Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murphy argues why Giants fans should root against A’s
D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports Let's enter our Philosophy of Human Behavior 101 class and take out our blue books. The essay question is: "A Giants fan is happy that the A's have been eliminated fro...
Oct 04, 2018
Murphy: AT&T Park has become ‘Candlestick-ian’
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports It's back to the future, Giants fans. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at AT&T Park, the ghosts of Candlestick Park swirl. Can you, the current fan base, make sure they stay...
Sep 28, 2018
Murph: Why the early season sluggishness is good for Garoppolo, Shanahan
Kelley L Cox | 2017 Dec 24 Spent a little time noodling around the first two weeks of NFL statistics, and it turns out Jimmy G has turned into "Jimmy, gee - you're off to slow start." I know, I know. ...
Sep 19, 2018
Murph: Should Bruce Bochy return as Giants manager in 2019?
Stan Szeto | 2018 Sep 12Now, we turn our attention to the question of Bruce Bochy.Seems like every Jock Blog these days is a meditation on how the woeful Giants got into this fine mess, and how they c...
Sep 13, 2018
Murph: For now, the A’s are showing the Giants how a modern roster is built
Kiel Maddox | 2018 Jul 22 I've had some fun openly rooting against the Oakland A's on the air lately, but the truth is - I'm jealous as heck. This week is a perfect example. I watched nearly every pit...
Aug 30, 2018
Murph: 49ers enter training camp with both renewed optimism and expectations
Stan Szeto | 2018 Jun 12For various reasons - sociological, chronological, historical - NFL training camp reporting dates will never carry the (sometimes overwrought) romance of the magic words "pitch...
Jul 26, 2018
Murph: Is it reasonable to be upset with Giants’ front office?
Let's review some basic headlines before baseball resumes. - Manny Machado is now a Dodger. - The Giants appear to have their hands tied in terms of trade deadline pickups, given their stated obsessio...
Jul 19, 2018
Murph: Even in death, Dwight Clark showed us how to live
The reaction to the death of 49ers receiver Dwight Clark, author of "The Catch," exuder of charm and laughter, symbol of the most important era in San Francisco sports history, has been extraordinary....
Jun 05, 2018
Murph: Two games into the Western Conference Finals, Stephen Curry isn’t playing premium-level basketball
While I am a fan of certain elements of our East Coast metropolises - the unbeatable excitement of New York City; the dripping American history of a Boston or a Philadelphia - it's safe to say we all ...
May 17, 2018
Murph: After brutal week, ability to tread water only getting tougher for Giants
The Giants did not make an error in their 6-3 loss at Philadelphia's Facebook Yard on Thursday. And thus concludes the 'good news' portion of our program. Thanks for coming, and please clear the seats...
May 11, 2018
