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 July, 2015:
Giants DFA Travis Ishikawa, call up OF Ryan Lollis
The Giants announced Friday morning they have designated Travis Ishikawa for assignment and have purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Lollis from Triple-A…
Survey: Giants’ Bruce Bochy named best manager in MLB
Three World Series rings in the last five years doesn’t go unnoticed, especially for San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy…
Giants recall Osich, option Broadway, DFA Brett Bochy
The San Francisco Giants continued to make a plethora of roster moves Friday afternoon, according to multiple reports…
Kings’ Rudy Gay welcomes Rajon Rondo to Sacramento
The Sacramento Kings have been looking to make a splash in free agency, starting with their trade of Nik Stauskas plus two others to the Philadelphia 76ers to clear cap space…
Giants’ Buster Posey named All-Star starter
The fans’ votes are in and San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has been elected the starting catcher for the National League in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game…
Report: Omri Casspi agrees to return to Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings have been busy agreeing to terms with new pieces like Rajon Rondo, Marco Belinelli and Kosta Koufos…
A’s acquire RHP Aaron Kurcz from Braves
The Atlanta Braves have traded right-handed pitcher Aaron Kurcz to the Oakland A’s in exchange for an international bonus slot, the Braves announced Monday…
A’s Gray, Vogt selected to AL All-Star roster
The Oakland A’s will be represented by their pitching and catching duo of Sonny Gray and Stephen Vogt in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game…
Vegas: Giants’ odds to win World Series at halfway mark
The MLB season has hit its halfway mark and the Giants currently sit behind their National League West rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the division standings…
Giants prospect Arroyo gets weekly California League honor
Christian Arroyo, the San Francisco Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2013, was honored as the California League Player of the Week, by Minor League Baseball…
Giants’ Sergio Romo: Hitters aren’t afraid of me anymore
Giants reliever Sergio Romo certainly believes in the reigning World Series champions, despite a rocky start to the 2015 season of encouraging and bewildered fans alike…
Warriors beat Cavaliers to open NBA Summer League
In an NBA Finals rematch, the Warriors took down the Cavaliers to open their 2015 NBA Summer League schedule with a win…
Giants prospect Adam Duvall hits three straight home runs
After coming up to the big squad for 28 games last season, Adam Duvall is doing all he can to make it back to the Giants by tearing the cover off the ball for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats…
Andrea Bargnani chooses Nets over Kings
Another Sacramento Kings target has spurned the team for a different destination in free agency…
Report: Giants among teams interested in A’s Zobrist
The closer the calendar inches towards Major League Baseball’s July 31st non-waiver trade deadline, the louder the A’s rumors will get. Now, their Bay Area counterpart has joined the party…
Report: Kings progressing on deal with Luc Mbah a Moute
After missing out on Andrea Bargnani, the Kings may have their eyes on a different big man now…
Bochy, Yost announce starting pitchers for All-Star Game
Bruce Bochy has looked not further than at the Giants’ National League West rival Dodgers when choosing who to hand the ball over to in the All-Star Game, appointing Zack Greinke as the starting pitcher…
Posey batting fifth for NL in All-Star Game
Buster Posey has been the heart of the Giants’ lineup since he first came up with the team in 2010, and it’s no surprise that his manager Bruce Bochy is looking for him to drive in runs for the National League in the All-Star Game…
Kings demolish Warriors for first summer league victory
Third time’s a charm for the Kings. After losing their first two summer league games, Sacramento defeated the Warriors, 90-71, on Monday night in Las Vegas…
Giants designate Jean Machi for assignment
After struggling all across the board this season, the Giants have designated reliever Jean Machi for assignment…
Alex Morgan ‘honored’ as first woman on FIFA video game cover
For the first time in EA Sports’ FIFA soccer video game franchise history, a woman will grace the cover…
Report: Kings reach agreement with forward Quincy Acy
A familiar face could be headed back to the Sacramento Kings…
San Rafael Pacifics to host game with automatic umpire
For the first time in baseball history, batters will have zero reasons for complaints with an umpire — well a human umpire, that is…
Report: Former Giants 3B Juan Uribe traded to Mets
Former Giants third baseman, Juan Uribe, will be wearing his third different team jersey this year after being traded to the New York Mets…
Report: Padres ‘really want to move’ Shields and Cashner
The San Diego Padres had a massive overhaul in the offseason that hasn’t quite gone according to plan. While looking up at others in the National League West standings, they may be looking to be sellers, including a trade of a proven ace they brought in as part of that new regime…
Reports: A’s close to trading Clippard; Nats, Mets, Yankees in play
The A’s trade rumors are heating up as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline ticks nearer, with current A’s closer Tyler Clippard as a hot commodity…
Bird says he, Curry, Mullin among NBA’s greatest shooters ever
Every time Larry Bird spoke on his shooting, his legend only grew as he utterly embarrassed opponents with his mouth and then his sweet shooting stroke alike. Now, the Celtics legend is putting past and present Golden State Warriors stars in the same conversation as himself.
Baseball Hall of Fame makes major voting change
Days after Craig Biggio, John Smoltz, Pedro Martinez, and Randy Johnson were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the voting process to decide who gets into Cooperstown has received a major change…
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