Danny Emerman
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Warriors beat writer at Bay Area News Group ⚡️[email protected] 🍊
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2013
Draymond Green on the Dennis Schroder trade: “I don’t think he was necessarily brought here to fit. We play a certain style of basketball he does not really play. We need someone who can do the things he does. I’m looking forward to us adjusting to him.”.
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About 400 Warriors employees greet Klay Thompson as he walks into Chase Center
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Rotating pieces of Klay Thompson-themed art displayed at the front of Chase Center. Tremendous work from all of these artists.
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Draymond Green: “Last year, we had an awful team as far as chemistry goes.” . “Last year was horse shit. Hard to come to work. Not fun. This year, you see the joy on guys’ face when they come in the building…this is a group that likes being together.”.
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Brandin Podziemski said Steve Kerr, who's suddenly come into $35 million, told the team he's going to pay for Lester Quinones' ejection fine.
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Some of Steve Kerr talking about teaching the Warriors’ young players how to play w/ Steph. “It’s important for our young players to understand we don’t need contested 17 footers with 12 on the clock. That’s a bad shot…when you have Steph Curry on your team, pass the ball.”
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First look at Dennis Schroder with the Warriors at the end of today’s practice
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Steph Curry beat Buddy Hield in Round 1 of an impromptu 3-point shooting contest
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Steve Kerr: “This happens every year: I take Loon out of the lineup, bring him back, then I’m like, ‘Why did I take Loon out of the lineup?’ He’s a winner.”.
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Steph Curry: “Anybody who plays with me has to play decisive and confident. You’re okay with the mistakes as long as they’re done with the mindset of being aggressive. I’m cool with that.”.
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Moses Moody said he wasn’t in the rotation last night before the Kings game. Steve Kerr went with him when the Warriors fell behind, and Moody scored 16 points in 15 minutes. He’s routinely played well when given a chance, but those opportunities have been scattershot.
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Buddy Hield, who scored team-high 22 points in his Warriors debut: “I think last time it was free like this (for me) was at Oklahoma.”.
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Draymond Green said Steph Curry did everything in practice yesterday with his left hand after spraining his right thumb vs Cleveland. Makes his perfect 3-point shooting night even more insane.
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Two Wolves fans sitting courtside, Paul Arnal and Daniel Charpentier, were chirping Steph Curry. Here’s Curry gazing their way as his late corner 3 is still in the air. Charpentier: “I’ve seen him do that shit a million times on TV but it’s different when he’s staring at you.”
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Steve Kerr on Quinten Post and Gui Santos: “They have my trust. It’s just a question of once we’re healthy and JK and Draymond are back, are there minutes?”.
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Draymond Green: “Last year, we would’ve smoked that game, 1000%. It’s good to see that we can pull a game out, regardless of if it had gone south or not.”.
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News: Ron Wotus will stay on with the Giants as Special Assistant to Baseball Operations, a source tells KNBR.
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Moses Moody on importance of rhythm: “I haven’t had that luxury through my career. I’ve kind of had to figure out how to play whatever the opportunity is…playing time, rotation, whatever it is. When I get the opportunity I just take the shots I get, the driving lanes I get.”.
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30 years ago today, the Giants signed an outfielder coming off an MVP season.
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Will Clark announces on KNBR that the Giants will retire his jersey on July 30, 2022 in Oracle Park.
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Steph Curry on Anthony Edwards: “The league’s in great hands the next 15 years with him just being who he is.”.
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Sean Manaea has only worn No. 55 as a big leaguer, but he’s changing to No. 52 out of respect for the “legend” Tim Lincecum, he said on KNBR.
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This is my favorite Jonathan Kuminga play of the season so far
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The Giants printed Brandon Belt-inspired t-shirts. About half the team’s wearing them while getting loose
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Steve Kerr on Steph Curry’s 8-for-8 from deep gem: “He deserves these nights. Everything he does for us and endures. It’s so much fun to see him do this. Our fans and our coaches — we’re all spoiled. We need to cherish these nights. (1/2).
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Wilmer Flores has three homers since Eric Karros called him a bum on national TV.
