Christina Kahrl

Aug 7, 2024 | sacbee.com | Christina Kahrl

From his arrival in California in 1969 to the end of his days, William L. “Bill” Kahrl made an impact in the areas of public policy, resource management, environmentalism and conservation. He was a government employee, historian, journalist, father, and consultant, always following his motto, “Let me help us.”Karhl, a former opinion editor for The Sacramento Bee, died in a Roseville hospital on July 26 after a brief illness, surrounded by family. He was 78.

Jun 22, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Christina Kahrl

Was Willie Mays the greatest player ever in MLB history? You can find any number of reasons to think so. You can read into the reverence in which he’s held, among those who saw him play and those who knew him best. You can look at what video and film there is. And if you, like me, did not see him play, you can look at the evidence compiled over a storied career. Article continues below this adOther writers qualify Mays’ greatness to say he was the “best all-around,” for understandable reasons.

Apr 13, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Christina Kahrl

Big-league shortstops in their late 30s are pretty rare. I’m thinking about that because you might be able to see one when Brandon Crawford makes his return to the Bay Area Monday to play against the Oakland Athletics – as a 37-year-old member of the St. Louis Cardinals. That’s after Farhan Zaidi and the San Francisco Giants turned the page on the greatest shortstop in the Giants’ S.F. era, perhaps in its franchise history.

Jan 21, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Christina Kahrl |Jon Schultz

From Sarah Feldberg, Editor of Emerging Product:The San Francisco Chronicle is proud to announce that Sam Gordon has joined the Sporting Green staff as its new beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors. Gordon previously worked at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he spent seven years reporting on a wide variety of leagues and sports in the emerging sporting hub.

Dec 28, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Christina Kahrl

If you thought that the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was supposed to get any easier once Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens slipped off the page, guess again. As an eligible voter in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, I look at this year’s ballot and think there are at least 16 players I could talk myself into voting for. But the decision I spent the most time considering was how to make room for Joe Mauer, on the ballot for the first time this year.