Shout out Farhan’s Mishmash of Mixed Messages
© Mark J. Rebilas | 2023 Nov 8 “Directionless mediocrity” “A mishmash of mixed messages on a road to nowhere” “What’s the plan?” These phrases — none used by the…
Avoiding Deja Vu
Photo: Kyle Terada 2020 was a miserable season for 49er fans for a multitude of reasons. The pain of losing a Super Bowl the team should have won was still…
Training camp blues: Niners must bring juice to climb mountain once more
Photo: D. Ross Cameron Take a moment to allow your mind to wander. It might be painful, but for the sake of this exercise let yourself imagine a world in…
How did we get here?
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…
49ers thoughts as calendar turns
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…
Training camp housekeeping: Niners’ return comes with multiple question marks
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…
Cautious Optimism: Four Giants takeaways
Every road trip is important, but some inherently carry just a bit more weight than others. This current six game trip against two very good teams could tip the scales…
Klay’s departure leaves hole in Warriors roster, hearts of Bay Area fans
PHOTO: Cary Edmondson For better or worse, sports have always been a unique space for strangers, friends, and rivals to come together and process some deep emotions. Take it from…
Life After Klay
Mike Dunleavy, Jr — unveil your grease board, good sir. Ever since the fateful night of April 16, 2024, the very eve that the Sacramento Kings trucked the overmatched Golden…
Murph: On the Slater Wars
Here’s a sentence I never thought the Jock Blog would type: Where do you stand on the Slater Wars? And I know what you’re thinking: Wait . . . there…
The Quest for .500: Four Giants takeaways after series win
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…
Should the 49ers consider not paying Brandon Aiyuk?
There’s good news and bad news for the 49ers. The good news is, when they convene for training camp in late July, they may not be asked every day: “How…
Picking through the rubble: Takeaways from a rough weekend at Third & King
I’m old enough to remember last Tuesday night. The Giants were red hot. A stellar road trip had come home to a pair of wins over the National League best…
Jock Blog: Judge, Yankees Oracle Park arrival reminds Giants fans what could have been
Regret is a helluva concept. It can weigh one down, fill one with rue. And who wants to be filled with rue? In a related note, Aaron Judge comes to…
Another series win: Despite loss in finale, Giants keep momentum with series victory over Phillies
Take a moment to flush Wednesday afternoon’s result from your memory. The ugly loss to the Phillies kept the Giants from earning their second sweep of 2024, but it shouldn’t…
How can you not be romantic about a May midweek series in Pittsburgh?
The NFL is king. The NBA has singular superstars like no other sport. But I dare either of those sports to take a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Pittsburgh, PA…