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Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on February 9, 2010 at 16:08 | Comments (3)

PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios will fine Talk N Text more than PhP1-million for their walkout. Fidel Mangonon has all the numbers.

Jude Turcuato, who had a short stint working in the PBA Commissioner’s Office a few years ago, writes in his blog from the perspective of both a fan, and someone who has seen how the Talk N Text organization operates: “Throughout the whole Asi Taulava ordeal about his citizenship, TNT Management always felt that (then-Commissioner) Noli (Eala) was unfair with disallowing their big man to play because of him not having the proper documentation. They even had the PNP ready to arrest the commissioner at one point with cops at the Araneta if he didn't allow Asi to play.”

Ronnie Nathanielsz, not surprisingly, defended the Talk N Text decision. At this point, Nathanielsz is the closest thing that the Philippine sports scene has to a moral compass; if he’s taking one position, you could almost be certain that the opposite position is the correct one.

Tito Talao opened his column about Manny Pangilinan with this line: “Like the noble captain of a doomed ship, Talk ’N Text team owner Manny V. Pangilinan waited until everyone aboard had been saved before quietly stepping off deck Sunday night.” Yuck. Will he be faxing this column to Pangilinan’s office along with the solicitation letter for the PBA Press Corps Christmas Party? (I’m kidding.)

Sometimes Recah Trinidad annoys me.

There is the way he writes one sentence paragraphs, to make all his points seem profound—not to mention to stretch his point across the Inquirer’s column inches.

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But sometimes, it works.

Take his column about game 5 of the Ginebra-Talk N Text quarterfinal series, for example.

He paints a picture of Manny Pangilinan and Chot Reyes’ terrible realization of the game four mistake—the walkout that was unwarranted.

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It left the reader wondering, if there was something up with Pangilinan leaving the Araneta Coliseum so late. There must have been nagging questions.

Could one of those questions be about Reyes’ job?

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#1 Joey_Escalera on 2010-02-10 09:45 (Reply)

I read Ronnie Nathanielz column. Another worse column made sports journalist made in the Philippines.

#1.1 coach on 2010-02-11 09:24 (Reply)

Again, please. Just can't figure out. In any case, RN made sense this time.

#1.1.1 jaemark on 2010-02-11 10:04 (Reply)

actually, no. he just rehashed talk n text's talking points. he accused throngy aldaba of taking his cue from the commissioner. he brought up san miguel's purchase of arwind santos while ignoring the fact that half of tnt's roster was purchased as well.

and it's rich that he is against SMC having three teams in the league, because he used to write all the time in his column pushing for all three SMC teams to have votes in the board.

his column may make sense on the surface, but his column doesn't hold up to further scrutiny.