Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: For now, the A’s are showing the Giants how a modern roster is built
Kiel Maddox | 2018 Jul 22 I've had some fun openly rooting against the Oakland A's on the air lately, but the truth is - I'm jealous as heck. This week is a perfect example. I watched nearly every pit...
Aug 30, 2018
Murph: 49ers enter training camp with both renewed optimism and expectations
Stan Szeto | 2018 Jun 12For various reasons - sociological, chronological, historical - NFL training camp reporting dates will never carry the (sometimes overwrought) romance of the magic words "pitch...
Jul 26, 2018
Murph: Is it reasonable to be upset with Giants’ front office?
Let's review some basic headlines before baseball resumes. - Manny Machado is now a Dodger. - The Giants appear to have their hands tied in terms of trade deadline pickups, given their stated obsessio...
Jul 19, 2018
Murph: Even in death, Dwight Clark showed us how to live
The reaction to the death of 49ers receiver Dwight Clark, author of "The Catch," exuder of charm and laughter, symbol of the most important era in San Francisco sports history, has been extraordinary....
Jun 05, 2018
Murph: Two games into the Western Conference Finals, Stephen Curry isn’t playing premium-level basketball
While I am a fan of certain elements of our East Coast metropolises - the unbeatable excitement of New York City; the dripping American history of a Boston or a Philadelphia - it's safe to say we all ...
May 17, 2018
Murph: After brutal week, ability to tread water only getting tougher for Giants
The Giants did not make an error in their 6-3 loss at Philadelphia's Facebook Yard on Thursday. And thus concludes the 'good news' portion of our program. Thanks for coming, and please clear the seats...
May 11, 2018
Murph: Giants baseball, getting better?
Two weeks ago, I penned a sweaty-palmed Jock Blog that wondered: "Are the Giants about to give us a 2017 sequel?" Two weeks later, I come to you, palms dry - and ready to applaud a spate of good baseb...
May 01, 2018
Murph: Curry might play Saturday? No more ‘Pelican Intrigue’
Oh, wait - Steph Curry might very well play basketball on Saturday?There goes a theme I was working on, blown to smithereens: No more "Pelican Intrigue."It sounds like a Grisham novel. Or an indie ban...
Apr 27, 2018
Murph: Tiger’s back, but far from ready to win a major
So, did you take the sucker bet? Did you get all tingly and 1997-y and red-shirt-on-Sunday-ish and place a bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters? Ouch. After all, you should have remembered what P.T. ...
Apr 08, 2018
Murph: Analyzing the 2018 Giants from opposing perspectives
Probably like most of you, I felt a whole lot different about the 2018 Giants one week ago than I do today. One week ago, Jeff Samardzija was healthy as a stallion. One week ago, Madison Bumgarner's l...
Mar 28, 2018
