Almost forgot to post it: Here’s my story for the Press Democrat on Larkspur native Travis LaBoy, who finally gets to suit up the team he loved as a boy. His brother/agent says Travis’ four-game suspension last December was due to doctor-prescribed medication he had been taking to rehab an injury he suffered back with Tennessee.
We’re in between practices here on Day 2 of the 49ers’ rookie mini-camp. Tomorrow’s session has morphed from a field practice to team meetings, with no media access, so today’s afternoon work could be the last we see of the young guys for a while. Here are some observations from the morning practice.
And other wack answers from Michael Robinson’s “Know Your Coach” session with his 49ers teammates. See the film on Robinson’s web site: http://www.michaelrobinson24.com/
According to the Honolulu advertiser, former Hawaii defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea will get a tryout at this weekend’s minicamp. If he made the team, Savaiigaea could join Isaac Sopoaga and Travis LaBoy as a trio of Warriors. He’s a long shot, of course; then again, his name is Rocky.
I have a Twitter account. My 14-year-old daughter will be so proud. Please start following Skinny_Post for Niners news. We’ll link it to this blog shortly, and I’ll try to acquire the social-networking skills of a second grader before the mini-camp.
On Thursday, May 13, tight end Vernon Davis will step away from football and pumping iron for a couple hours and focus on his other love. No, not curling. Renaissance art. Davis, called “an avid admirer of Michelangelo and the Renaissance period” in the following press release, will kick off the Art Impact series, a new creation of the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Young at Arts Festival. He…
Hi, Niners fans, I’m Mike Bordick. No, wait, I’m Phil Barber. Mike Bordick is the man who replaced Cal Ripken at shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles, and that’s pretty close to how I feel stepping in for Matt Maiocco.
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The last time a report card was this easy to fill out was 1967. I was 9 months old, and I told my parents that the 49ers deserved failing grades across the board for their 45-3 loss to the Detroit Lions at Kezar Stadium on Oct. 29, 1967.
I sat down to speak with 49ers team president Jed York on Thursday to talk about various aspects of the Michael Crabtree situation, as well as several other topics. The audio can be heard by clicking here. For those who don’t want to sit through the entire 10-minute, 23-second interview, here is the transcript:
I’ll apologize in advance for this one. We’re working on putting podcasts up on the blog, so I decided to test it today with some thoughts on the 49ers’ tampering charges against the New York Jets. Wisely or not, I decided to involve my children. The reason I’m out of breath a little later is because I did my best to outrun them. Anyway, here it is…
Questions for the coach Mike Singletary will meet with the media at 12:15 p.m. to discuss the happenings of the weekend, mostly notably the 49ers’ 20-16 season-opening victory over the Cardinals.