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Quinten Post shares a nice story about how Steph Curry drove him home late at night after a road trip when he couldn’t catch an uber at the airport
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Lot of love for Jordan Poole postgame, plus a jersey swap with Kevon Looney
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Greatest double play I've ever seen. 3-1-4-2 to end the inning, with the challenge successful
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Through six games, Giants starters have struck out 43 batters — more than any staff in MLB.
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Steph Curry hasn't attempted a free throw in his last 48 minutes played. His FT totals in his past 5 games entering tonight: . 0.2.1.2.0. It's not like he's not going to the cup. He's been affected by the midseason officiating emphasis.
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Jonathan Kuminga is coming off the bench tonight vs New Orleans, per source. ESPN first. An hour before tipoff, Kuminga said he hadn’t heard from Steve Kerr about the move. “It’s not my decision. This is my 4th year. Not the first time things like that happened….
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Add Red Sox speedster Jarren Duran to the list of players Patrick Bailey has caught stealing. Duran was 30/33 in attempts. Marco Luciano applied the tag. Bailey has cut down Mookie Betts, Elly De La Cruz, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Starling Marte; he’s 17/45.
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De’Anthony Melton on GSW history: “Everything they went through the past 13 years, the four championships they won — there’s nothing I can do to replace it emotionally, mentally. All I can do is play my game, play hard and show why other fan bases love me too.”
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News: Oracle Park workers have reached an agreement with food service contractor Bon Appetit. $3/hour wage increases, hazard pay bonus and health care through 2024 included in the deal. Strike called off.
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Wade Meckler is starting in CF and hitting 2nd for the Giants tonight. He's making his MLB debut a year after getting drafted in the 8th round, signing for $97,500. He walked on at Oregon State and refused to leave when the coaching staff told him there wasn't a role for him.
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Greg Papa’s contract to announce 49ers games extended through the 2028 season, announced just now on @KNBR.
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Thairo Estrada made a big pregame speech in the Giants clubhouse. The message was positive: compete with every pitch, the talent is there, need to play team baseball. Tristan Beck: “When he speaks, it carries a lot of weight.”.
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New Warriors forward Kyle Anderson said he always admired the Warriors from afar when he wasn’t playing against them.
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Steve Kerr says the Warriors have to think about shortening their rotations, lean into certain combinations. Wants to get Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga with Steph/Draymond more. GSW played 13 tonight, but Moody/Slo-Mo fell out of the mix. Kerr was searching all night.
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Steph Curry on going 12 deep: "You have to have a commitment. No agendas, no egos — or, healthy egos. When you're out there, you know you're supposed to be out there. But if it's not your night, you can't bring the team down with your energy. Haven't seen any red flags of that.".
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People have been searching for the secret sauce behind the Giants’ 107-win season all year. Over and over again, Gabe Kapler insisted they weren’t reinventing the wheel. But there was one thing SF did differently: take mental health seriously. For @KNBR:
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More Draymond: “We have to adjust to him because he’s bringing something this team needs. To just make him fall in line with what we do, we’d be wasting our time. We need somebody that can do what we necessarily don’t do, and I think that’s what he’ll be for us.”.
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Steve Kerr liked getting rookie Quinten Post some real minutes tonight: “To see him come in and space the floor, you see what the impact is of having a space big. You go pick-and-pop and all of the sudden the whole lane opens up. That’s a nice look for us.”.
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Anthony Edwards taking time during the basket issue delay to catch up with Steve Kerr and some Warriors coaches. A Target Center employee is re-netting one rim, so they might have us waiting for a bit here.
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Mike Murphy is retiring after 65 years in the Giants clubhouse. “Murph” has been a fixture with the organization since it moved to San Francisco. Heartfelt note from Abe Silvestri, SFG’s senior director of team operations. What a run.
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Steve Kerr: “We need to take some of the burden off Steph. He’s had to take on, I think, an abnormal load of responsibility this year offensively.”. The idea is that Dennis Schroder helps with that as a pick-and-roll ballhandler and secondary scorer, particularly late in games.
