May
01

Gus Johnson and Soccer…Yeah I think this could work


I really meant to post this yesterday, forgot, and now I feel late to the party. Oh well. For those who haven’t heard, announcer Gus Johnson is doing soccer. Yes, Gus Johnson…you know him from calls like this one: Now Gus is taking his chances with soccer. Enjoy my friends, I know I am.

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Apr

17

Punishment On The Way For Marquez


I’ve started a new game each week. Which MLS player that didn’t get carded or sent off in the previous match will be suspended in the following week? This week’s game turns to New York Red Bulls midfielder Rafa Marquez. Salinas, who started San Jose’s first six matches, suffered a broken left collarbone after Marquez…[continue reading]

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Feb

23

Earthquakes Giving A Little Blast From The Past


Saw this over on the MLS Insider blog. These are tickets from this season’s ticket package for the Quakes. San Jose is going back to the past a bit with their tickets, giving fans a little retro feel. Stuff like this makes me really believe we are just that close to a retro day at…[continue reading]

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Feb

23

San Jose Gets Green Light For New Stadium


Hooray beer! The San Jose Earthquakes can finally begin the process of putting shovels in the ground to build their very own stadium. The Quakes’ plans for a $60 million, 18,000-seat stadium cleared their last bureaucratic hurdle last night when the San Jose Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny an appeal by a local resident…[continue reading]

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Feb

20

Stadium Talk: San Jose Nears Final Hurdle, DC Getting New Lease


Two interesting and totally separate stadium discussions to start the week off with this morning. First up in San Jose. The Earthquakes are close nearing their final hurdle to get their own soccer stadium built. San Jose owner Lew Wolff’s plan to build a $60 million soccer stadium faces its final vote Wednesday night, when…[continue reading]

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Feb

03

Grading The Offseason: Western Conference


Yesterday I took a look at the 10 clubs from the Eastern Conference in how they’ve done so far this winter. Naturally right after the post was put up one of those clubs went out and signed a DP. Today, we’ll look at the nine clubs from the Western Conference to see how they’ve been…[continue reading]

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Dec

02

Sporting KC Trades For Bobby Convey


You have to like what some clubs are doing right now. This week has been a big week of trades as clubs get ready for the First Stage of the Re-Entry Draft next week. Today another trade came down the pipe – and while others haven’t been as big – this one certainly has the…[continue reading]

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Oct

20

2011 Expansion Draft List: San Jose Earthquakes


I am back on the expansion draft list bandwagon this afternoon. I’ve been working here and there this week on compiling several club’s lists. Currently I am only working on teams that are eliminated from playoff contention – though next week we’ll have plenty more as teams fail to advance in the post season will…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

San Jose Nears Stadium Ground Breaking


Hey, hey, hey. Another Major League Soccer club is close to putting shovels in the ground and building a brand new facility to call their own. CenterLineSoccer is reporting that the San Jose Earthquakes’ proposed new stadium has gone through the neighborhood scrutiny and could be on their way to getting this facility built. In…[continue reading]

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Sep

22

Get A Throwback Jersey When Renewing Your Quakes Season Tickets


Not to be outdone by other club’s season ticket renewals, the San Jose Earthquakes are doing something that I really hope catches on from other MLS clubs. Renew your season tickets today and you get a free NASL throwback kit. That my friends is bad ass. I’ve been hoping for a long time now that…[continue reading]

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