Corrected link to TMZ Rumor below....

http://roadtowpchamp.blogspot.com/2010/09/tmz-alert-rumor-of-jimmy-nangle-bantam.html

TMZ Alert --- Rumor of Jimmy "Nangle" Bantam and Doug Flaherty "secret workout run" sets WP league gossip abuzz!

Maybe they ARE serious!!!

Credible and incredibly crafty TMZ News is out this afternoon with a rumor that Captain Jimmy "Bantam" Nangle and Forward Doug Flaherty's vehicles were spotted outside a Northern Westchester gymnasium early Saturday morning. While attempts to see inside the gym yielded no insight, and somehow the two cars were able to get away without any proof of the drivers' identity, neighborhood kids were talking, and talking a lot. 

Little Timmy Osborne, 9 yrs old, of Bedford NY claims to have walked into the gym and spotted someone who looks exactly like Nangle shooting threes and slashing to the hoop, sweating profusely and looking suspiciously "ripped" and "cut up". Gymnasium officials shooed him away before he could take it all in, but all indications are that some members of this destined Porterhouse squad are serious about their prediction to take the Championship Ring this year and pre-season runs are taking place all over the county.

Larry Toglia, caught outside NY Sports Club this morning was coy when asked about this rumored spotting and quickly dispelled the rumors as mere conjecture and fear-mongering by league officials. However, moments later Mr. Toglia was overheard on his cell phone in his team sponsored BMW screaming to an unknown party, ""Why the F$%&* wasn't I invited? I am the God$$&*#ed franchise!"... "This is absolute HorseS%$#!!!!"

The rumored photo of the two vehicles obtained by TMZ can be seen at the following link:

http://roadtowpchamp.blogspot.com/2010/09/tmz-alert-rumor-of-jimmy-nangle-bantam.html

Porterhouse in personnel Crisis!! Team thrown into turmoil...Donahoe Retires!!!

The drive to the Championship for the Porterhouse squad was dealt a second devastating blow this weekend.

First Steve "Goose" Ryan shocked the hoop world with his announced retirement last week and now TMZ has learned that John "JD" Donahoe has thrown in the towel!!! 

In a somber missive obtained by this reporter, JD apparently had one too many conversations with Goose Ryan over the weekend and announced his departure! 

Calls to Henry and Bantam went unreturned over the weekend and no statement was issued by Porterhouse Management.  This is not good for the Championship bound team and a sense of panic is quietly setting in today. 

JD did say "99% chance" so the team holds it's breath that Management can talk him out of it and exploit that 1% of wavering!!

Speculation that this is merely a ploy and attempt by JD to obtain his Divisional Champ T-Shirt immediately still hang out there on internet sites dedicated to this squad.

__NOTICE___
All Fellow Hackers.
From JD
RE: Steve Ryan "Quits"

After speaking to "Goose Ryan" at a wake last week, he made alot of sense about retiring. I thought long and hard about the idea. I am now 99% sure I will go the same route as Goose.
FACTORS: 39 year reign, started in 1971 playing for Vincents Meat Market with Jim (AKA Monsoon, Dr Death, Sweet Daddy, Russ, Big Cat, El Gato Grande,........)
5 Decades is more than enough, Too many Championships to mention 37,532 assists to legondary players: Bob Ulrich,Kenny Cain(AKA Kermit Washington) Gil Amoro, Steve Sage, Kevin Darcy, Keviin (The Rooster)?,Kevin Bass (RIP), Greg Sturdivant, Mike Hayes,...........
League Records: 25,384 fouls 789 Disqualifications Sponsor Records: 33,000 pints of Guinness 30,000 shots of Jamison.
As you can see, enough is enough
Hackingly yours,
JD

Read it and Weep!! Rumor has been confirmed!!! Steve Ryan to Retire!!!

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AP NEWS: WHITE PLAINS,NY - Taking the basketball world by surprise, long time player,
Steve Ryan, announced his retirement from the White Plains Men's Basketball League after
a 34 year reign. Ryan made his announcement in front of a packed crowd this past Saturday evening at Porter House Pub (one of the many teams Ryan played on), while trying to make
his way to the bar for a pint of Guinness. There was little reaction from the crowd, as they were probably in too much shock to pose any questions or attempt to get Ryan to change his mind.

There was a great deal of yelling and screaming, and this reporter witnessed a lot of cash changing hands.
Ryan was recruited into the league by Jim "Monsoon" Russell in 1976 to play for the now
defunct American International Rent A Car. Over the next decades, Ryan would go on to play for teams such as Starfire, Dunn's Pub and Dooley Macs. Official statistics show that Ryan scored over 50,000 points, grabbed 375,215 rebounds and dished off a league leading 37,533 assists. Unofficial statistics suggest that he consumed over 28,000 pints, 19,500 bottles of beer and approximately 100,000 wings at the conclusion of the games.


