Category Archives: Brian Murphy

Kyle Terada | 2019 Jun 13We learned in 7th grade that the Spartan soldiers were told, upon leaving for battle: Come home with your shield, or on it.In other words, win the battle, or die trying.Talk a...

Maddie Meyer / StaffWhen the Giants' 2019 MLB Draft Class meets for its first chips-and-dip social mixer this summer, forgive Texas Tech pitcher Caleb Kilian if he feels a little left out.The Giants' ...

Troy Taormina | 2019 May 6 And for the next chapter in the Kevin Durant Theatre, our hero spoke last Friday. Durant had not spoken since we were all so sure he had torn his Achilles in Game 5 vs. Hous...

Kelley L Cox | 2019 May 16 All credit to the Cache Creek Text Line, which provides laughs daily, and provided this gem during the week from the 925: "It's like Yogi Berra might say: the Warriors are b...

Troy Taormina | 2019 May 6They shouldn't have gone six against the Clippers.Steph Curry is in the worst shooting drought of his playoff career.Klay Thompson can't find his way to the bucket.The mileag...

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Right here, in this very Jock Blog space, just two weeks ago, I penned an ode to Oracle Park. Being the 20th year of baseball in China Basin, I listed 20 things I loved abo...

Kyle Terada | 2019 Jan 31Like Andy Dufresne raising his arms to the heaven as rains pour down on his free body, recently escaped from Shawshank, so too do the Warriors exit the regular season.The play...

Kelley L Cox | 2016 Oct 11Friday is the 20th Opening Day in Pacific Bell Park/SBC Park/AT&T Park/Oracle Park history, and other than the revolving door of corporate names, it's been the best 20-ye...

Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports We're not even a week into the season, and we're already on edge in the KNBR studios. 'Leadoff Spot' host Adam Copeland and I tangled about the Giants on Friday morning. Cal...

Neville E. Guard | 2017 Aug 5 Larry Baer has been suspended from the Giants until July 1, and a year of loss, change and uncertainty plunges deeper. Permanent departures from icons Peter Magowan and W...