Brian Murphy

Tell you what. Some sports writers might as well be comedy writers.

His farewell service on Thursday marked the end of his life, a life lived so well as a son, a father, a teammate, a connective thread to generations of San Franciscans; the day marked the end of his life as a Giant.

This Warriors season feels like an ode to joy.

But ever since our KNBR insider, The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson, dropped his now-famous “Man, K.D. out!” sound bite into the capable hands of our producer, Adam Copeland, it’s become a recurring theme on our show, and in the minds of Warriors fans.

Fresh off a hard-hat tour of the soon-to-be-completed Chase Center, the San Francisco home of the Golden State Warriors starting next season, I was left with two words for Warriors fans: Joe. Lacob.

It’s no secret I said on the air that I would be rooting for the Yankees in the American League Wild Card game.

It’s back to the future, Giants fans. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at AT&T Park, the ghosts of Candlestick Park swirl.

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.”

Now, we turn our attention to the question of Bruce Bochy.

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.