Alaska Trips Menk-Less Ginebra

How hard is it for Ginebra to play without Eric "Major Pain" Menk? Especially when they are dealing with Alaska, whose players are way too big than the Kings. Eric was sidelined last night in the Semifinals Game 2 when he re-injured himself with a pulled groin and veteran guard Celino Cruz, also in the injured list when he twisted his ankle. Both players, were seen in casual wear last night. The answer, very hard. It was difficult to watch, really. They lost, 90-82 and the series is now at 0-2.

Although, i must commend the other players who stepped up last night and tried really hard to help the team win. Kevyn White, yeah, the guy wearing jersey number 5, Ginebra's rookie, contributed 7pts, that includes a 3-pointer. Then after a number of attempts, Jayjay Helterbrand finally made it, fired a 3-pointer. Other players who almost sparked were, Mark Caguioa, Ronald Tubid, Willie Wilson, Cyrus Baguio, Billy Mamaril, and Sunday Salvacion. Too bad the team, despite all efforts didn't make it, leaving the crowd shocked and glued to their seats. What more can we say but, "bawi na lang next game" (let's get even next game) and, "never say die!" Hopefully, tomorrow, Ginebra is able to finally get that supernatural favor from Him. Til next entry, fellas!

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Hello Semis!

It has always been hard when you have an unhealthy lineup. Most especially when your team is Caguioa-less and Helterbrand-less and hefty Junthy Valenzuela is sidelined by an injury. Good thing it's not always just about having healthy and fit players, but sometimes, you know, having an ALLY is really what everthing is all about. If you keep on believing in Him, if you never lose your faith, if you never say die.. If, everything seems to be hopeless but you just keep your faith, you keep your fingers crossed, you keep cheering and fighting for what you believe in, then, there's a prize. And that is what we, the fans of the most popular team in town is holding on to. We started strong, first quarter of the deciding Quarterfinals Game 5 match versus Talk N Text Tropang Texters, the players never lose their focus on their gameplan, they keep their presence of mind. Each rebound means everything. Every basket attempt is like one precious ball of prophecy. Until the last 2 minutes of the game, the GinKings keep their composure, they played with their hearts, they played it big. And that is why from 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, we now move forward to Semifinals of the 2010 KFC-PBA Philippine Cup. Good job JC Intal, Erik Menk, Sunday Salvacion, Ronald Tubid, Enrico Villanueva, Willie Wilson, Kevyn White, Celino Cruz, Billy Mamaril, Rich Alvarez, Doug Kramer, Cyrus Baguio! We are truly proud of you!

Hello Semis! The GinKings, healthy or not, will face the challenges with a big heart.

Pictures -- Music Bisig Para Sa Mga Bida

Jamships at Kuya Sunday

Kuya Ronald

Aryen

Patrice, Aryen and Aura

Sila ulit..

Jamships at Junthy

Jamships at Kuya Junjun

Sila ulit.. :)

The Rocket JC Intal

Pat umayos ka, picture na!

Ginebra!

Jamships at Kuya Billy

Cyrus "Skyrus" Baguio

Kuya Ronald

Sila ulit.. :)

Cyrus, Aura, Kuya Ronald at Junthy

Rich, Kuya Junjun, JC at Kuya Sunday

Kuya Sunday


Rich Alvarez

Mamakiko at Babykiko



Aura and Aryen

As promised.. here are the pictures from my videocam :) thanks to Aura..

Ginebra Time Tomorrow!

Hello fellas! :) Ginebra time tomorrow! :) I know we are all excited to see the team again. But also, a part of us will always be worried about the players not able to play tomorrow. First is Willie Wilson, team's power forward as he was called against for a flagrant foul penalty 2 on their game vs Coke last November 27. Second is Mr. Fearless himself Ronald Tubid, who in their last game contributed 33 big points -- he mentioned he has a dislocated finger then, and although I have not talked to him about this, I am thinking that that could be the reason for him to rest for one game. And then thirdly, Celino Cruz who hurt himself in the wrist when he dived to save a ball on their game vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters. I am really worried about the team, Mark Caguioa is out, Jayjay Helterbrand is not playing, and veteran Junthy Valenzuela is out for the entire conference. Let us continuously pray for the team. People expected to show exceptional ball skills are Cyrus Baguio, JC Intal, Billy Mamaril, Rich Alvarez and rookie Kevyn White who will be given more minutes with the absence of Celino Cruz.

