Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: What’s going on with the 49ers’ QB situation?
Joe Camporeale | 2020 Dec 26 Here's to the 49ers and their smash-hit off-season of 2021. That is, except they didn't address the biggest thing of all. Sure, sure, re-signing offensive tackle Trent Wil...
Mar 25, 2021
Murph: Shining a spotlight Verducci’s warning about baseball
Jasen Vinlove | 2021 Mar 6 Remember in middle school, when you had to write a report and it was really, really tempting to copy the World Book Encyclopedia and hand it in as your work? Yeah, kids, I w...
Mar 18, 2021
Murph: Now the James Wiseman Watch truly begins
Kyle Terada | 2021 Feb 26Now, the James Wiseman Watch truly begins.As the Warriors start the second half of the 2020-21 NBA season, the focus shifts to what kind of team will gather next fall for 2021...
Mar 11, 2021
Murph: Heliot Ramos is a springtime story of hope, and a road map to the future
(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)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.That'...
Mar 08, 2021
Murph: Is the Warriors’ swag back?
Wendell Cruz | 2021 Feb 23 It last made an impact on your life in June of 2019, but now it's coming back. No, I'm not talking about the banjo pluck of "Old Town Road", the ubiquitous Lil Nas X hit of ...
Feb 26, 2021
Murph: The Farhan Zaidi Giants, now entering Year 3, are letting us know the deal
Darren Yamashita | 2020 Aug 1 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...
Jan 20, 2021
Murph: This is going to be a blast, no matter which side you’re on
Kyle Terada | 2019 Apr 30 James Harden is a Brooklyn Net. God bless the NBA. All that talk about how the TV ratings cratered in the bubble, how social justice issues ruined the experience for so many ...
Jan 14, 2021
Murph: If you’re looking for normalcy in 2020, Tiger at Augusta should do the trick
Rob Schumacher | 2020 Nov 12 Can't tell you how many Jock Blogs in the last eight months have centered around the search for normalcy - in the sound of baseball on the radio, or college football on a ...
Nov 12, 2020
Murph: Would the Giants really trade Brandon Crawford to Yankees?
Kyle Terada | 2020 Sep 27The Jock Blog needs serenity. Now.Too much stress in the world, as I was just saying to Kyle Shanahan as he looked over his depth chart for the Packers game.What we need is a ...
Nov 06, 2020
Murph: We’ll never forget Kevin Cash’s decision in Game 6, but maybe that’s a good thing for baseball
Tim Heitman | 2020 Oct 27 Devoted readers of the LRJB (Lightly-Read Jock Blog, for you newcomers) could see this one coming like a Cody Bellinger two-cheeked swing for the fence: Yeah, like any red-bl...
Oct 28, 2020
