Category Archives: Jock Blogs
Murph: The 49ers can win the Super Bowl with Brock Purdy
Photo: Chris MezzavillaNew year, new jock blog? You wish. Turning a calendar didn't make your loyal correspondent any smarter, so let's dive right in to 2023's most outrageous question:Can the 49ers w...
Jan 06, 2023
Murph: Farhan did the darn thing
Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY SportsWas it Farhan Zaidi, or Klay Thompson, or George Washington at Yorktown who famously said:"Hold that, haters!"The news Tuesday night that Farhan, maligned Farhan, the Farha...
Dec 14, 2022
Murph: What if Aaron Judge doesn’t sign with the Giants??
Vincent Carchietta | 2022 Oct 11We all said we were excited and thrilled and titillated by the return of the Hot Stove League, after last year's lockout.But as I chew my fingernails to the n...
Dec 01, 2022
Murph: Re-signing Joc was a good move, and it should be only the beginning
Benny Sieu | 2022 Sep 8All right, Farhan. When you're done with that Zoom call with Gabe at the local coffee shop - does Gabe have a portable Hot Spot? Starbucks WiFi? Philz? Peet's? Can the Dodgers a...
Nov 16, 2022
Murph: On the Warriors’ Great Puzzle Solve of 2022-23
Andrew Wevers | 2022 Nov 4The Warriors: what's up, man?A 4-7 start is historic, because it's the second-worst start of the Steve Kerr Era. Do you remember the start worse than this? I'll hel...
Nov 10, 2022
Murph: Time for Kyle Shanahan to prove he’s worthy of the trucker hat
Darren Yamashita | 2021 Oct 3It's time for Kyle Shanahan to show us he's worthy of the trucker hat.Not that the trucker hat has any magical powers. It's just that it's Shanahan's look. And if you're g...
Oct 20, 2022
Murph: I’m sticking with Draymond
Kyle Terada | 2022 Jun 16This may be an unpopular take, but I'm still sticking with Draymond Green.Too many good things have happened with Draymond over the past 10 years. Too many championships won, ...
Oct 11, 2022
Murph: Man, can the 49ers get a do-over?
Isaiah J. Downing | 2022 Sep 25Man. Can we get a do-over?The 49ers season - aside from the ridiculously impermeable team defense - has gotten off to such a bad start, I'm thinking of binge-watching th...
Sep 28, 2022
Murph: Get ready for the Buster effect
D. Ross Cameron | 2021 Oct 3What do you do when Buster Posey retires and leaves your team bereft, alone and losing more games than they win?You bring his championship-winning rear end back t...
Sep 21, 2022
Murph: Is there really a ‘Trey Lance War’ out there, or not?
Daniel Bartel | 2022 Sep 11Is there really a 'Trey Lance War' being fought out there on 49ers turf?That's not real, is it?I hesitated to make this week's Jock Blog about these hypothetical/maybe real ...
Sep 15, 2022
