Al Davis tells everyone why Lane Kiffin ...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Al Davis, Lane Kiffin, Raiders, Randy Moss on 09 30th, 2008 | 4 Comments
So I’m sitting here like an idiot at 2:25 pm, waiting for Al Davis to start his “I fired Lance Kiffin for insubordination” press conference. I should have known, if Davis rarely gets to the office by 4:00, why should I expect him to be on time today? Finally, the press conference...
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Barry and Gary: a closer look...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Barry Zito, Damon Bruce, Gary Radnich, KNBR, Ralph Barbieri, SF Giants, Tim Lincecum on 09 30th, 2008 | 3 Comments
I was going to do a full 2008 San Francisco Giants recap yesterday, but I couldn’t because I had to actually, you know, work. While working I had KNBR on in the background, figuring Gary Radnich might have had something to say about Barry Zito’s recent interview with Mychael Urban. At the...
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Line play, secondary miscues and JTOR...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in J.T. O'Sullivan, Kim Kardashian, Mike Nolan, NFL, SF 49ers on 09 28th, 2008 | No Comments
So much for the 49ers being good, right? Maybe not. Here’s why the Niners lost 31-17 to the Saints today: 1. Six sacks. Protection was shaky at times, especially by Barry Sims who was absolutely abused by Charles Grant. Even when protection was adequate J.T. O’Sullivan frequently held...
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My first 19 hours in New York...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Andre Iguodala, Celtics, Kevin Garnett, NBA, Rajon Rondo on 09 26th, 2008 | No Comments
I’m in the air as I write this, somewhere between New York and San Francisco (maybe Ohio?), after one of the most tiring and craziest day-and-a-halves in my life. It all started when with a 4 a.m. wakeup yesterday for my 6:30 a.m. flight from SFO to JFK. No problems there, besides the fact I...
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BASG’s Week 4 NFL Picks...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Brett Favre, NFL Picks, Raiders, SF 49ers on 09 25th, 2008 | No Comments
The American League, Western Conference and the American Football Conference have been the dominant halves of MLB, the NBA and the NFL for quite a while, but cycles like these do change. In the NFL’s case, the balance of power has already shifted. The NFC has ten teams with winning records; the...
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These trail runners were made for walkin...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Barry Zito, Celtics, Monta Ellis, NBA, Raiders, SF Giants, Tim Lincecum, Warriors on 09 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment
For some reason, I ended up walking all the way from my house to the Giants game last night. I didn’t plan to, I only wanted to walk a mile and a half so I could hit up the bank on my way to Mays Field, then catch a Muni. Next thing I knew, I was on Second and Harrison, and almost done with the...
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Nobody’s innocent in this Kawakami...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in KNBR, NFL, Raiders on 09 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
I kind of shut down my sports consumption after watching Monday Night Football, so I didn’t hear about San Jose Mercury News columnist Tim Kawakami’s near-fight with Raiders employee John Herrera until this morning when it had already made national news. I love that the biggest media firestorm...
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The 49ers should keep Kiffin in the Bay ...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in J.T. O'Sullivan, Raiders, SF 49ers on 09 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment
You have to love all these mainstream media sources who’ve had Lane Kiffin fired about 14 times already. First it was the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times, then NBC, Fox Sports, and most recently Chris Mortensen reporting that, according to Raiders sources, Lane Kiffin could be fired as early...
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If you build it, they might win...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in High Schools, Raiders, SF 49ers, The City on 09 21st, 2008 | No Comments
I’ve been covering high school football on San Francisco side of the Bay for about three weeks now, and now I’m worried about the 49ers. I’ll get to why a little later.I’m used to covering games in the East Bay, on lush field turf surfaces in places like Danville and Pleasanton....
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Friday Night Lights (Daly City Style)...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Monta Ellis, Raiders, SF Giants, Tim Lincecum, Warriors on 09 20th, 2008 | No Comments
In about a half hour I have to leave to go cover a high school football game in Daly City. I can’t wait either, my editor told me the team in Daly City, which I’m to focus on, “isn’t very good.” So don’t write too much. I checked out their first game, and they...
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