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Post by samhain13 on Aug 11, 2011 23:20:51 GMT 8
Ahck, bad trip! Pangatlo na natin yan, sayang naman. Great effort by the girls though! I was really excited when I read about how they beat Puerto Rico to reach the final.
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Post by wenden96 on Aug 13, 2011 2:11:06 GMT 8
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Post by wenden96 on Aug 13, 2011 23:18:54 GMT 8
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Post by cypher210 on Aug 26, 2011 10:36:26 GMT 8
my buddy's brother, Angelo Songco, plays for the minor league dodgers
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Post by mxmstrr on Sept 11, 2011 23:59:04 GMT 8
There are a lot of players with fiipino roots that are here in the states! Mainly from California. They are at the lower levels, meaning high school, college & minor leagues. My sons were drafted by the White Sox out of high school.
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 12, 2011 6:16:06 GMT 8
So is the Philippines going to field our MLB players with Filipino lineage at the World Baseball Classic in 2013 as well as the qualifying round next year. Here is a preliminary list of players who are eligible for the team:
The list consists of players with Filipino lineage who have competed for a Major League Baseball club, though they did not play for the national team. Benny Agbayani (New York Mets (1998-2001), Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox (2002)) Chris Aguila (Florida Marlins (2004-2006)) Bobby Balcena (Cincinnati Reds (1956)) Bobby Chouinard (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies) Tim Lincecum (San Francisco Giants (2007-present)) Jason Bartlett (San Diego Padres (2010-present))
Of these players only Chouinard was born in the Philippines.
Apparently the WBC will allow players who are eligible to play for other countries to join the tournament even without passports so for example players like Shawn Grenn, Brad Ausmus, and Gabe Kapler can play for the Israeli team.
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Post by benzgm on Nov 17, 2011 13:24:59 GMT 8
our SEA Games contingent are doing good... both the men's baseball and women's softball teams are undefeated so far.
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Post by wenden96 on Nov 20, 2011 23:03:01 GMT 8
yes atlast our baseball supremacy was reinstated by winning gold against indonesia....congrats blu boys.....sana tuloy na ang program at masungkit natin ulit ang asian championship...
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Post by cjeagle on May 12, 2012 0:43:56 GMT 8
Fil-Puerto Rican beefs up Phl IX for Asian qualifiers By Roland Quilente (The Philippine Star) Updated May 12, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments SHARE: facebook share facebook yahoo buzz yahoo! buzz MANILA, Philippines - Apparently taking the cue from the Azkals in football and the Volcanoes in rugby, the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association (PABA) has acquired Fil-Puerto Rican Andres Vazquez to beef up Phl IX as it aims to jack up its standing in the international scene. Vazquez flew from the US last week and immediately impressed local coaches who recommended his inclusion in the team to be sent to the Asian qualifiers for the World Baseball Classics in October in Chinese Taipei. “We were very impressed with his hitting, his power and his speed,†national team coach Edgar de Los Reyes, who supervised the 19-year-old Vazquez’ tests, said during yesterday’s Scoop sa Kamayan. “He can run, he can throw and is very good in hitting,†said De los Reyes. Born to a Filipino mother, Vazquez, is currently playing for the Rockers University in New Jersey. A solid third and first baseman, Vazquez boasts of a batting average of .363. “What we are missing in the lineup is our cleanup hitters, so Andres, with his power and his size can fill up the spot of Virgilio Roxas, our last power hitter,†said De Los Reyes of the 6-3 Vazquez. The hot prospect hit .494 and five home runs in 120 at-bats back in his senior year in high school, earning Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player plums in the state of New Jersey. “I think it is a very exciting opportunity and it is a huge honor to represent the country,†said the right-handed slugger, who will return to America to arrange documentations that will make him eligible to carry Phl’s colors internationally. As per WBC rules, though, Vazquez can already compete for the Philippines if he presents papers showing his Filipino lineage. The tourney does not necessarily require citizenship. The Philippines, ranked fifth in Asia and 28th in the globe, will slug it out with other teams in the continent, before going against the world’s best baseball teams, including Puerto Rico and USA in the WBC main tourney. “I think the qualifiers will not be as hard as the real Classics, because the real league will include America and Japan,†said coach De Los Reyes. www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=806273&publicationSubCategoryId=69I hope they can recruit more of the Fil Am players who play in MLB for the national team including Cy Young awardee Tim Lincecum if he is not called by the USA team as well as those I listed above. There are also plenty of kids in the college ranks as well who have Filipino heritage including some of my nephews. They don't seem to be aggressive in recruiting and wait for the players to contact them first. I think I will contact my cousin to inform them of this opportunity. cypher, mxmstrr, you should do the same with your relatives and friends. For everybody elese, maybe this thread can serve the same scouting function as usapang does for football and interbasket does for basketball, for now.
