Category Archives: Jock Blogs
Murph: A few quick thoughts on the nauseating return of the Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Terada | 2019 Oct 5The World Series was entertaining Tuesday night, October baseball always satisfying.So why was it that angst and stress entered the evening unexpectedly?Because amid the Juan S...
Oct 23, 2019
Murph: Why trading for Emmanuel Sanders was the right decision
Ron Chenoy | 2019 Aug 19 Somewhere, you had the feeling that Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, John Taylor and Gene Washington were group-texting: "OMG. Give me some pads and a helmet. I'll go out there and ...
Oct 22, 2019
Murph: What to make of Jimmy Garoppolo’s uneven start
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Oct 13 The 49ers are 5-0, so it seems like a perfect time to start complaining. Believe it or not, we heard some on the 'Murph and Mac' show as early as the Monday morning after...
Oct 17, 2019
Murph: What will 49ers’ record be? A game-by-game breakdown of their remaining schedule
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Oct 13 Everyone surrounding the 49ers these days is walking around like we just got out of the dentist's office on laughing gas - light-headed, smiling, feeling no pain. Heck, e...
Oct 14, 2019
Murph: Explaining how Bruce Bochy became The Bay’s favorite coach
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsYes, of course, Bruce Bochy won three championships, and brought Giants fans in San Francisco their first-ever World Series, and all that makes him immortal in franchise ann...
Sep 26, 2019
Murph: Prepare for a crestfallen Sunday, 49ers fans
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers haven't started 2-0 since 2012. The 49ers made it to the Super Bowl in 2012. So, if the 49ers beat the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday . . . What, you're not goo...
Sep 13, 2019
Murph: Why we should celebrate the NFL at 100 years old
Steve Mitchell | 2019 Aug 22 The NFL is 100 years old! Man, that's a lot of commercial time. Is the NFL now as good as its ever been, or has the best of it gone by? Your reference point for the "golde...
Sep 04, 2019
Murph: A reminder to never, ever take August football too seriously
Kelley L Cox | 2019 Aug 10When it comes to JGP - Jimmy Garoppolo Panic - which came first: The Twitter chicken or the Twitter egg?In other words, is a feeling of slight dread and borderline concern ab...
Aug 20, 2019
Murph: For the 2019 49ers, let’s learn from last year and curb our expectations
Stan Szeto | 2019 Jun 11 The Jock Blog was so caught up this summer in KDD (Kevin Durant Drama) and MBB (MadBum Buzz) that we realized it's August and there have been no entries on the local NFL squad...
Aug 08, 2019
Murph: If Bumgarner is traded at the deadline, I understand
Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports We have favorite sound drops on the 'Murph and Mac Show', and one of them is a simple, two-word drop from Joe Rogan after a UFC fight: "I understand." Now, nevermind ...
Jul 25, 2019
