Category Archives: Jock Blogs
For Giants’ offense, hope is not a strategy
Here's how blah the Giants’ 2017 season has been - the Bay-wide adrenaline rush from big Mike Morse's smilin' round-tripper on Wednesday night, the shot through the night that was supposed to ig...
Apr 28, 2017
Coach Kerr’s health scare has inspired the Warriors
The Warriors' 2016-17 postseason run has taken on an air of inevitability, fueled by inspiration.On March 11, coach Steve Kerr made the momentous decision to sit Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond...
Apr 25, 2017
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...
Apr 20, 2017
Giants’ task is to survive April
It’s been a weird month of April for the Giants, and it’s far from over. There have been sad moments, odd moments, worrisome moments, and not many bright moments. The latest incident was M...
Apr 19, 2017
49ers, Faithful rally around Dwight Clark
Think of the most iconic plays in pro football history. Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, “The Catch,” is right up there. One of the most iconic plays in American sports history, period.Many 49...
Mar 20, 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 ...
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...
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...
Mar 07, 2017
Breaking down Warriors’ decision to let Briante Weber go for potential veteran
We’re talking about virtually the last spot on the Warriors roster. No big deal, right? In a perfect world, that player will be sitting on the bench in the postseason. No big deal? Try to tell t...
Feb 27, 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...
Feb 23, 2017