Music Bisig Para Sa Mga Bida

I got the information about this charity concert about a week ago, a member of this family sent a group message, saying she was able to catch the advertisement via Brgy LS FM. I then had to confirm it with Tatay (Ginebra staff) and he gladly advised me of the much-needed details.

It was said that there'll be local bands playing, that there'll be a raffle for everyone, yadida-dida.. but the most delicious news there is, is that the Barangay Ginebra Kings will also be there for an autograph-signing of some sort! Weee! :)

So much for the pasa-calle. We went there, Aura, Patrice, Aryen and myself. Antipolo is not very far away from Manila. Just 45-60 mins travel time, I think. But it was all worth it. Ginebra will be there, too!!!

Thanks to Kuya Junjun, he accompanied us all the way to the backstage (whoa! Instant VIP access) where we saw our very own GinKings -- Ronald Tubid, Sunday Salvacion, Cyrus Baguio, Junjun Cabatu, Billy Mamaril, Rich Alvarez, JC Intal, Junthy Valenzuela and Mr. Furious himself, Mark Caguioa.

Too bad, we can't upload the pictures yet, for some reasons. But, we will, soon. As soon as possible, promise.

We actually didn't wait for them to go upstage, since we noticed that it is almost drizzling, we didn't bring umbrellas, we decided to go home as early as 6:30 PM.

It was all fun fun fun! :)

Alapag VS Alapag-White Tomorrow

The Barangay Ginebra Kings will face defending Champions Talk N Text tomorrow at 7:00 pm, at the Araneta Coliseum as the Elimination Round of the 2009 KFC-PBA Philippine Cup continues.

Crowd-favorite Ginebra will continue to miss the services of top-gunner Mark Caguioa and Sunday Salvacion who are still sidelined by their injuries (knee and calf respectively). However, cagers to watch out for are Jayjay Helterbrand, Cyrus Baguio, Ronald Tubid, JC Intal and big men Erik Menk, Willie Wilson and Billy Mamaril.

Both teams are halted by Alaska (TNT) and Sta. Lucia (BGK) so we could be expecting some hard-hitting and breath-taking action. Ginebra rookie Kevyn White is also expected to be showing some exciting perimeter shots as he has been of good offensive standing in their games vs Smart Gilas (that includes a buzzerbeater), Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters (7pts) and Sta. Lucia Realtors (4pts). He will also be playing against his Uncle Jimmy Alapag's team, Talk N Text, this sure is one exciting game we wouldn't wanna miss.

Unstoppable Ginebra Outshines Rain or Shine

Cyrus Baguio of the Barangay Ginebra Kings is KFC/Accel-PBA Press Corps' Player of the Week for the period Nov. 2 to 8. Congratulations Skyrus! :) Job well done!

Sa 2 magkasunod na games (vs Barako Bull at Rain or Shine), ipinakita ni Skyrus kung paano naaasahan ang isang tulad nya sa oras ng kagipitan. Sa tulong ng iba pang players ng mahal nating koponan gaya nila Ronald Tubid, William Wilson, Eric Menk, Sunday Salvacion, JC Intal, Celino Cruz, Billy Mamaril, pinatunayan ng Ginebra na hindi porket wala ang Fast and the Furious (Mark Caguioa at Jayjay Helterbrand dahil sa mga tinamong injury) ay basta na lang sila panghihinaan ng loob at susuko. Sapagkat ipinakita ng koponan kung gano sila dapat pangilagan sa pagpapatuloy ng PBA Phillipine Cup.

Sa laro kagabi, nagpakitang-gilas muli si Cyrus at niyakap ang sistema ni Coach Jong Uichico. Itinanghal din syang Best Player of the Game.

