Category Archives: Brian Murphy

History tells us Giants’ rough start should be taken seriously
Every morning the past week or so, whenever Paulie Mac and I start to look at this 2017 Giants roster and complain of acid reflux, the Cache Creek Text Line inevitably buzzes with an admonishment: Sam...
Syndicated Author Apr 20, 2017

Murph: Warriors can start re-thinking about that 1-Seed
A week ago, I sat down at my Jock Blog office and said: "Jock Blog like you've never jock blogged before. Tell the people the truth, jock blogger." The result was my Jock Blog of March 14, headlined: ...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2017

Murph: Will Matt Cain earn a spot on the Giants’ 25-man roster?
Matt Cain pitches for the Giants Friday night in the Cactus League. Yeah, you're thinking, so what? It's St. Patrick's Day and you've got some reveling to do and some March Madness brackets to follow ...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2017

Start thinking about that No. 2 seed, Warriors
The Western Conference number one seed, we hardly knew ye. It appears that way, friends. With 16 games left for both the Warriors and the rival San Antonio Spurs, a glance at the remaining month of ba...
Syndicated Author Mar 14, 2017

Murph: How to prioritize Warriors’ worries with Kevin Durant out
It's been one week to the day since Marcin Gortat threw Zaza Pachulia into Kevin Durant's knee - The Zaza Chuck Heard 'Round the World - and I think we're all just now coming to our senses, as if it t...
Syndicated Author Mar 07, 2017

Brian Murphy’s postcard from Scottsdale: What celebrity does Nick Hundley look like?
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - That's right, another Jock Blog from the sun-splashed climes of spring training, where the Giants open Cactus League play Friday against the Cincinnati Reds. Madison Bumgarner will...
Syndicated Author Feb 23, 2017

Draymond Green’s a winner and that outweighs all the distractions he creates
Let me preface this defense of Draymond Green by saying I don't cover the team in-person on a daily basis, don't travel with the team nor do I have any inside knowledge on how the team and management ...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2017

Murph’s top 3 storylines heading into Giants spring training
Pop! No, not talking about the weasel. No, not the sound of your microwaved Orville Redenbacher. The "Pop!" in question is the sound of jen-yoo-ein baseballs smacking into leather gloves down in Scott...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2017

Murph: Jerry Rice, not Tom Brady, is still the greatest player of all time
Is Tom Brady the greatest football player of all time? No. Jerry Rice is. Thanks for reading, we'll be on the air weekdays 6 am to 10 am! Oh, OK. I should probably elaborate. This seems to be the take...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2017

Brian Murphy’s Super Bowl LI talking points
For the 51st time in this great nation's history, we will gather en masse to worship at the altar of mass materialism, overt violence and championship football. It's Super Bowl weekend, sports fans. L...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2017

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