Bruce Jenkins
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SF Chronicle since 1973, Cal grad, husband to Martha, father to three girls. Bodysurfs to cleanse the soul.
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Tom Tolbert on life after heart surgery: New perspective, same old humor via
@sfchronicle
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No quarrel with the A’s broadcast in the top of the fifth. You expect the announcers to be muzzled, not allowed to comment on what’s going on, but it was nice: They stayed quiet and let the chants speak for themselves, while the cameras panned the stands.
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You’re really booking the odds with a four-man telecast crew at a baseball game, but Jon Miller, Mike Krukow, John Kruk and Jimmy Rollins are absolutely killing it on Peacock tonight. As good as it gets.
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Giants announcer Mike Krukow leans on his service dog, Patriot, for support
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I once wrote of a stodgy player "He's no Rickey Henderson. In fact, he's no Florence Henderson."She wrote me a funny, good-hearted note. RIP
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This is terrible news. Huey is a friend, but more importantly, a sublimely soulful cat who makes a lot of people feel good.
Huey Lewis and The News cancel all 2018 performances. See attached note from Huey.
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Just a quick word of thanks to everyone who tweeted their comments on the Krukow-Patriot piece. Cheers.
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Happy to say I'm signed up for another baseball season with Marty Lurie, appearing on his Giants pregame shows Saturdays and Sundays. Starting this Sat. at noon.
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In case you hadn't heard, the Giants' telecast out of Philadelphia on Thursday (10 a.m. start) can only be seen on Facebook. That's right, no NBC Sports/Bay Area telecast. Total joke. Wave of the future, my ass. TV has to be an option.
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Starting to think there might actually be some truth here — that the A’s actually might NOT move to Las Vegas, and suffer untold humiliation at the executive level. God, that would be wonderful.
Lol “despite a series of events that has prompted some to cast doubt on the team’s intentions.”
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Next stop: Elko, Nevada, just 420 short miles from Vegas.
BREAKING: The A's have set their sights off the Las Vegadstrip, as it is proving to be logistically too expensive. There is a leaked rendering of a proposed site next to I-95 in Henderson, 1 mile away from the Raiders training facility.
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Very hard to alienate the entire sports world. Trump is well on his way.
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@Super70sSports
Mattingly, Will Clark and Keith Hernandez. Total disgrace those three great left-handed hitting first baseman aren’t in. Way too many detached voters who don’t really see the game.
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Had great fun doing this: 30 years of Krukow & Kuiper with Giants: 'Put 'em together, and it's magic'
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Nobody cares about these percentages, ever, any sport, any situation. To study and print them is to have no understanding OF sports.
Texas A&M's win probability was as high as 99.5% with 4:21 left in the game against UCLA. UCLA won 45-44
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Hard to believe this partnership is over. Like so many others, I don't get it.
San Francisco radio legend
@knbrmurph
says goodbye to his long time co-host Paulie Mac, fired last week by the bean counters. Sports talk radio in America is dying. No-one is going to deliver a more fitting eulogy. Just beautiful.
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In praise of Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, master of his craft
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It's not binding, there's no agreement, there's no "deal," Fisher remains a tone-deaf clown, and they were too cowardly to have a press conference with tough questions asked. In other words, zero-level news.
This is official confirmation from Fisher/Kaval/A's & Bally's re: what
@TheNVIndy
reported last week. The two sides have a deal on the land and Fisher/Kaval want at least $395 million from Nevada's taxpayers.
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In an annual Big Game tradition, the Cal band just marched into the Chronicle newsroom and played a few numbers. Not the full band, but three tubas -- and really, you can't get enough tubas. Great stuff.
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No words for a feat of this magnitude. First won surfing's ultimate event 30 years ago. Won it today in huge, wild, beautiful conditions. Turns 50 next week.
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Warriors just announced that Tom Tolbert will be working the Warriors' home radio broadcasts with Tim Roye. Jim Barnett will be the analyst for road games, and he'll also have a pregame radio show with John Dickinson for games at Chase Center.
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Las Vegas: 107 degrees. My beloved Half Moon Bay: 61. I'll take it every time. Enough with the complaints; we've got it good.
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Would it kill NBC Sports Bay Area to televise more games?
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So well deserved. Great man. Missed on the broadcasts. Always contemporary, yet can talk about playing against Wilt, Russell and Oscar.
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Great shot. Amy G. is missed on those Giants telecasts.
Congrats to two of the best. Kruk and Kuip have been nominated for the 2024 Baseball HOF, Ford C. Frick Award. They both deserve to win, IMHO! 🧡🖤
@sfgiants
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Greatest hands ever to appear at the shortstop position.
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The TNT guys had 2 games to discusbefore tonight’s action, but they never addressed the Warriors, and that’s inexcusable. Barkley once again had shown NO grasp of what the Warriors are about, consistently picking Sac to crush them. You can’t just run from that. Give some credit.
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Klay Thompson, asked if he's a little bit intrigued over the idea of becoming a free agent: "Not really. I want to be a Warrior for my whole career."
