Category Archives: Jock Blogs
Murph’s top 3 storylines heading into Giants spring training
Pop! No, not talking about the weasel. No, not the sound of your microwaved Orville Redenbacher. The "Pop!" in question is the sound of jen-yoo-ein baseballs smacking into leather gloves down in Scott...
Feb 15, 2017
Murph: Jerry Rice, not Tom Brady, is still the greatest player of all time
Is Tom Brady the greatest football player of all time? No. Jerry Rice is. Thanks for reading, we'll be on the air weekdays 6 am to 10 am! Oh, OK. I should probably elaborate. This seems to be the take...
Feb 08, 2017
Warriors opened a spot that will contribute more than Varejao did
Until today I had not uttered the name Briante Weber. Admit it, you probably didn’t either, unless you’re a big VCU or NBA D-league fan, or a drunk gambler who had the Rams in a parlay, or...
Feb 03, 2017
Brian Murphy’s Super Bowl LI talking points
For the 51st time in this great nation's history, we will gather en masse to worship at the altar of mass materialism, overt violence and championship football. It's Super Bowl weekend, sports fans. L...
Feb 03, 2017
49ers hiring John Lynch proves networking matters
A phrase as old as time, true in many walks of life. Sometimes it takes the form of nepotism and cronyism. Other times it’s just plain old networking. In John Lynch’s case, working at an a...
Jan 31, 2017
The NBA is trying to give its All-Star Game meaning and it’s not working
The NBA All-Star reserves were announced this evening, to the usual hue and cry of "SNUB!" and "WHAT ABOUT MIKE CONLEY?!?!" I'm not here to judge the rosters – undoubtedly the hue-ers and cry-er...
Jan 26, 2017
Tiger Woods failing to join veteran sports superstars clinging to success
What a week for the vintage sports crew.Tom Brady, age 39? Headed to his 7th Super Bowl.Venus Williams, age 36? Headed to her first Grand Slam final since 2009.Roger Federer, age 35? Headed to his fir...
Jan 26, 2017
Woodson: Who should Bay Area fans root for in the Super Bowl?
I really looked forward to the NFL's "Championship Sunday." Two tasty matchups, with the Warriors-Magic as an aperitif. It turns out the most exciting thing that happened all day was the quest to get ...
Jan 23, 2017
Russell Westbrook is lying and he’s only fooling himself
There is a man in Oklahoma City who undoubtedly believes himself to be the best basketball player on planet earth.While he is certainly wrong, he is great enough that his maniacal attempts to prove hi...
Jan 20, 2017
MLB HOF voters softening on Bonds and the steroid era
Nobody will ever be satisfied with the vote, and I think baseball likes it that way, but here we go. Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, and Ivan Rodriguez are the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. T...
Jan 18, 2017
