Residents Against Warriors' San Francisco Arena Plans, Project's Cost Revealed, etc.

A big week for the Golden State Warriors' proposed San Francisco arena was followed by some expected backlash.


The San Francisco Chronicle's John Cote and John Wildermuth are reporting the residents in the area near the proposed location of Piers 30 and 32 are not happy with the prospects of having to put up with the construction, as well as the even busier streets of San Francisco once the arena is completed in 2017.

The plans revealed earlier this week include a waterfront arena holding 17,500 people, and a 650-space raised parking garage on the land.

The San Francisco Examiner's Mike Billings is also reporting there is a ballpark price for the entirety of the San Francisco arena project.

According to Billings, the arena is still intended to be privately funded, with the entire cost running between $875 million to $975 million.

In comparison, the Dallas Cowboys' monstrosity of a stadium ran near $1.3 billion, and the 49ers' stadium plans in Santa Clara will run them around $1.2 billion.

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49ers' New Santa Clara Stadium A Finalist For Super Bowls 50 and 51

With the blueprints for the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara came the promise of a Super Bowl at the location in the near future.

Sure enough, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Tuesday that San Francisco was a finalist for Super Bowl 50 in 2016.


They will be going up against South Florida, a decision that will be made at the NFL's Spring meetings in May 2013.

“We are excited to bid for the first Super Bowl in the Bay Area since January of 1985," 49ers CEO Jed York said in a statement. "Nothing brings a region together like a Super Bowl. Now we have to work together to show the new stadium in Santa Clara will put on a great show.”

If the new Santa Clara stadium is not selected, they will become a finalist for Super Bowl 51 in 2017, where they will go up against Houston.

The new Santa Clara stadium is scheduled to be completed by the 2014 NFL season.

(All images courtesy of NewSantaClaraStadium.com)

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Golden State Warriors Unveil New San Francisco Arena Images

The Golden State Warriors gave the public the first detailed glimpse at what the proposed new arena in San Francisco will look like.

The team unveiled the images on Monday.

The arena, which will be located on Piers 30 and 32, is schedule to be completed by the 2017 season.

The plans are for the arena to be 170,000 square feet with a raised parking garage that will include 630 parking spaces.

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Candlestick Park Stabbing: Police Arrest Involved 49ers Fans

If the fans of Candlestick Park did not have a bad reputation already, they do now.

Police have arrested the two men involved in a stabbing outside Candlestick Park before the 49ers vs. Giants game on Sunday.


According to the report, the man stabbed was wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey as he was walking from the parking lot into the stadium when he got into an argument with the two men that turned physical.

After the fight was broken up, the two men returned minutes later and stabbed the apparent Cowboys fan.

Read the rest of the report in The Mercury News and watch a video of another fight that took place on Sunday at Candlestick Park HERE

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NLCS: Giants announce Bumgarner, Vogelsong Starters in Games 1 and 2

 It was not long after the St. Louis Cardinals came from well behind the Washington Nationals to win Game 5 of the NLDS that Bruce Bochy and the San Francisco Giants announced their first two starters of the NLCS.

            The Giants were presumably docked in Cincinnati waiting to know where they would be playing in the NLCS.

            They found out they would be heading home to start the series on Sunday.

            As expected, Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 1 and Ryan Vogelsong will pitch Game 2 for the Giants.

            For now, we know that Lance Lynn will be pitching in Sunday’s Game 1 for the Cardinals.

            With Bumgarner and Vogelsong starting the first two games of the series, we can expect Matt Cain to pitch Game 3, as well as Tim Lincecum to pitch Game 4, although the decision of Lincecum or Zito is sure to be discussed throughout the next few days.

The seven-game NLCS series, which will start at AT&T Park on Sunday, will feature the last two teams to win the World Series.

The Giants won it all in 2010, while the Cardinals defied all odds by winning it last season and hope to repeat this season sans Albert Pujols.

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49ers’ Brandon Jacobs Frustrated in San Francisco?

Now would be the time for Brandon Jacobs to inquire about his playing time.

            He is set to go up against his former team -- a team he won the Super Bowl with last season, and the same team he was released by in the offseason.

            However, Jacobs has not touched the field in the 2012 regular season with the 49ers.

            If you ask head coach Jim Harbaugh, he would say that Jacobs has battled some injuries and the team wants him to be 100%.

            But anyone with a logical bone in their body knows that Jacobs is ready to go and could have played in any of the last three weeks’ games if he had to.

