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I don't care that the standings record that game as a loss. It's been a long time since I've felt the heart-pumping joy I got from watching this unburdened Quakes team negate and outplay Atlanta for 70 minutes before, as Rob Usry memorably put
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The San Jose Earthquakes finally parted ways with Coach Mikael Stahre, who managed the second-worst PPG of any coach in MLS history en route to not even making it through the first season of his three year, $1.2 million contract. If anything, the move was significantly overdue, with the
Quakes Academy
The San Jose Earthquakes, in the space of a year, went from just one homegrown signing to five. That development is a welcome one, considering that aside from all the positive feeling that developing local talent generates, it also allows more efficient use of roster resources including non-senior spots and
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MLS roster rules can be arcane (available here), so clubs need a competent front office to navigate those issues in order to put the best possible product on the field. With the acquisition of Guram Kashia and the extension of Nick Lima, a few significant roster moves occurred under the
Reno 1868
I've watched quite a bit of Reno 1868 lately, probably due to a combination of the fact every game is available on ESPN+ and the fact that the team is incomparably more successful than its senior affiliate (having just finished its 16th consecutive game without a defeat). Truly,
San Jose Earthquakes
Sports analytics don't tell the whole story, particularly in soccer, a game that is notoriously hard to quantify, with 11 players on each team, low sample size of successes (goals), and about a million confounding variables. I do, however, like to dive into the data, particularly advanced metrics
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It's my favorite time of year: the MLS Players Union salary guide release day! I thought I would put down a couple thoughts about what we learned about the San Jose Earthquakes based on this release: * I had previously estimated that the Quakes had genuine under-cap room to
San Jose Earthquakes
I already know in advance how poorly this will be received in large sections of the Earthquakes fanbase, and that's precisely why I'm writing it. When San Jose won its first MLS cup, in 2001, I was 11 years old, completely in awe of Landon Donovan&
San Jose Earthquakes
I got around to watching yesterday's friendly (replay available here) and had a few miscellaneous thoughts to share that went beyond what I'll cover in my upcoming encore episode of The Aftershock Podcast: * Harold Cummings and Yeferson Quintana are big boys, and more mobile than I
San Jose Earthquakes
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PHOTO: Quakes Fan (quakesfan.com) It genuinely pains me that I have to write this article. Simon Dawkins has a wonderful, happy place in the club’s history, firing 14 goals in 53 games in his first stint, playing an essential role in the ebullient 2012 supporters’ shield campaign, and