Barry Tompkins

Sausalito

Sports Broadcaster at Marin Independent Journal

Boxing play by play commentator for @SHOsports. 35 years play by play commentator Pac12, Mountain West, WCC football & basketball.

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Barry Tompkins: The art of the blockbuster deal

1 week ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

I’ve always been fond of the word “blockbuster.” I mean it’s just one of those words you hear only in regard to one thing: A trade. Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants this week put together the kind of “blockbuster” that hasn’t been seen in these parts for many years. Posey tore a page out of the Brian Sabean playbook and simply went for it.
Barry Tompkins: Something’s not cricket, and something is

2 weeks ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

How about those San Francisco Giants!I realize there are holes here and there, but even the remote thought that this team would be heading into its first meeting of the year with the dreaded Dodgers in June just one game back would have been written off as absurd when things began in April. Admittedly, the Giants are not as good as the Dodgers. But right now, I’m not sure you can convince them of that.
Barry Tompkins: A bust in New York, and Buster’s busting chops in SF

3 weeks ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

I’m on the horns of a dilemma. And, as you know, dilemma horns are extremely uncomfortable. Even for the dilemma. I am caught in the “write about games that haven’t been played yet” conundrum. The NBA championships began Thursday night and the Giants’ concluded their four-game series with the Padres as well. Sadly, this weekly yarn has a deadline of noon Thursday for Friday publication.
Barry Tompkins: Striking out and striking it rich

4 weeks ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

I guess I’m just going to have to call BoMel and offer my services. I don’t know if you’ve been watching, but the San Francisco Giants are looking for a few answers. It seems that while they are playing major league baseball — and doing quite well at it — they are hitting the ball like Little Leaguers. So, I’m going to see if maybe the manager can use me. After all, I once hit almost .300 for Fulton Playground in the San Francisco Park and Rec league. OK — almost .250.
Barry Tompkins: Purdy’s contract rewards one of the good guys

1 month ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

There are a few things I’ve been meaning to talk to you about, and honestly I can’t remember them. I’m very happy to tell you that they are all hidden on scraps of paper on my desk, in a pile that has now risen to the point of imminent collapse.
Barry Tompkins: The Curry Factor and a post-mortem

1 month ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

All right ladies and gentlemen: Let the carping begin. The Golden State Warriors are (select your favorite adjective):Old. Slow. Thin. Undermanned. Rudderless. Clueless. Losers … or that good old standby — Finished. May I offer another? Incomplete. Let’s look back before we turn to the future. They did beat a good young, physical team in the Houston Rockets in Round 1. They lost to a good, young, not quite so physical, but talented Minnesota team in Round 2.
Barry Tompkins: No more bets, you can bet on it

1 month ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

To those of you who paid any attention whatsoever to my bold predictions last week, I have one question. Why?? I didn’t think the Warriors had a prayer of winning Game 7 of the first round series with Houston. Not in front of a rabid home crowd and not playing against a defense that, were it not on a basketball court, could incur assault and battery charges.
Barry Tompkins: You’re only as old as social media says

1 month ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

I was peacefully running on the bike path not too many weeks ago when a gaggle of teenagers zipped by me on their bikes and I heard one of them yell, “get going, old man.” I looked all around before I realized they were talking to me. I did manage to offer a snappy retort that, as I recall, included a stern use of the word “whippersnapper,” before picking up my pace and finishing in a sprint.
Barry Tompkins: The hard, hard hardwood and the football future

2 months ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

The Butler did it. And boy did it hurt. The Golden State Warriors came into Wednesday night’s Game 2 with the Houston Rockets armed with a confidence that it could bring a two-game lead back to the Chase Center for Saturday’s third game. And then, in what was more a series of muggings than a basketball game, Jimmy Butler got undercut on a rebound attempt and fell from the sky smashing his pelvis on an unforgiving basketball court.
Barry Tompkins: Stephen Curry and the Gamekeepers

2 months ago | marinij.com | Barry Tompkins

Isn’t it odd that somehow by losing to the Los Angeles Clippers in the home finale on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors might have put their team in a better position to keep themselves vital in the NBA playoffs? The NBA is 100 percent a league of matchups. And frankly, there are a number of teams that could lie ahead for the Dubs that they simply don’t match up with. The Houston Rockets, however, are not one of them.