Samantala, nagpakitang-gilas ang mga bagong kabarangay na sina Celino Cruz, Rich Alvarez at Kevin White na sumikwat ng 10, 2 at 7 puntos ayon sa pagkakasunod-sunod.

Inaasahang kakikitaan pa ng mas mabangis na opensa at depensa ang Barangay Ginebra Kings sa pagpapatuloy ng liga sa pagbabalik ni Jayjay Helterbrand next game, vs Burger King sa isang out-of-town game.

Scores:

Ginebra 86 - Baguio 17, Intal 11, Cruz 10, Tubid 9, Salvacion 9, Menk 8, White 7, Mamaril 7, Wilson 4, Alvarez 2, Villanueva 2, Kramer 0.

Rain or Shine 77 - Cruz 14, Reyes 14, Chan 8, Hrabak 8, Arellano 7, Norwood 7, Telan 6, Mercado 4, Tang 4, Arana 4, Laure 1, Ibanes 0.

Quarterscores: 26-17, 44-35, 66-53, 86-77

Paumanhin Po Sa Lahat

Hello all! It's been a while since I last updated this blogsite, please accept my apologies. Been very busy, really. Re: the membership, well, it was actually overlooked by one of the core members, again, sorry. She missed all your emails, huhu. I will & actually am in the process of getting in touch with the applicants as we speak. Re: the birthday section, don't worry, will have Gracey work on this. Again, sorry. Belated happy birthday to our May celebrators. To our June babies, sorry, will have this updated talaga. Thanks to Pat, for helping me out with this -- applicants. Also, our friendster account, please include all the members' names in the profile -- para cute.. hihihi.. we also have our own yahoogroups although this is quite outdated already. Hehe. Basta, will keep you posted. Thanks for your usual understanding and support.

Nakakamiss na talaga Ginebra. Nakakamiss. Nakakamiss!
Mark Caguioa
Jayjay Helterbrand
Billy Mamaril
Chico Lanete
Chris Pacana
Erik Menk
Willie Wilson
Paul Artadi
Ronald Tubid
JC Intal
Doug Kramer
Sunday Salvacion
JayAr Aquino

God bless everyone, take care!!!

-Ate Thania-

BGK slashed SLR defense, won by 3pts at 101-98

CONGRATS BARANGAY GINEBRA KINGS!

101-98 What a performance from our very own reinforcement David Noel who earned for himself the Best Player of the Game award. Kudos to the players who showed exceptional talents & skills - Chico Lanete, Jayjay Helterbrand, Ronald Tubid, Erik Menk, Billy Mamaril, JC Intal, to name a few.

The team is second best (SMB is with 8 winning streak) in terms of winning streak at 5. Will battle with Purefoods tomorrow. Good luck good luck!

Meanwhile, courtside reporter Patricia Bermudez-Hizon mentioned last night that Mark "The Spark" Caguioa is set to undergo his final knee test today. If everything goes okay, then he will be joining with the rest of the GinKings early next week. Juicy news for everyone!

On other news, Chris Pacana, Sunday Salvacion, Doug Kramer were not seen in action last night. Junthy is set to complete his vacation (due to the scar in his left knee) in two-weeks time.

God is good! Let us continue praying for the team! Never say die! GI-NEB-RA! GI-NEB-RA! GI-NEB-RA!

-Ate Thania

Barangay Ginebra Kings vs Burger King

3rd Reinforcement David Noel



JC Intal + Chum



Kuya Billy Mamaril



Boys: Panther's boypz, Chico Lanete & Willie Wilson
Girls: Phenggay, AM, Chum, Panther



Chico Lanete & Willie Wilson

Gaya ng nakagawian, maaga na naman kaming nagkikita-kita pag me laban ang Ginebra. Excited lang, haha!

Marami pa pong pictures, sa multiply account ko -- just search for my email address, imthania@yahoo.com.

Sana lumuwag na rin ang schedule ko para makapunta sa praktis ng team, that way, makuhanan ko ulit ng solo pictures ang alam kong box-office hit sa mga puso nyo -- Jayjay Helterbrand, Ronald Tubid, Paul Artadi, Erik Menk -- to name a few.

