10-4, and Fabiosa over Arnaiz, 6-0, in Carson City; and Arnaiz over Fabiosa, 8-0, Cezar over Fernandez, 4-0, and Meneses over Alvarez, 6-2, in San Diego. (NC)

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pep, nasa plano na gawin dito sa chicago ang PBA legends next year, isasabay sa labor tourney para mas malaking event..involve ako sa preparation, iyong kasama ko kamaganak pala si Abe King, presidente ng org. Kenneth Duremdes, bro punta ka dito so we can play some b-ball like before, kaso sira ng tuhod ko...

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prince:

pep, nasa plano na gawin dito sa chicago ang PBA legends next year, isasabay sa labor tourney para mas malaking event..involve ako sa preparation, iyong kasama ko kamaganak pala si Abe King, presidente ng org. Kenneth Duremdes, bro punta ka dito so we can play some b-ball like before, kaso sira ng tuhod ko...

ok yan..pero sana umabot din sila dito sa middle east and for sure magiging successful din yan d2 kaso kailangan talaga ng malaking sponsor..i heard nagkaroon ng agrement between David Stern of NBA at yung bagong commissioner ng PBA to promte yung ibang projects ng NBA sa pinas..also tutulong din sila sa development ng marketing at technical issues ng PBA...gaya ng ginagawa nila sa china, europe and africa..anyway goodluck nlng dyan sa perparation nyo...

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peppito:

prince:

pep, nasa plano na gawin dito sa chicago ang PBA legends next year, isasabay sa labor tourney para mas malaking event..involve ako sa preparation, iyong kasama ko kamaganak pala si Abe King, presidente ng org. Kenneth Duremdes, bro punta ka dito so we can play some b-ball like before, kaso sira ng tuhod ko...

ok yan..pero sana umabot din sila dito sa middle east and for sure magiging successful din yan d2 kaso kailangan talaga ng malaking sponsor..i heard nagkaroon ng agrement between David Stern of NBA at yung bagong commissioner ng PBA to promte yung ibang projects ng NBA sa pinas..also tutulong din sila sa development ng marketing at technical issues ng PBA...gaya ng ginagawa nila sa china, europe and africa..anyway goodluck nlng dyan sa perparation nyo...

mahirap talaga ang preparation dapat mahaba ang panahon. anyway, its about time naman na maging close ang pba sa nba. alam ko may mga pinoy ng pinadala sa jr nba dito. siguro naman malakas ang community ng pinoy diyan, it can happen, kailangan lang ng may magaasikaso...like right now, may networking na tayo.

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