Na-Caguioa, dre?

Hello, blog! It's been half a year. Muntik ko ng makalimutan 'yung password mo. Anyways, I just dropped here to post something I would love to remember all my life. I would love to find my future self reading this all over again. So even after July 29, 2012, the next years will bring me back to such day and I would surely be much prouder than ever.

The Spark. The Furious. Each monicker reminds me of only one man. The guy who made me fall in love to something I never really thought I would have interest in.  Mark Anthony Caguioa. At first, it was really all about Mark. Nanonood ako ng laro kasehodang hindi ko alam kung bakit pumito yung referee, natawagan ng travelling si ganito, nag-free throw si ganyan, na thrown-out ung player o yung coach, ang alam ko lang magaling magshoot si Caguioa. But it’s not too long when I came to love Ginebra as a team… every bit about Ginebra. Yung puso. NSD spirit. At syempre, si Caguioa pa rin.

Those were the times he dominated the league in scoring. He even topped the category during an import-laden tourney. He could score half of the team’s points every fudging game day. He catched, fired and a no brainer, would it surely count! So another night ended with Ginebra bringing home the bacon, though sometimes otherwise inevitably happened. Yung unang conference na nasubaybayan ko eh yung, pangalawa dun sa back-to-back C’s nila under Coach Siot. Kung dati taya lang sa ending ang pinagdarasal ko, that time it was for the Gins to bag the ring. Kung makapag-crossed fingers ako noon, wagas.

Sadly, hindi ko pa alam yang mga individual awards na ‘yan. Wala akong malay d’yan. Basta ang mahalaga lang ‘nun, may karapatan akong mambully ng haters sa klase.

And when I realized about that thingy, no one else came up first in my mind. From then on, every minute, every game, every conference, every season, I hoped Mark would make it. And damn those near-finishes! Y U STILL NO MVP?


Tengne, wala naman pala kay Mark Caguioa ang problema. Ayan tuloy, nagkaroon ako ng trust issue sa media votes! Kesyo mayabang, mayabang at mayabang daw si Pango. Eh anak ng Pasig! Kung ako bigyan ng ganung talent, tatamarin ding magpaka-humble. Utak din!

The next seasons were no success, either. Tapos na-injure pa s’ya along the way. Nakakaurat lang kapag ang tagal mo s’yang hindi nakitang naglalaro. Wala na. Wala ng hustisya sa Pilipinas.

But true champions never say die. He came back. He’s may be not as fast as before, and not as dominant in scoring like the prior years but his passion’s still there.  Mark Caguioa embodies what every player should have: Desire.

Truly, this guy’s a man on a mission.

Mark Caguioa at 32. Some might think it’ll no longer work. Asa pa.  Hindi na kaya yan. Daig na yan ng young guns. Mas magaling si ano d’yan! Tang ina n’yo po haters.

PBA’s 37^th Season. Eto na ba ‘yon? Would the media finally see what always been obvious all along?

Philippine Cup. Laglag, quarterfinals pa lang.

Commisioner’s Cup. Tang ‘na. Laglag na nga nagka-eye injury pa. FU, Yap!

Governor’s Cup. Isa na lang, finals na! Eh nadenggoy ulit ni kapatid. Sagip kapamilya ulit.

Define imbyerna.

But Mark Caguioa saves the day with back-to-back BPC awards.

And what supposed to be a tight battle for MVP plum turned out not even close at all.

The fans, media, players and league officers know it. NOW is his time. Spill now your arguments, haters! Finals berth? Statistical points? 

Well, here’s the catch:

Mark Caguioa is the 37^th season’s MOST VALUABLE PLAYER.