BLEACHERS BREW EST. MAY 2006

Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

UAAP-NCAA "merger" proposal shot down

The UAAP formally shot down Samahan ng Basketball ng Pilipinas' proposal for a "merger" yesterday and the NSA's Executive Director Patrick Gregorio had this to say:
SBP respects the opinion and the concerns of both leagues. We agree that we have to protect the tradition of both the NCAA and the UAAP. Hindi po galing sa SBP ang word na "merger." Yes, we can play before and after the championship series. Maraming pwedeng format. As a matter of fact, in our letter, we proposed a soft working title of "let's play together in 2008." We will continue to reach out to the member schools. We will reach out to ABS-CBN their media partner. We also want to support the Bantay Bata Foundation. Our intention is sincere."


Poll Results:
What do you think of the SBP putting up a cash prize for the proposed merger?

Then the players are no different from professionals. 32 votes
Great! More suspicious officiating and rumours of game fixing. 18 votes
It's bribery of the highest order. Why don't we throw in a house and lot as well. 13 votes.
I see nothing wrong with this. 3 votes.

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