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Murph: Kershaw’s return looms as X-factor in Giants-Dodgers race
The Giants and Dodgers are in a virtual neck-and-neck race for the NL West crown. And while the good guys definitely have the better rotation, the bad guys have an ace up their sleeve.
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Brooks: Kap’s sock choice distracts from important message
Rod Brooks has no problems with Colin Kaepernick’s singular, silent protest. But he wishes the 49ers quarterback thought about his sock choice a little more before giving his opponents more ammunition to distract from the real issues.
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Murph: Kap’s football flaws will likely prevent protest from sparking progress
While the questions Colin Kaepernick raises are good ones worthy of meaningful discourse, his regression as a football player — coupled with the controversy — might lead to an early exit from the NFL.
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Brooks: Ranking the early winners so far at the Rio Olympics
Now that the pomp and circumstance known as the Opening Ceremony has ended and we’ve gotten a weekend’s worth of Olympic competition, it’s time to start handing out some awards and making silly observations.
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Brooks: Embrace the Olympics for what it is, not what you want it to be
When it comes to quadrennial (SAT word alert!) spectacles, there’s no better example of what’s right and wrong with humanity than the Olympics. Sure, a presidential election brings out the crazies in droves and the World Cup has the corruption part down to a science. But the Games have the right mixture of athletics, corruption,…
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Radnich: Have patience with the three newest Giants
Giant fans get their first look at Matt Moore tomorrow morning against the Phillies, but many still aren’t over the trading of fan favorite Matt Duffy. Fans get emotionally attached to players because of what they did for the team, especially when you do it on the biggest stage like Duffy did. He helped the…
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Murph: Losing Duffy hurts, but Giants undoubtedly improved through trades
As I write this, it’s been 24 hours since Matt Duffy and all that he represents — homegrown talent, Willie Mac Award qualities, an everyman’s appeal that reaffirms America’s greatness — was traded to Tampa Bay. That means the mourning period for Duffy — for his vacuum cleaner glove at third, for the memory of…
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Fitz: Baseball has a money problem that needs to be addressed
Baseball is a terrific game. It’s difficult to play, yet wonderful to watch. It’s full of history, strategy, thoughtful, patient, occasionally exhilarating and fun to follow for months. But the business of baseball is completely idiotic. Particularly in comparison to the other three major sports. Football has a hard salary cap of $156 million; all…
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Radnich: Don’t count on Giants to make major move at the deadline
The Giants’ post All-Star break slump has been well documented and with Major League Baseball’s trade deadline forthcoming, many fans are anxious for the team to make some moves. But don’t count on any outside additions; any adds moving forward are going to come from within. For better or worse, Giants fans, this is going…
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Murph: Is the sky falling on the 2016 Giants? Not so fast…
Is the sky falling on the 2016 Giants, or is it time to keep calm and not panic? The answer is an emphatic YES. That’s what this post-All Star Break haze has done to Giants fans. It has the nattering nabobs of lunatic fringe-ism screaming that this was bound to happen; that three-fifths of the…
