Oh geez. The San Francisco Giants were dealt another blow after Pablo Sandoval, arguably the team's best hitter, fractured his left hamate bone. (It's the "small, hook-like bone at the base of the hand, near the wrist.") If you recall, Sandoval injured right right hamate bone last season, which resulted surgery and six weeks on the DL. As The Splash points out, "clearly this is another major, traumatic blow for a team that already has lost closer Brian Wilson for the season." more ›

Well, this is enthralling/depressing. A new Tumblr account (noted in today's Morning Links) called Lower Haight Sleeping Bag Lady asks obnoxious Lower Haight residents and its fans to submit photos of a presumably homeless lady noteworthy for carrying around her sleeping bag and sleeping in it. The unidentified woman might be mentally ill (again, presumably), and she looks downtrodden... to say the least. Ha ha? Anyway, it would be nice if the owner(s) of the site had some sort of donation page for their target of amusement/ridicule. Or whatever. Just a thought. more ›

SFist's Daisy Barringer has stiff competition in the mourning game after little Johnny here shed tears of sorrow and confusion after the 49ers lost Sunday's NFC Championship game to New York. Is this a ploy by the kid's dad to get free tickets next season? We hope so. It's a wonderful plan and a perfect execution. (Except for the camera angle. Use horizontal when shooting video on your phone, folks!) more ›

Sob. Maybe it's the simple, lonely cartoon boat, but color us touched. See, this guy or gal needs your help -- specifically, he or she needs your garage to build a boat in an effort to fix a shattered heart (aw). Also, he or she wants you to come along for the nautical ride (hmm). We've contacted the sad maritime lad via the email address on this flier found in Hayes Valley, and we'll update with more as soon as we hear back. Until then... stay strong. more ›

By Daisy Barringer DENIAL I watched the game. I’ve read the papers. I saw the complete sh*t show that was the San Francisco 49ers yesterday. I know that they lost 25-17 to the St. Louis Rams in what was their most important game in eight years. I understand that they have now been officially eliminated from the playoffs. more ›

In a painful-to-watch game filled with errors and crap-laced luck, the Giants lost last night, 4-2. San Francisco needed just one game -- one game -- to wrap up the National League Championship Series. That, sadly, didn't happened on S.F. soil. more ›

Oh jeez. Another dead whale was found in the SF Bay, close to where another dead whale was discovered last month. CBS 5 reports that the creature was found "just East of the Ferry Building Wednesday, not far from the spot where another whale's carcass was recovered last month." more ›

Oh, this is rich.
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Well, that's that.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen just reported that Mike Nolan has been fired by the 49ers.

"Seems like the economic downturn has spread to the NFL," said AFS Bills correspondent DJ Burrito, as he thoughtfully swirled his wine. more ›

(Bye-bye, Ennis.) You might want to grab some tissues for this one...
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