Jamships, wag tayong magsasawang sumuporta sa team.. LABAN kung LABAN! Ginebra lang hanggang sa huli! God bless BGK & Jamships!

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Teka, suportahan rin pala natin ang blogsite na kasalukuyan naming inaayos ni Gracey -- this is for no other than Chico Lanete & his supporters. www.chicolanete.blogspot.com

Maraming salamat!

-Ate Thania

Walang Iwanan! Ginebra Lang Hanggang Sa Huli!

Naiiyak naman daw ako.. (hindi dahil sa cervical strain ko..) pero dahil sa panalo ng Ginebra kagabi. I was there, OMG, i was there! Patron A, 1st row, seat 12. Seated on my left was AM & seated on my right was Digs. At yung mga nasa likod at gilid namin, mga kumpare ni Kuya Ronald.

Sino'ng di magiging emosyonal kung 2-5 na nga ang win-loss standing nyo, bungi-bungi na ang lineup, e wala pa kayong reinforcement diba? At habang ang lahat e dinadaot ka na sa mga paninirang morale nila sa barangay, at kung anu-ano pang intriga, ikaw naman, nagpapakatatag kahit gusto mo nang bumigay. Iyakan naaa!

Maaga ako sa Araneta. Like a raging predator ready to feast on some daot. Ay naku. Walang mang-aasar sakin, at talagang makakatikim ng Ray Gun, Kame Hame wave, at Haduken'g malupit. Concentrate ako sa pananalangin na manalo ang team, walang agaw-trip!

Maaga kami ni Digs dun, si sis Dine-ang Beyonce ng Jamships maaga rin, we were able to watch the 1st game pa nga e. Olats ang Redbull, kahit na ba andun na ang ex-Kings na si Crisano-my-loves at Holper, e ano bang pakelam ko sa mga tinamaan ng magaling?!?

Tagal naman ng 2nd game! Argh! At antagal din ni Abitria. Great. Kinakabahan na ako. 3 ang hawak kong cellphone, di ko naman alam kung sino ang rereplyan ko. Adik!

Di nagtagal at nakumpleto kami, gayundin ang mga players na kayang maglaro para sa team. Ayan na sila!!! Bakas sa mukha ng players ang passion sa game, kitang-kita yung determinasyong pagwagian ang game. Naiiyak na ako, pero mas masaya sumigaw! Kaya dedma! Sigawan galore kami ng twin ko! Go Jayjay! Go Menk! Go Paul! Go Chris! Go kuya Ronald! Go kuya Billy! Go Chico! Hala, lahat na. Me sumaway pa samin. At dahil wala kami sa mood makipag-away, sige na lang, pagbigyan, manahimik na muna. Mamaya na ulit ang tilian. Huli na rin namin nalaman, si Sir Danny Espiritu pala yung sumaway samin. Pasaway ka Godfather! Lol.

Kinilabutan ako sa suporta ng barangay kagabi. Walang bumitaw! Wild na, kumbaga. Sigawan lahat! GI NEB RA! GI NEB RA! GI NEB RA! Defense! Defense! Defense! Natuwa rin ako lalo sa bench natin.. ang mga players, super din ang sigawan! At ang staff, talaga naman! I saw Mang Henry shouting, natuwa ako.. tumatayo-tayo pa tuloy kami ni twin sa tuwa. Hay.

Natapos ang game na masaya kami, nakangiti, inuulit-ulit yung mga angas moves ng team.. waaahh! Wala akong masabi! Nothing beats the true champions! Good luck on your Monday game opposite BK.

Para sa pics, sorry isusunod ko na lang. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng nagdasal!

I love the Barangay Ginebra Kings! I love BGK Jamships!

-thania
Where to find me? Mult, fb & fs acct - imthania@yahoo.com

20090317 BGK Practice

With Chico Lanete


With Billy Mamaril


With Ronald Tubid


With Jun Jun Cabatu


With Macky Escalona


Present: Thania, AM, Shayne plus friends