Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: Explaining how Bruce Bochy became The Bay’s favorite coach
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsYes, of course, Bruce Bochy won three championships, and brought Giants fans in San Francisco their first-ever World Series, and all that makes him immortal in franchise ann...
Sep 26, 2019
Murph: Prepare for a crestfallen Sunday, 49ers fans
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers haven't started 2-0 since 2012. The 49ers made it to the Super Bowl in 2012. So, if the 49ers beat the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday . . . What, you're not goo...
Sep 13, 2019
Murph: Why we should celebrate the NFL at 100 years old
Steve Mitchell | 2019 Aug 22 The NFL is 100 years old! Man, that's a lot of commercial time. Is the NFL now as good as its ever been, or has the best of it gone by? Your reference point for the "golde...
Sep 04, 2019
Murph: A reminder to never, ever take August football too seriously
Kelley L Cox | 2019 Aug 10When it comes to JGP - Jimmy Garoppolo Panic - which came first: The Twitter chicken or the Twitter egg?In other words, is a feeling of slight dread and borderline concern ab...
Aug 20, 2019
Murph: For the 2019 49ers, let’s learn from last year and curb our expectations
Stan Szeto | 2019 Jun 11 The Jock Blog was so caught up this summer in KDD (Kevin Durant Drama) and MBB (MadBum Buzz) that we realized it's August and there have been no entries on the local NFL squad...
Aug 08, 2019
Murph: If Bumgarner is traded at the deadline, I understand
Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports We have favorite sound drops on the 'Murph and Mac Show', and one of them is a simple, two-word drop from Joe Rogan after a UFC fight: "I understand." Now, nevermind ...
Jul 25, 2019
Murph: We may have to reassess our feelings about the 2019 Giants
Kelley L Cox | 2019 Jul 18 It started in mid-June, a little flicker when they won four straight against the Padres and Brewers. But, naw, back then the Giants were 30-38, eight games under and we were...
Jul 19, 2019
Murph: Three takeaways as new era begins in Golden State
Kelley L Cox | 2018 May 31 Well, that was quick. Was it just back on June 13, less than a month ago, that Steph Curry launched a shot from the left wing that, had it fallen, would have extended the NB...
Jul 08, 2019
Murph: On the two competing ‘truths’ surrounding Kevin Durant’s free agency
Brace Hemmelgarn | 2019 Mar 19 On this week's episode of "To Tell the Truth", Kevin Durant-style, we present the two competing truths. Which, sports fans and live studio audience, do you believe? TRUT...
Jun 27, 2019
Murph: In defense of Madison Bumgarner, whose fire we’ll miss when it’s gone
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports No doubt, watching Madison Bumgarner trudge off the mound at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night was no fun at all. The king of the Giants' fiefdom from 2010-14, the last ...
Jun 21, 2019
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