When asked about his decision to retire, Ryan was quoted as saying "It's time to let the next generation of gamers take over. I've had the good fortune to play with some incredible guys during my time in the league and played relatively injury free over the years. The icing on the cake came this past year when we won our division. This is a great way to go out, even though I haven't received my Divisional Championship Shirt yet!" At this time, Ryan started to get very emotional and could no longer speak.

Asked about the end of this era, there was no shortage of comments from the basketball world.
Frank Magaletta, Director of the League, was disappointed, but not surprised. "Steve has been
a fixture in this league longer than I have been the Director. He has been an inspiration to me
and so many other players." Magaletta went on to say, "however, I think he may have outstayed
his welcome for the past five years, or so. He'll always be a legend in his own mind." John
Bannon, an official in the league, said "Steve was one of the great players in the league for many
years. I remember him when he played on the Stepinac High School team back in '71." When
Bannon was told that that was Steve Sage, he then quickly corrected himself. "Wait, Steve Ryan?
Wasn't he the guy with gray hair that kept missing the lay-ups? He's done? Oh well." So many
of the players that Ryan shared court time with were saddened by his departure. Many said the
league just wouldn't be the same without him. Long time teammate, Larry Toglia, summed it up when he said, "Steve did the right thing. It's time the rest of us were able to take some more shots. He always was a chucker". Ryan's wife, Mary, was concerned about all the free time he would now have. "I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with him at home. Maybe he can start caddying again, or get a paper route".


Asked about his retirement, Ryan said he'll be able to spend more time doing the things he has
been missing out on during the Winter seasons. "I can finally take up snowboarding and get 'stoked' ", Ryan said. "I can concentrate on my bottle cap collection and maybe even take up ballroom dancing, in case I get the call from "Dancing With The Stars".

So the White Plains Men's League will need to find a way to carry on without Ryan. League officials are concerned about loss of revenues and diminished attendance, but will look for other means to spark interest. One official, who chose to remain anonymous, brought up the idea of donkey basketball. After hearing about this idea, long time player, John Donahoe, could only say, "Oh great, as if this league didn't already have enough crap!"

--- Steve Ryan, author and WP League Future Hall of Famer

Horrible Rumor

Dateline 9/11/2010, Armonk NY
Unsubstantiated rumors comimg out of an undisclosed gymnasium in upper Westchester are circulating furiously this morning. Reports, albeit unconfirmed and merely conjecture, have Porterhouse power forward Steve "Goose" Ryan retiring prior to this season.  While we normally hold off on rumors such as these this one has some legs given the source. We hope it is false and merely that...a rumor. As always, we will keep you posted!!!

A Message from Holdout - Doug Flaherty

Brothers in Arms - It appears that we have won a major victory over Management and we WILL be receiving our T-Shirts as promised!!!  Thank you Jimmy and Henry for your professionalism in this heated negotiation.

I hereby renounce my holdout plans and will return to camp immediately!

Speaking of camp - anyone interested in getting together early Sat or Sunday (or any feasible time) as a group and playing some pre-season ball some weekend?

If you have not browsed the site yet, I have hung a pretty big Matzah Ball out there with a Championship Guarantee and would like to deliver on it!

Anyone have any interest or ideas as to where we might run??

Peace

DF

Breaking News - TMZ.com

Celebrity website TMZ is now reporting that Porterhouse Forward Doug Flaherty, subsequent to making a bold prediction and Guaranteeing a Championship next season, is going to miss training camp and will stay away until he receives the WP League T-Shirt he was promised as a reward for his team making the playoffs last year!

Taking a page out of Darrelle Revis' playbook, Flaherty's agent Robert O'Toole was quoted as saying:

"This can all be resolved quickly if Porterhouse Management would just deliver the beautiful and highly sought-after green t-shirts the players were promised after the playoffs last year. It is that simple - what say you, Henry and Bantam??  Do the right thing and end this madness so my client can get back to the business of the people and help deliver that long-awaited Championship to the Porterhouse Family"

TMZ also reports that JD Donahoe is waiting for a trophy he feels he was entitled to receive from the '77-'78 playoffs. No word on his availability or intentions regarding training camp attendance.

More to follow...

Stunning Press Release puts WP's Porterhouse Team in tough spot - AP Wire

In a stunning and potentially inflammatory press release hitting the wires all over the world this morning, oft-absent forward Doug Flaherty boldy exclaimed:

"I GUARANTEE a Championship in this year's White Plains Men's League - that's right, Guarantee a Championship this year!"

AP News has learned that despite being removed from the team's Summer hoops at SUNY/Manhattanville email distribution chain, Flaherty has been working out secretly with members of his teammate and star point guard Jimmy Nangle's family in an undisclosed church gym in upper Westchester County and that the apparent rift between him and team superstar Todd Brooks, as prominently reported by the National Enquirer earlier this summer, is much ado about nothing.

Brooks could not be reached for comment on their rift nor could Flaherty who was allegedly in the gym shooting yet even more free throws.

Larry Toglia, star shooting guard, was visibly stunned when told of Flaherty's bold prediction and referred all further inquiries to his publicist, Robert O'Toole before boarding his yacht in Mamaroneck Harbor.

More to follow on this story....