Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Giants’ decision on Stanton comes down to what kind of team they want to be
The question is simple: Should the Giants trade for Giancarlo Stanton? The answer isn't simple. There are persuasive arguments both ways, so much so that I find myself having cold feet at the latest M...
Nov 30, 2017
Murph: Garoppolo report reminds us he’s not the guy…yet
Mandy Shanahan might want to see Jimmy Garoppolo as a 49er. You might want to see Jimmy Garoppolo as a 49er. But as our chat with ESPN's Adam Schefter reminded us yesterday, the 49ers' desire to see J...
Nov 10, 2017
Murph: After losing the press conference, Giants must prove they can win the offseason
Well, the Giants didn't win the press conference. Now, let's see if they can win the offseason. Which is, of course, a tad more important. The "Four Horsemen of the ’98 Loss Apocalypse" - Larry ...
Oct 05, 2017
Murph: Giancarlo Stanton to the Giants? Yes!
Giancarlo Stanton smashing baseballs off the Coke bottle in left field at AT&T Park? Sign me up. I know, I know. Most of his home runs would fall a few rows short of the Coke bottle. Other than th...
Aug 29, 2017
A note of 49ers caution amid early buzz
SANTA CLARA–It's easy to get caught up in what I'd call an "August High" when you visit an NFL training camp. Storylines abound. Rookies look young and spry. The familiar allure of the NF...
Aug 15, 2017
Murph: The nicknames we’d like to see on the Giants’ jerseys
There was a time in my close-minded life I'd have blasted Major League Baseball for this upcoming "Players Weekend" nonsense. Nicknames on the back of the jersey? My old self would have spat out my $1...
Aug 10, 2017
Murph: 49ers questions and answers heading into training camp
Like a life preserver thrown to Bay Area sports fans, the NFL season is here to save us from drowning in Giants lousiness. I mean, it's been nearly six weeks since the Warriors won the NBA championshi...
Jul 28, 2017
Murph: We come to praise, not bury, the Giants’ sellout streak
The Giants' sellout streak at AT&T Park is over, and the riffs are flying. "Sellout streak? The only thing sold out was Larry Baer's imaginary world!" "Sellout streak? Yeah, if you count empty gre...
Jul 18, 2017
Murph: Warriors foil the haters again
The Warriors won the 2016-17 NBA championship on June 12, 2017.The Warriors essentially won the 2017-18 NBA championship less than a month later.Here we are, the smoke of NBA free agency nearly cleari...
Jul 06, 2017
Giants collapse reminder of darker times
This Giants thing is insane. Never has a Bay Area team collapsed from championship contender to potentially the worst team in the league so utterly, so completely, so swiftly. Or has it happened befor...
Jun 20, 2017