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And, yes, that's the young Ratto with the white tie.
An unlikely friendship: Everson Walls will be there for Dwight Clark.
@Eric_Branch
’s story:
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No Giants TV tomorrow unless you're signed up with Facebook. The ongoing Wednesday-afternoon travesty MLB likes to call "Deny fans the product."
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Of course he should sell to Lacob. But he’s an idiot. He’ll never do anything right. He’ll do something that everyone hates, including the people in Las Vegas.
It is an absolute shame that
@MLB
is OK with abandoning the most diverse City with a MLB team. It is even more frustrating that their are so many options available to KEEP the A’s in Oakland.
#FisherOut
#SellToLacob
#SellTheTeam
#SaveOaklandBaseball
#RootedInOakland
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@SteveKerr
The level of ignorance/arrogance in this country is really staggering to behold.
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Shocked and deeply honored by this...
Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins
@Bruce_Jenkins1
), whose colorful and thoughtful prose has graced
@SportingGreenSF
for decades, was among three baseball writers placed on the Career Excellence Award ballot.
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You belong here, FP, and I’m sure your next move will be an excellent and satisfying one.
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This is so true, it hurts
Walter Haas, Fay Vincent, and Bart Giamotti were on a whole different ethical and moral development level than Fisher, Kaval, Selig, and Manfred.
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The great man lives on. This is awesome:
After the first three of six brain surgeries to remove cancerous tumors at Stanford Hospital, I nearly died twice, doctors told me. On Thursday at Shasta Lake I hooked the biggest bass I’d tangled with in years. I released the big fish for a similar second chance. See Facebook.
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I guess some announcers will never get this, but if a pitch breaks sharply down toward the plate, it is NOT a “sweeper.” Got it? Never in a million years. It’s a slider. Enough with this crap.
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And Luzardo coming up tomorrow. Must-watch A's.
A's beat Astros 3-1, run winning streak to 8 in a row.
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Darren! .333 hitter in the minors this year.
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NBC acting as if we can't wait to see see interview with the moronic Lochte. Good I lord. I'll be emptying the cat litter box.
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Whatched the Memphis game with the Warriors in mind, while looking forward to starting the Giants on a delayed basis on Apple TV. Nope. You can only watch the Giants live. Can’t start from the beginning, no rewinding, no fast forwarding. Idiots in charge.
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Honored to be getting another shot at the Hall:
Congratulations to
@Joelsherman1
,
@Bruce_Jenkins1
and the late Gerry Fraley for being nominated for the 2024
@bbwaa
Career Excellence Award.
Results of that election will be announced in December.
The winner will be honored next July in Cooperstown on HOF induction weekend.
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@SonsofJohnnieLe
In the Sunday paper I've called his first five years a failure, and more recently that he isn't the right man for the job. I don't need to "start."
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Arizona's Tyrann Mathieu, postgame: "Their passing game has been simplified so much, it was easy for us to anticipate routes."
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The Batting Stance Guy is so good, it's ridiculous.
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I get Giants fans blindly hating everything Dodgers-related, but Kershaw is one of the best people I've met in any sport. Tough night.
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There's a new trend in tweeting, where you use no punctuation of any kind. The big dumb-down. Count me in for commas, periods, even the odd semi-colon.
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@Super70sSports
Way, way long ago, I wrote that the slumping Rickey Henderson was hitting more like Florence Henderson. She wrote me a very nice but forceful letter, saying "Hold on a minute, I can hit." Delightful.
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One of the greatest television casts ever assembled.
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Pablo Sandoval just got his ring in a low-key presentation from Larry Baer, Bobby Evans and Bruce Bochy in the lobby of the Westin SF (cont)
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Thanks, guys. Recovery's going well. Should be writing from home in a week or so.
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I hate to call Aaron Rodgers a liar, but a photo of him just moved across the wire, and his pants are on fire.
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Giants end the first half with best record and a one-hit shutout by Bumgarner on national TV. Pure.
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Excellent, silly stuff from the Giants as they recreate intro to 'Full House'
http://t.co/3ZXlnSxnNT
via
@cbssports
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Journalists, beware: Throughout 2015, a thousand-dollar fine for every interview "question" that begins with "talk about."
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Jenkins: Remembering Frank Robinson, as a player and man
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@knbrmurph
OMG it's a HORRENDOUS rule. That might have been the greatest two-man quarterback performance in the history of the playoffs. Josh Allen just waiting for a chance to tie it up in what the official called "new ballgame" at the coin toss. Tough break? Absolute travesty.
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Going forward, at the end of the day, I’m not gonna lie, because it is what it is, going forward.
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If you're watching the Giants on Apple TV+ and you'd rather hear the Giants' radio broadcast, call up Darren Chan on Twitter. He's got the answer, and it works. Perfectly in sync.
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This can’t be right. And yet, it’s the A’s. It could.