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The Giants are. 15-5 in "opener" games.44-23 in games decided by 3 or fewer runs (T-1st) .17-13 in one-run games.29-19 in comeback wins (games they've fallen behind in). It's almost as if they're a well-managed team.
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In talking with Gabe Kapler and players, it’s clear the Giants are united in defiance of “unwritten rules.” They’re going to play hard regardless of score/situation — it forces teams to use more pitchers which can be a big advantage when trying to win series.
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Thrilled to announce I’m joining @mercnews, where I’ll be covering a bit of everything for the sports section. I’m so excited for the opportunity and can’t wait to work with such a talented team.
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Zack Littell is scheduled to start for the Rays against the Giants tomorrow. He caught up with some former teammates and coaches on the Oracle Park field pregame today. Here’s how his Giants tenure ended last year:
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Moment of silence for Cristin Coleman, Tim Lincecum’s wife, who recently passed away.
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Steph Curry on the deep Warriors rotation: "You want it to work, you want it to prove itself correct. We're on a four-game losing streak, so you have to make adjustments, whatever that means. Everybody has to be ready for what they're asked to do. If you're not playing. .
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Lots of interesting, thoughtful reflections from Buster Posey on the Ohtani pursuit via @extrabaggs. The section on the city stood out to me…echoes Farhan Zaidi’s “idiosyncratic market” quote from a year ago. Full story from The Athletic:
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Buster Posey will be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame this May. Also in the 2023 class: Patrick Willis, Gary Payton, Julie Foudy, and Andre Ward.
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Patrick Bailey has now thrown out 10 runners. His 37% caught stealing rate is almost double the league average of 20.3%. The bat has been a huge bonus, but Bailey is already a weapon behind the dish.
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Logan Webb on Dodgers fans booing after Casey Schmitt HBP, Scott Alexander hamstring injury: . "Yeah, I'm not too happy about that, to be honest.".
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Grizzlies HC Taylor Jenkins on Draymond Green's take foul on Zach Edey: "We were about to start the break, and (Edey's) been playing really hard to try to outlet. Draymond grabs his leg and pulls him down. Doesn't get reviewed. I know there's a code in this league. .
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Asked Moses Moody if he thinks his professional, no-complaints mindset could hurt his case in a backwards way in terms of playing time. "Yeah, it does. For sure. I've even been told that." . Thoughtful, revealing answer from Moody:
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News: Ron Wotus will be back with the Giants in 2024 for his 37th year in the organization. He'll serve for a third straight season as special assistant to baseball operations. "I’m just looking forward to it. How could you not?”. Story:
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Since throwing his glove in the trash on April 12, Taylor Rogers has pitched 12 scoreless appearances. “Created a narrative, and I knew that wasn’t me. Grabbed a new Rawlings and started over.”
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Tonight’s Oracle Park paid attendance: 32,060. Biggest Tuesday draw of the season for Giants so far, beating out a Dodgers game in April.
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It’s Metallica Night at Oracle Park, and that’s a City Connect guitar
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Steph Curry: “Anybody who thinks that I’m okay with being on an average basketball team is insane.” . Reiterated that the expectation is to compete and, roster-wise, try to improve without being “reckless.”.
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Wilmer Flores won the Willie Mac Award and signed a 2 year, $13 million extension (w/ $3.5M player option in 2025). SFG signed him to bench bat money. He's been their best hitter. Flores now has 18 HR. He's reached safely in 47 of his last 53 games. Only Giant with .900 OPS.
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Andrew Wiggins: "Steph is GOATed. Greatest shooter of all time. Today just stamps that. To get that assist, it means a lot. It's special. It's something I will cherish and remember for the rest of my life.".
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Lindy Waters III (knee) practiced today and should be good to go, per Steve Kerr. De’Anthony Melton (ACL sprain) timetable still TBD. Team will know more in the next few days.
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson on his time with Warriors: “This was finishing school for me as a coach. I don’t think I was a complete coach until I came here and, quite honestly, learned from the best. The best players, the best coach.”.
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On a personal level, I really enjoyed covering Gabe Kapler. At the very least, he's a fascinating human — and a captivating choice to lead a baseball team. He was generous with his time, thoughtful and genuine in wanting to work with the media.
