Now that I work for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, my posts here on Life’s A Ball have been minimal, but my writing has not. As a Web Producer I am editing our expert reporters’ work for each Bay Area team and putting together the total package for the website. But, I am also writing Staff Reports without a byline. At the beginning of each month I will post all of the previous month’s Staff Reports that I wrote for CSN Bay Area for you to look back at. Below is my work from the month of June, 2015:
Giants select RHP Phil Bickford with 18th pick in 2015 MLB Draft
With their first pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, the Giants selected RHP Phil Bickford out of the College of Southern Nevada…
Alex Rodriguez passes Barry Bonds for fourth most career RBI
Alex Rodriguez passed Barry Bonds for sole possession of the fourth most career RBI with 1,997 on Friday vs. the Angels in New York…
Buster Posey channels inner Pedro Cerrano in recent ad
Buster Posey seems to be constantly cool, calm, and collected, showing minimal body language on the field for the Giants. But the three-time World Series champion showed a different side in a recent BodyArmor commercial…
Giants’ Matt Cain makes first rehab start
Giants right-hander Matt Cain hasn’t pitched in a game since July 9 of last season. On Tuesday he took a big step forward in getting closer to toeing the rubber for the Giants…
LeBron: Game 5 at Oracle ‘is not that big’
After LeBron James led the Cavaliers to a NBA Finals Game 3 win over the Warriors with 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, the Cavs looked to put a stamp on the series with a Game 4 victory…
Giants’ Pence going to DL; call up RHP Broadway
Giants All-Star right fielder Hunter Pence is headed to the disabled list due to left wrist tendinitis, according to reports…
Matt Cain finds strikeout magic for Triple-A Sacramento
With his second rehab start in the books, former Giants All-Star Matt Cain has become one step closer to joining the reigning World Series champions.
Giants team bus leaves Bochy behind at Dodger Stadium
Whoever was driving the San Francisco Giants team bus Friday after they beat their rival Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-5, must be a closet Dodgers fan…
Twitter Q&A: Origin of Draymond’s name, favorite teammates etc.
The Golden State Warriors have a plethora of dynamic family duos. There are the obvious ones in Steph and father Dell Curry, along with Klay and father Mychal Thompson. Even James Michael McAdoo, who only played in 15 games for the Warriors, has NBA bloodlines as his father is second cousins with Hall of Famer, Bob McAdoo…
Rick Barry believes Draymond Green not worth max contract
Before the Golden State Warriors took down the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to crown themselves the Kings of the NBA, the franchise hadn’t accomplished the feat since the 1974-75 season. That same year, Hall of Fame forward Rick Barry averaged 30.6 points, 6.2 assists, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per game…
Two Giants prospects named to MLB Futures Game
The San Francisco Giants have been fortunate enough to have no shortage of pitching prospects make their way from the farm system to success on World Series championship teams. The likes of Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain all come to mind. Earlier this month, Chris Heston, a 12th-round draft pick by the Giants in 2009, continued the tradition by throwing a no-hitter vs. the New York Mets, in only his 13th career MLB start…
Two A’s prospects named to MLB Futures Game
While every MLB team is looking to add power in their lineup, the Oakland A’s may soon not have to look any further than their own farm system…
Posey still in line to be NL All-Star starter
Major League Baseball revealed the latest results of All-Star Game voting on Monday, with currently one Giants player in line to start for the National League…
Vogt only A’s player in current All-Star Game contention
Major League Baseball revealed the latest results of All-Star Game voting on Monday, with currently no A’s players in line to start for the American League…
Former Raiders RB Darren McFadden feels like rookie again
Coming into his rookie year with the Oakland Raiders back in 2008, Darren McFadden was supposed to take the league by storm after going No. 4 overall in the NFL Draft…
Warriors’ Harrison Barnes plays pick up ball in Oakland
After winning the NBA title, the Warriors celebrated with Marshawn Lynch and Draymond Green spraying champagne at their championship parade…
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