 The Blades were owned by delivery giant LBC of Santi Araneta.Laure became the Blades' star player but the team had a disappointing 10-12 win-loss slate despite a late push for the playoffs.Despite Ralph Rivera and Fil-Am Stephen Antonio's arrival in 1999, the Blades went 12-18 and lost in three games to the San Juan Knights in the Northern Conference Wild-Card series.