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Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga, who scored a game-high 26 points: “This is the JK we want. Spent a lot of time in the paint, took care of the ball, had a couple really nice passes…this is a great example of how JK needs to play (1/2).
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Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. says maximizing the rest of Steph Curry’s prime is “top of mind.”
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In baseball, a sport so rooted in its history and nostalgia, these moments are just so cool. The greatest living Red Sox visited his grandson pregame, and then he went yard in the park he became a legend in. Again. Chills.
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Poole on the jersey swap: . "This goes wayyy back. Way back. My freshman year, I played against Loon. He gave us 40. He's been my right-hand man ever since then. He's the person I'm closest with. He's always had my back. I love that guy. That relationship means a lot to me.".
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Giants manager win percentage (SF era). Al Dark (1961-64): .569.Herman Franks (1965-68): .567.KAPLER: .543.Dusty Baker (1993-2002): .540.Clyde King (1969-70): .534.Felipe Alou (2003-06): .529.Charlie Fox (1970-74): .516.Roger Craig (1985-92): .509.Bruce Bochy (2007-19): .500.
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Anthony DeSclafani on Zoom with reporters to discuss his new three-year contract with the Giants
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Dennis Schroder is in the Warriors’ starting lineup in his debut tonight vs the Grizzlies.
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Nobody’s thrown a ball harder than this Camilo Doval 104-mph missile this season
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Joc Pederson just jacked three home runs in a row during batting practice. One landed in the upper deck of the Scottsdale Stadium right field bleaches. Looked effortless.
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Draymond Green: “I spent all summer watching everyone talking about Chet and Wemby and what they’re doing defensively. Don’t forget about Dray. I want to be in that conversation as well.”.
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Kyle Anderson, who has played for both the Grizzlies and Warriors now, on the rivalry between the two teams: “I’m just try to stay out of it.”.
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Informed that today's game time was 1:56, Logan Webb said "sooner I'll get to Tahoe.".
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Bailey turns 24 on Monday. By the time Posey turned 24, he'd won ROY, got MVP votes and guided a staff to a World Series title. Not to diminish Bailey, but he has 6 games of "wow look at how he framed that one." He was stuck in High-A at 23. Let's settle down a bit.
Greg Papa believes that as a defensive catcher, Patrick Bailey is further along than Buster Posey was at 23 years old.
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Johnny Cueto just finished his first start of 2022 with the White Sox. 6.0IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 7K. Left CWS with a 3-0 lead.
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Giants tag Daulton Jefferies for two runs in the second and the A's president is tweeting at a seagull. Bay Bridge Series in midseason form.
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Before tonight, the closest Alex Cobb got to a no-hitter was on Sept. 11, 2014, when he lost it in the 8th inning in Yankee Stadium. His bid got broken up in almost the exact same way as it did tonight.
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Andrew Luck in Maples Pavilion for the Stanford game tonight as Tara VanDerveer is 10 minutes from matching Coach K for the most college basketball wins of all time. "She's a titan," Luck told me at halftime. 📸: @karlmondon
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Sean Manaea, after his first career save, is getting the game’s lineup card signed by teammates in the Giants clubhouse.
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Spencer Torkelson is thrilled to play his first game at Oracle Park. The Petaluma native was at Game 7 of the 2012 NLCS and remembers going down the Coca Cola slide as a kid. His childhood bedroom has Pac Bell Park painted on a wall. Expects 500 friends/family here tonight.
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Giants chairman Greg Johnson: "Hopefully our goal is to somewhat break even.". Nobody wants to hear billionaire sports franchise owners, whose team valuations have only ever always increased, call this a challenging business.
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The Giants organization is worth $3.5 billion — fifth highest in MLB — per Forbes' 2022 valuations. Up 10% from last year. The current ownership group bought the team in 1993 for $100m. 1. NYY ($6B).2. LAD ($4.075B).3. BOS ($3.9B).4. CHC ($3.8B).5. SFG ($3.5B).
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Bruce Bochy said on KNBR that he heard from Buster Posey, Tim Lincecum and Madison Bumgarner after winning his fourth World Series.
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