Sports Eye
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Respect the verdict
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
WE, the boxing aficionados, watched that colossal battle between our very own Manny Pacquiao against Mexico's best Juan Manuel Marquez for the 130-pound World Boxing Council title fight.
We already know the result.
Although Pacquiao's victory was not convincing, not clear, or questionable, Pacquiao is still the winner.
We have [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Torn between my two “blood”
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
BY THE time you read this piece, I surmise that the much-touted and much-awaited Pacquiao-Marquez II world title fight may probably just about to start or in progress or could even be already over.
As I said before, my forecast is a victory for the Mexican world [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Hectic Days
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
FOUR of the last five Sundays, I was vexed and exasperated due to the heavy workload preparing four cycling events, plus some basketball games that I covered and organized.
The latest was the much-awaited and touted Mangaldan bikefest dubbed as "Werweran” held last Sunday and the basketball Goodwill [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under News, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
My life in cycling and basketball
By Jesus A. Garcia
DURING the last three weeks, my attention was focused on basketball and cycling events.
As the race director of the cycling races conducted in the province over the last three Sundays, it had been my responsibility to make the road battles as successful as I possibly [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Pangasinan athletes shine anew
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
LAST week I wrote about our victorious Pangasinan pedal pushers conquering two separate big races in the southern part of Luzon.
They were San Jacinto son Reynaldo Navarro and Mangaldan's promising amateur star Ariel Flores clinching the annual one-day Tour de Calatagan in Batangas in a one-two [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Pangasinan cyclists show strength again
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
I WAS not able to accompany our Pangasinan pedal-pushers when they traveled to the southern part of Luzon and participated in two big races in Calatagan, Batangas and Tagaytay City last Sunday and Tuesday, respectively.
Happily, our local riders proved once again to the Filipino people that [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Bold move
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
Two weeks ago, we printed here a petition letter handed to me by one of our national cycling team members, accusing their head coach, Jommel Lorenzo, of serious irregularities.
The letter was addressed to Bert Lina, the president of PhilCycling, the national governing body of cycling.
No need to [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Referees’ accreditation starts in April
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
"NOBODY is accredited yet throughout the country as far as referees are concerned. We will start giving them accreditations this April if they pass the test and belong to a group recognized by Basketball Association of the Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas or BAP-SBP."
Those were the words [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Axe cycling coach
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
TWO weeks ago, one of our national cyclists came to me and handed me a duplicate copy of a petition letter signed by 12 out of the 17 nationals wanting to expel their head coach, Jommel Lorenzo, for many reasons. The letter was addressed to Mr. Alberto [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Lousy officiating
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
I HAVE said it before and I'll say it once more: the most controversial yet most important persons in sports competitions, particularly the ball games like basketball, and volleyball, baseball, are essentially the referees, umpires, arbiters, timers and scorers.
They are either one of the prime factors for the [...]
