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Oct 1, 2024; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey addresses the media during an introductory press conference at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn ImagesDodgers championship raises already high stakes for Buster Posey and the Giants
The catastrophic inevitable has finally happened for Giants fans. As the sun rises on the morning of Halloween, the Dodgers are World Series Champions. Real world series champions. There’s no angle, no quick retort, nothing Giants fans can say about a shortened season with empty stadiums. This one’s legit. On Friday morning, there will be…
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Oct 20, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan reacts after the Kansas City Chiefs picked up a first down in the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: Catch Your Breath, Bye comes at perfect time for Niners, fans.
The 49ers, man. It’s exhausting, right? Sunday night’s win over the Cowboys, while welcome as hell, was the season of frustration in miniature: — No TDs in the first half as Brock Purdy misfired on a couple of key passes, including a critical fourth-down to Deebo Samuel. — Injuries, a constant in 2024, rearing their…
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In which we meet the post-Klay Warriors …
As those legendary poets The Bee Gees might ask, if they were hanging around Thrive City: How deep are the Dubs? Welcome to the post-Klay Thompson Warriors, and with a robust one out of 82 precincts reporting, the early returns are . . . encouraging? I couldn’t couch that previous sentence with more asterisks. I…
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The Chiefs come to town as the latest in a long line of historical nemeses
As previous generations of 49ers fans can tell you, nausea is part of the deal.
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Sep 9, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter against the New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: I’m looking at you, Brock Purdy
It’s on him. After all, he’s an NFL starting quarterback. It’s the most powerful position in Western Civilization. Sure, we spent the week on the show listing all the good reasons the 49ers are a rather disappointing 2-3 thus far, with two blown fourth-quarter leads at the Rams and at home against the Cardinals. Among…
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All right, Buster. Watcha got?
Photo: Robert Edwards All right, Buster. Whatcha got? Now that the visceral part of satisfying dissatisfied Giants fans is over— Buster Posey! Running the Giants! Really! Buster Posey! — there remains the matter of just exactly what the new president of baseball operations is, you know, *actually going to do.* I mean, don’t get me…
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Apr 28, 2023; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Athletics fans hold signs reading “keep the possum, get rid of the rats”, “Fisher sucks” and “we want Rob & Ryan” during the fifth inning Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsAn Open Letter From a Giants Fan to an A’s Fan
Dear A’s Fan, I wanted to write a note of sympathy to you, but hear me out. I want to write it from the perspective of a hard-core Giants fan, who can dabble in petty when it comes to our cross-Bay rivals, and I want to write it to a hard-core A’s fan, who can…
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Jul 26, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) throws a pass during Day 4 of training camp at SAP Performance Facility. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY SportsJock Blog: Bummer summer out, Galvanized Niners in.
As for the 49ers, we turn to noted NFL fan and legendary documentarian Marty DiBergi, who once said: Enough of the off-season yakking. Whattya say. Let’s boogie. (Kids, you can look up Marty DiBergi later. Suffice to say, we hope the 49ers win total ‘goes to eleven’.) Point being, I spent the last six weeks…
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August angst in Santa Clara
Negative on the Niners? PHOTO: KYLE TERADA Your Jock Blog author was accused of such saltiness today by a few of our loyal listeners. How so? Perhaps because I dared muse that the absence of Brandon Aiyuk, the injuries to Ricky Pearsall, the memories of a gashed run defense from last January and the all-around…
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