Just when PBA fans can heave a sigh of relief, the Commissioner's office announced that the Terrafirma Dyip is staying in the league for now.
Terrafirma will still be part of the PBA moving forward after the initial talks of a possible sale to Starhorse Shipping Lines and then to the Zamboanga Valientes fell through.
"Regarding dun sa Terrafirma-Valientes negotiation, nag-bog down. So, hindi nag-materialize ‘yung deal nung dalawa," PBA Commissioner Willier Marcial told reporters.
"Ang Terrafirma ay patuloy pa ring sasali sa atin. So, 12 teams pa rin tayo sa 50th," he added.
The initial cry now became a scream, so high that PBA venues saw their attendance dip so low followed by a flood of vacant seats every time Terrafirma is in town.
"Just sell the whole team!" This is desperate whine from determined fans of the league imploring team owners to help find buyers and sell Terrafirma in the name of competence and to ensure a competitive future of the PBA. That future is slowly waning.
For now, everyobody is stuck with a poorly-ran franchise that is making a mockery, intentional or otherwise, of the competitive fairness that is the fulcrum of any sports league.
Excluding the previous Philippine Cup, Terrafrina has won just two games combined in the Governors' and Commissioner's Cup since mercilessly trading Stephen Holt and Isaac Go to Barangay Ginebra. They even gift-wrapped it to include a draft pick that turned out to be RJ Abarrientos.
PBA fans are tired of seeing rich talents acquired by Terrafirma through the draft lottery routinely ending up in the powerhouse teams and the vicious cycle needs to end.
Legitimate supporters of cometitions wants to see the team "phased out" with a big, bold sign "sold" hanging on its neck. Sooner rather than later.
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