Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: Who are the 2019 Giants? We have no idea
Jayne Kamin-Oncea | 2019 Feb 19 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - I feel like by the time you read this Jock Blog, another rumor or seven will have broken out about Bryce Harper's future. By the time you scroll dow...
Feb 27, 2019
Murph: Bruce Bochy’s announcement brings up two relevant questions
Isaiah J. Downing | 2018 Sep 3 The emotion of the Bruce Bochy retirement announcement unleashed a torrent of memories, so many sweet, rich ones. Don Mattingly visiting the mound twice at Dodger Stadiu...
Feb 21, 2019
Murph: What to make of a quiet first two months for Farhan Zaidi
Jake Roth | 2018 Jul 12 We have a texter to the 'Murph & Mac' show who launches the same text, in perfectly-timed intervals of every two hours or so. The text reads: "Is this Farhan guy going to d...
Jan 09, 2019
Murph: 38 years later, Willie McCovey made a fan base weep again
If you listened to KNBR the day after Willie McCovey died, you heard us play an unforgettable four-minute stretch of audio from June 29, 1980. It was the day Willie McCovey made a fan base weep with j...
Nov 08, 2018
Murph: There’s something fresh and thrilling about the 2018-19 Warriors
Kyle Terada | 2018 Oct 24 Maybe it was the sight of those pristine, sweet, always-should-wear-'em 1975-era Golden State Warriors uniforms. Maybe it was Fitz shouting "Jerebko tipped it in! Jerebko tip...
Oct 26, 2018
Murph: Stop worrying about Kevin Durant leaving
Kyle Terada | 2018 Oct 16 "The ball is tipped, and there you are .... " ... Asking yourself: Is Kevin Durant leaving the Warriors????? Ohhhhhh, noooooo! And yes, I just used the opening of basketball'...
Oct 17, 2018
Murphy argues why Giants fans should root against A’s
D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports Let's enter our Philosophy of Human Behavior 101 class and take out our blue books. The essay question is: "A Giants fan is happy that the A's have been eliminated fro...
Oct 04, 2018
Murphy: AT&T Park has become ‘Candlestick-ian’
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports It's back to the future, Giants fans. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at AT&T Park, the ghosts of Candlestick Park swirl. Can you, the current fan base, make sure they stay...
Sep 28, 2018
Murph: Why the early season sluggishness is good for Garoppolo, Shanahan
Kelley L Cox | 2017 Dec 24 Spent a little time noodling around the first two weeks of NFL statistics, and it turns out Jimmy G has turned into "Jimmy, gee - you're off to slow start." I know, I know. ...
Sep 19, 2018
Murph: Should Bruce Bochy return as Giants manager in 2019?
Stan Szeto | 2018 Sep 12Now, we turn our attention to the question of Bruce Bochy.Seems like every Jock Blog these days is a meditation on how the woeful Giants got into this fine mess, and how they c...
Sep 13, 2018