            If you ask Jacobs, he is far overdue to be in the backfield and help a 4-1 team reach new heights.

            USA Today’s Mike Garafolo is reporting that Jacobs is less than happy about not starting in the last couple weeks, and that he is no lock to be starting against the New York Giants on Sunday, either.

            “Oh, very. Because I don’t know anything. I don’t know what’s what,” Jacobs said regarding his frustration with not playing. “But I’m hanging in there, I’m working every day, doing what I have to do. Let’s say I’m just working and doing what I have to do and that’s that.”

CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco is reporting that Harbaugh and Jacobs both met within the last couple days and that everything is good between the two sides of the playing time equation.

"I understand where coach is coming from, and coach understands me from him playing football and understanding the athlete and the competitive nature of wanting to get out and play to help the team win, not only that against his former team. In this case, his former team is not important. What's important is for us in the long run."

The long run would be games in November, December and January, but rest assured that heads will roll if Jacobs does not start and see substantial playing time against his former team that betrayed him quite heavily in the offseason.

What role Jacobs plays on the 49ers is still up in the air, as the team has been in cruise control since they took a surprise beating at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3.

A start and ample production for Jacobs on Sunday would help define part of his role on the team, but there is more than meets the eye with this Jacobs issue and playing time.

For now, it is simply a case of too many weapons on the team and not enough footballs to go around.

"I've learned over the years when you open your mouth and say certain things, it hurts you, so I'm just going to shut up and keep working," Jacobs told CSN Bay Area.

As a player on a 4-1 team with Super Bowl or bust on its mind, that is probably the best way to approach the situation.

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San Francisco Giants: Taking A Look at the Starting Rotation in NLCS

The San Francisco Giants became the first team in MLB history to claim victory in a five-game series by winning three straight games on the road, and now the waiting begins.

            If the Nationals take down the Cardinals at home in Game 5 Friday night, then the Giants will travel to Washington D.C. to play the first two games of the series.

            If St. Louis takes down the Nationals, then the Giants start at AT&T Park in front of a home crowd ready to welcome home a team they never saw win in the 2012 NLDS.

            However, Bruce Bochy and the Giants also have some decisions to make iwht a starting rotation that was key in their three straight victories over Cincinnati.

            Ace Matt Cain is out of the equation until at least Game 3

            Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will give him five days rest and primed to start Game 3 (Tuesday would be a travel day either on the road or heading home).

            With that said, we can fully expect Madison Bumgarner to earn a Game 1 start.

            He started Game 2 at home in the NLDS vs. the Reds and only lasted 4.1 innings, while giving up four runs on seven hits.

            Game 2 is where it gets dicey for Bochy.

            He had this to say about Lincecum starting in the NLCS on Wednesday:

            “Oh, I think you have to,” Bochy said. “He stepped up and did a terrific job. He had a great look about him and …  he really came through for us. When you’re on this stage you’re hoping somebody steps up and Timmy has that ability. He did tonight.”

            There is a very likely chance Lincecum could start Game 2 for the Giants, as he would have a total of four days off after only pitching a total of 6.1 innings in the entire NLDS series.

            Then again, Ryan Vogelsong is also available.

            Vogelsong has not pitched since Tuesday’s Game 3, and he would have a total of six days off between starts.

            Although Lincecum is available and was pitching impressively in relief in the NLDS, we should be seeing Vogelsong on six days rest in Game 2.

            With Game 3 taken care of with Cain, that would leave Lincecum to lay claim to Game 4, a start that would better suit him at home with the pitcher’s ball park and a crowd that was very much behind him out of the bullpen in the NLDS.

            Game 5 starts the cycle once again with Bumgarner, but expect Vogelsong in Game 6 only if the Giants lead the series.

            If the Giants trail 3-2 in the series, then Cain will be called upon on three days rest to try to force a Game 7.

            That would leave either Vogelsong (on six days rest) or Lincecum (depending on how he throws in Game 4, on three days rest) to start Game 7.

            One decision to watch would be if the Giants include Barry Zito on the NLCS roster.

            It is obvious at this point the Giants will be going with a four-man starting rotation that will exclude Zito in the NLCS.

            Zito cannot come of the bullpen for several reasons, and there may not be a reason to carry him on the roster at all, with an addition of another arm in the bullpen being something Bochy would love to have.

            It is a roster decision Bochy and his staff will ultimately have to make, but there is a possibility Zito could start either Game 6 or 7 if the team is desperate and either Vogelsong or Lincecum have had rough starts earlier in the series.

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