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The BPCS

Nobody would have predicted this match-up for the Series 3 crown. The expansion Batangas Bulls upset the defending champion Cebu Dolphins while the sub-.500 Dumaguete Uni-bikers stunned the top-ranked Manila Sharks to set up a fresh Baseball Philippines Championship Series at historic Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. BPCS preview >

2008 Series 3 Standings
  W L PCT GB RS RA
Manila 10 1 0.909 95 47
Batangas 8 4 0.667 2.5 110 67
Cebu 8 4 0.667 2.5 98 79
Taguig 6 6 0.500 4.5 91 81
Dumaguete 4 7 0.364 6 75 96
Antipolo 3 8 0.273 7 68 117
Makati 1 10 0.091 9 53 101

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2008 Series 3 Team Batting :: Regular season
  AB R H RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
Cebu 390 98 141 66 44 66 .362 .447 .518
Batangas 408 110 140 76 20 45 .343 .392 .520
Manila 425 95 143 72 49 41 .336 .419 .447
Dumaguete 379 75 124 61 29 36 .327 .383 .512
Taguig 410 91 121 57 41 64 .295 .370 .446
Makati 343 53 97 33 17 55 .283 .333 .373
Antipolo 375 68 90 45 28 46 .240 .312 .323
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It's also great to see everyone that is joining in so that this works and we succeed as a country and not pulling anyone down or grabbing self glory for getting someone signed in the Czech republic.

— Avid Fan, BP Blog on LHP Jon-Jon Robles (May 28, 2008)