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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…
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Murph: MLB-best Giants still have unanswered questions
Why, hello first-place San Francisco Giants. Apologies for the absence in contact. We here at KNBR have been away; swept up in a tsunami of 73 wins, 3 games to 1 comebacks, 3 games to 1 collapses and a trip to the Hamptons to see a guy named Kevin Durant. Feels like the start of…
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Murph: Durant helps Dub Nation turn page from ‘The Collapse’ to ‘The Future’
Don’t thank Kevin Durant for bringing his eye-popping resume or his staggering talent set or his limitless shooting range to the Golden State Warriors. Thank him, mostly, for changing the way we think about the Bay Area’s basketball team at its very core. By verifying that he will be a Warrior for years to come…
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Murph: Red-hot Giants have that familiar Bochy Era sheen
Riddle me this, baseball Batman: How does a team that rolls out a lineup with Mac Williamson at the 3 hole, Trevor Brown in the 5 hole, a left side of the infield of Conor Gillaspie and Ramiro Pena, all featuring Albert Suarez on the hill — your basic Scottsdale split-squad special — skate out…
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Murph: Streaking Giants don’t need new closer or Braun
Trade for Ryan Braun! Dump Santiago Casilla as closer! The back end of the rotation is an inferno waiting to happen! There. Had to throw some red meat to the more voracious and angst-ridden Giants fans out there. Because there are other storylines, you know: The Giants open a road trip Friday with a nifty…
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Murph: Bonds’ revelation shows shrewdness and introspection
It’s always a good idea to learn from those before you, so I once kneeled at the foot of the great Bay Area sportswriter Art Spander. He noted that famous curmudgeonly golfer Nick Faldo was retiring and embarking on a broadcasting career. Sir Arthur said: “Like they always say, ‘when it’s time to say goodbye,…