Sports media needs to cover this more: Oakland A's Esteury Ruiz was sent to the minors with a.429 batting average. Brent Rooker the A’s sole all-star, was benched. What they have in common is wearing wristbands in solidarity w/those protesting the move out of Oakland. Owners suck
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Exactly: Number of times I've checked WAR when filling out my ballot over the years: Zero.
I'll try to say this nicely. The day I look at dWAR when doing my Hall of Fame ballot, to compare current players to inductees, is the day you'll know the Schulmans had the first known lobotomy in family history.
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This is just hilarious:
This dude should win every sports broadcasting award, ever.
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I've seen some dumpy shitheads in my life, but James Dolan soars to the top.
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For heaven's sake...
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The A's ballpark renderings show the same absurdly vast amount of foul territory as the Coliseum. Wake up, clowns: That's NOT a good idea. Bring the game closer to the fans, because you'll need 'em.
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And it was no fluke. Mind-blowing passer.
Ernie DiGregorio — with arguably the most difficult, under duress, on the money, in stride, behind the back dime in the history of the game. Holy sh*t.🏀🤷♂️💪👁🔥
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Truth
Of all the A's owners, Wally Haas was the only one who didn't accept the idea that Oakland was a "small market." He was rewarded for it on the field and in the stands.
After, we've only had those who bought that false premise and allowed their decisions to be guided by it.
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A special 3-Dot Lounge on the great Willie McCovey:
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This is flat-out nuts:
"I don't know, honey, what do you want to do tonight?" Early '60s, New York City. Good Lord, the choices. Bill Monroe and Doc Watson. Dave Brubeck. Bob Dylan. Sam Cooke. Miles Davis.
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We'll always miss him around the ballpark. But he plays great music, surfs with style and imparts wisdom. Here's to a great life.
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Terrific stuff at the net after Sloane Stephens' epic win.
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So the 49ers decided to go "younger and cheaper" with their placekicker and didn't invite Robbie Gould back, even though he'd NEVER missed a field goal or extra-point in the postseason? That's pure stupidity. And now they pay the price. Didn't take long, did it?
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Trump's tweet: "Votes cannot be cast after the Poles are closed." So insightful. Some say Poland is the most crucial voting area of them all.
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Classic Steve Kerr:
On this day in 1997, Steve Kerr “bailed out” Michael Jordan and became a legend 😂
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The A’s are so incompetent, on many levels below Fisher, it is staggering to behold.
The Oakland/Las Vegas/Parts Unknown A's have released some news about their stadium...and it is very much on brand!
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I'm not political, and will not dwell, but Trump's wife reminds me of "Best in Show" woman dating a 100-year-old guy. "We both love soup."
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Klay Thompson on the last season in Oakland: "It's very bittersweet to be leaving. I've spent my whole career in that building. My favorite memory is probably my first taste of the playoffs, against Denver (2013). The (Oracle) hype was well worth it, it was so loud in there."
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Wonderful stuff from the great Kate Scott:
Grateful to have had and still have a dad who not only cares about the women in his life, but women everywhere.
#HappyFathersDay
, Pop! 😘
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Some of the great Western-movie scenes had ragamuffins tossed through the saloon doors and onto the street. Coming soon: Fisher and Kaval take the tumble.
Wow. John Fisher & Dave Kaval are asking the state of Nevada for millions more $$ in tax subsidies that go beyond the $395 million ask in tax credits.
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I'll say tonight what I said on the Tolbert show yesterday and throughout the playoffs without fail: The Warriors will win the title. Roast me if they go down.
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Memo to 49ers' Charles Omenihu and Dontae Johnson: Don't wave bye-bye to the fans until the game is over.
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OK, fine, the Giants hired Melvin. But more importantly, "holy shit balls."
Holy shit balls the
@SFGiants
just landed a GEM 💎 Best manager I’ve ever played for 🗣️
@NoFilterNet
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Hell, the Spurs might as well trade Kawhi to the Lakers now. Won't change a damn thing.
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At some point today, the National League will bypass Brandon Crawford by adding the late Buddy Ebsen to the All-Star team.
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Love to watch Luka Doncic smiling as he heads back on defense, having hit another astounding shot. They're calling him the face of the NBA now, and it's a fine development. But after this series, that face will be Stephen Curry.
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This is a huge loss in the sportswriting community. Carl could cover anything, even at a moment's notice, and do a superb job. And he did so with class, respect and humility. Happy retirement, sir.
Carl Steward: This is the finale, but the grand part was the 40-plus years leading up it.
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Steph Curry told ESPN he made 77 straight 3-pointers in practice today, the most he's ever made in a row. Insane.
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TNT had a 2 1/2-hour pregame show ahead of the Warriors tonight, and they devoted FORTY minutes to a Bill Russell tribute. All-time greats weighing in, one after another. It was moving, inspiring and terribly important. Great job for the best there ever was.
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Dusty's kid. All class.
It's the first day of school and
@DarrenBaker_2
is putting the student in student-athlete.
#GoBears
#EarnIt
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