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Murph: Heliot Ramos is a springtime story of hope, and a road map to the future
No sport has changed before our eyes faster than baseball, as I was just saying to my third baseman stationed in right field, over near the computer printer.
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Murph: Is the Warriors’ swag back?
It last made an impact on your life in June of 2019, but now it’s coming back.
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Murph: In a post-Stafford world, it’s time for the 49ers to make some value judgements
The universe works in funny ways. Just as 49ers fans were still coming to grips with losing Matt Stafford to the NFC West rival L.A. Rams, the NFL Network on Monday night decided to replay Super Bowl 54 in its entirety.
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Murph: The Farhan Zaidi Giants, now entering Year 3, are letting us know the deal
On the same day George Springer signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, new Giants pitcher Alex Wood told reporters about his movement profile, his horizontal and ‘vert’ break, and his perceived movement — “metrically speaking”, of course.
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Murph: This is going to be a blast, no matter which side you’re on
James Harden is a Brooklyn Net. God bless the NBA.
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Murph: It’s been four years with Shanahan and Lynch, so where are we exactly?
I suppose I should start the Lightly-Read 2021 Jock Blog with a smoldering hot take about how the 49ers’ 6-10 season was a sign of decline, how a reboot is in order, and how Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch should be on the hot seat.
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Murph: The story of Alex Smith is unlike any in the history of Bay Area sports
The 49ers play against Alex Smith this Sunday.
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Murph: The 49ers’ lousy season has somehow gotten worse
So 2020, the year with a million pejorative adjectives attached to it, actually just got *worse* for the 49ers.
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Murph: As we try to accept Klay situation, a look to the Warriors’ future
This Jock Blog is being penned just 24 hours after the first phone alert that Klay Thompson — no, not Klay! — went down in a pickup basketball game in Los Angeles with what was feared to be a significant heel injury.