Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: The Warriors can beat Portland without KD, but what about beyond that?
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...
May 17, 2019
Murph: Savor this Warriors-Rockets series for what it is
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...
May 07, 2019
Murph: The argument for getting rid of Triples Alley
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...
Apr 18, 2019
Murph: The Warriors are finally free from their regular season prison sentence
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...
Apr 12, 2019
In honor of opening day, Brian Murphy lists his top 20 favorite things about Oracle Park
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...
Apr 04, 2019
Murph: If 2019 isn’t a rebuild for Giants, what exactly is it?
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...
Apr 01, 2019
Murph: With Baer’s suspension, a year of loss, change, and uncertainty plunges deeper
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...
Mar 26, 2019
Murph: An ode to March Madness
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY SportsOne-and-dones have killed name recognition. The Pac-12 is a disaster. The rise of the NBA in the past few years has only served to show how limited the skill sets are.An...
Mar 20, 2019
Murph: New three-batter rule change makes baseball better
f Ed Szczepanski | 2018 Sep 30 As one of the last baseball fans in America, I support the demise of the one-out specialist in the new rule change. I'm jesting, of course. I imagine there might be two ...
Mar 15, 2019
Murph: What’s the proper response to the Warriors’ woes?
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Wait - I have to put on my White Sox hat before I Jock Blog. Time for some Warriors Rage. I kid, of course. Since when has a Jock Blog taken itself so seriously? But it...
Mar 07, 2019
