Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: Giants skepticism might be reasonable, but here’s why I’m rejecting it
Richard Mackson | 2021 Jun 28 The Jock Blog - where Giants fans go to cope with losses to the Dodgers. It was just a month ago when I had to pen a JB officially *not* conceding the NL West to the Dodg...
Jun 30, 2021
Murph: Why the debate over foreign substances is a good thing for MLB
Sam Navarro | 2021 Jun 1How funny that it took a foreign substance to make the All-American game a talking point around the water cooler again.I drive in every morning pre-5 am, and listen to the nati...
Jun 11, 2021
Murph: Why I’m not ready to concede to the Dodgers… just yet
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports It was just a few weeks ago that the Jock Blog came at you with a searingly hot take: "Are the Giants . . . legit?" After four games and four losses against the rival...
May 28, 2021
Murph: On why a Warriors win Friday is more valuable than the draft ramifications of a loss
Jayne Kamin-Oncea | 2021 May 19For whatever reason - astrological sign, DNA strand, dropped on my head when I was a baby - I've never been a 'tank' guy.No, not 'tank' as in dunk tank, Patton's US Army...
May 20, 2021
Murph: Gabe Kapler, successful manager?
Charles LeClaire | 2021 May 13This being Friday, a day that does, in fact, end in "y" - I fully expect the Giants to win their game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.And this being a Jock Blog, I full...
May 14, 2021
Murph: 24 reasons why Willie Mays, the birthday boy, rules
Nobody looked better in the road 'San Francisco' jersey than Willie Mays. Period. End of story. If Peter Magowan didn't love Willie Mays so much, decent chance we never get the ballpark in China Basin...
May 06, 2021
Murph: A requiem for Jimmy G
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Damn. Before you all start your howls about Mac Jones tomorrow night, I feel like Jimmy G needs at least a requiem. We've been through too much together. We've seen the re...
Apr 28, 2021
Murph: MVP voters should do the right thing and vote for Steph… but they won’t
I want it to happen. You want it to happen. I see him play with my own eyes. You see him play with your own eyes. I think Steph Curry is the Most Valuable Player in the NBA. You think Steph Curry is t...
Apr 22, 2021
Murph: On Opening Day, looking at clues about the direction of the Giants
Rick Scuteri | 2021 Mar 12 Happy Opening Day, Jock Blog Nation! Buy me some peanuts, Cracker Jack and . . . clues about the direction of the Giants? This Jock Blog is being written hours before the 20...
Apr 01, 2021
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