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Post by cjeagle on Sept 7, 2012 23:36:00 GMT 8
PHL BASEBALL BEEFS UP PITCHING ROTATION FOR ASIA CUP Andres Vasquez, a mainstay of Rutgers University, a Division I team in the U.S. NCAA, will be reinforcing the Philippine baseball team that will see action in the East Asian elimination of the Asia Cup set September 18-23 in Bangkok. Philippine Amateur Baseball Association president Hector Navasero yesterday said the 19-year-old lefty will be arriving Manila early next week to add power to the Filipinos’ pitching rotation in their bid to top the tournament and represent Southeast Asia in the Asia Cup in the tournament they won twice in 1995 and 1999. “I talked to Vasquez’s father a few days ago over the phone and he assured me that Andres will be coming here in time for the team’s departure on September 17,” Navasero said during the SCOOP Sa Kamayan session, sponsored by Powerade, AKTV and FILA, at the Kamayan Restaurant-Padre Faura. The PABA head said Vasquez is actually one of several Fil-Americans his son Thomas “Binkee” Navasero, PABA’s international representative, is eyeing to play for the national team. “Binkee is currently in the U.S. to talk with several players there in the hope of convincing them to play for flag and country, including the San Francisco Giants sensation Tim Lincecum and Geno Espeneli, himself a former Giants,” Navasero said. “Getting Fil-Ams to reinforce our national teams is part of PABA’s program of improving our standing in Asia and in the world,” Navasero explained, adding that the Philippines is presently ranked fifth in Asia and 24th in the world.” Navasero bared that the Philippines had been ranked 18th in the world, but its failure to play in the 2010 Asian Games for lack of funds saw the country skid to 24th. Assistant coach Roel Empacis, who, along with several team members, accompanied Navasero to the public Service forum, said the Filipinos are seeded no. 1 to romp off with the crown in view of bringing home the gold medal in last year’s Southeast Asian Games via a sweep of all their games. “Malakas itong team na ito kesa dati. Kompleto and besides our veteran campaigners, we injected the team with young players from the UAAP. Empacis said. “Siguro we can maintain our unbeaten records in a Southeast Asian level competitions.” Veteran internationalists Ruben Angeles, Ernesto Binarao, Francis Candela, Darwin dela Calzada, Charlie Labrador, Marvin Malig, Joseph Orillana, Jennifer Pinero, Jonash Ponce, Jon Jon Robles and Rommel Roja have kept their places in the team, according to Empacis. Playing for the first time in internAtional competition are Christian Canlas, Vladimir Eguia, Romeo Jasmin Jr., Sazon Omandac, Fulgencio Rances Jr., Michael Justin Zialcita and Jennald Pareja. philboxing.com/news/story-74780.html
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Post by speedy on Oct 10, 2012 9:23:52 GMT 8
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Post by wenden96 on Oct 11, 2012 1:44:08 GMT 8
atleast we won the recent East Asian Cup ....but i didnt heard or see it in the locals news.....this sport can make filipino to excel. we just a need reliable grass root program...with the reinforcement from abroad phl can be a force to reckon with...
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Post by cypher210 on Oct 11, 2012 1:58:23 GMT 8
atleast we won the recent East Asian Cup ....but i didnt heard or see it in the locals news.....this sport can make filipino to excel. we just a need reliable grass root program...with the reinforcement from abroad phl can be a force to reckon with... i thought u were against the idea of reinforcements from abroad lol
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Post by speedy on Oct 11, 2012 13:43:29 GMT 8
Talent pool is very limited compared to football. That is why reinforcements are needed.
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Post by wenden96 on Oct 12, 2012 1:45:38 GMT 8
Talent pool is very limited compared to football. That is why reinforcements are needed. no, we had a lot talent pool (though not much compare to basketball but it can suffice the need)...first the products of the little leagues, second from the provinces region 1, 2, visyas and mindanao.....the problem is there development is stagnant and again the concentration is still in manila and provinces near in manila......atleast thanks to the mayors and governors that they still funding the baseball programs....speaking of talent pool we have it......though as of now we need a pitcher that have an international caliber value. and looking talents from abroad is the best way to do it......
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