Brandon Aiyuk’s contract saga has soured like a glass of milk in the warm Santa Clara sun. A once innocent back and forth, routine for the Kyle Shanahan 49ers nearly every summer, has quickly devolved into a nasty cold war with both sides entrenched in their stances. It’s been six months since the Niners endured […]
As the calendar turns to August, a new climb is underway in Santa Clara. Up off the mat come your 2024 San Francisco 49ers. Wounds, both physical and emotional, have healed and are healing. Opening kickoff is 40 days away, a six week crawl that may only be magnified by the perpetual mediocrity of the […]
The Jock Blog is about to take a mighty two-week hiatus and won’t return until the week of August 11, leaving me with this week’s topic: What kind of summer will the 49ers have? The summer is not off to a rip-roaring start, as I was just saying to my good pals Trent Williams and […]
Sometimes, it’s all about the intangibles. Not all wins are equal, and the two out of three the Giants took from the Dodgers this past weekend mean more than just two tallies in the win column.
As we begin saying our official goodbyes to Klay, the moments themselves aren’t what resonate most. Instead, it’s the memories those moments created, and the time stamps they placed on our individual lives and sports-loving journeys.
Ever since the fateful night of April 16, 2024, the very eve that the Sacramento Kings trucked the overmatched Golden State Warriors, 118-94, we’ve all wondered where the Dubs go from here.
A Major League baseball season is very long. 162 games is a marathon that will inevitably feature peaks and valleys. However long it may be, it always seems a bit shorter when a team struggles out of the gate. Such has been the case for these Giants, who by all accounts are playing better currently […]
As much as I enjoy #11 in red and gold … the more I hear the idea of Aiyuk playing out the fifth year of his contract without an extension as a reasonable alternative.