The Murph Blog

By Brian Murphy So the city and county of San Francisco shined like a diamond during Super Bowl week? As the late City poet laureate Herb Caen might have said: No duh. Actually, Caen would have penned an ode to the quiet of Sunday morning fog, or the distant clang of a cable car bell late on a winter night, or the furt...

By Brian Murphy The fever dream of Giannis Antetokounmpo wearing the same jersey as Clifford Ray, Alton Lister, Joe Smith and Bobby Sura has never been closer to reality than it is right now. Golden State Giannis, anyone? And if it happens, would Joe Lacob officially change the "G" in Golden State to a silent...

By Brian Murphy The fever dream of Giannis Antetokounmpo wearing the same jersey as Clifford Ray, Alton Lister, Joe Smith and Bobby Sura has never been closer to reality than it is right now. Golden State Giannis, anyone? And if it happens, would Joe Lacob officially change the "G" in Golden State to a silent...

By Brian Murphy Dos Equis beer returned 'The Most Interesting Man in the World' to our TV sets during the Indiana-Miami College Football Playoff, a welcome blast. "Stay thirsty, my friends" are four words we can live by. And what a coincidence - the Warriors just returned "The Most Frustrating and Intri...

By Brian Murphy I think the 49ers will lose to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night and it's OK and ... PSYCH! Gotcha! And hello to all you new Jock Blog readers, who became newly-minted 'Hate Readers' of the JB after last week's Jock Blog whiffed on my Eagles-Niners prediction. Here's what I meant to say above: I ac...

By Brian Murphy I don't think the 49ers are going to win their NFC wild card playoff game at Philadelphia Sunday. And that's OK. I mean, it's not "OK, great! 49ers lost! YES!" I mean, I'm not a Communist or anything like that. Don't get this twisted. I love being a 49ers fan. They are a rich part of my life, ...

By Brian Murphy It's a Christmas miracle - a Jock Blog about the San Jose Sharks. It's true. The Sharks are on my mind as 2025 draws to a close and I thought to myself: "How's about the ol' year-end Bay-In-Review Jock Blog?" to round out the calendar year. An age-old columnist trick. My idea was: Which Bay Ar...

By Brian Murphy What to do if the pilot light in your Giants Hot Stove League goes out? That's where we are, Giants fans. Two weeks out from Christmas, and the only presents under the tree are lefty bullpen arm Sam Hentges and backup catcher Daniel Susac, acquired via the Rule 5 draft this week. Not that we don't like ...

By Brian Murphy The Jock Blog is back from a little Hawaii/Thanksgiving double-dip - humblebrag Mafia, unite! - to see that it's December and . . . Wait, what? It's December and the San Francisco 49ers are *squarely in the mix*!?!? The no-Nick Bosa, no-Fred Warner, no-Brandon Aiyuk, banged up-Brock Purdy, banged-up Ric...

By Brian Murphy Hoping not to put a Jock Blog Jinx (JBJ) on the whole thing, how about a JB dedicated to this theme: Ayyyy! Welcome back, Brock Purdy! How's tricks? Of course, I know how life has been for Brock the past few months. I was speaking colloquially. The Jock Blog is a casual hang. At any rate, God willing an...