The Monday morning midfielder
Yes, it’s been a while. Maybe because so little has changed. For that reason, July 15 can’t come soon enough. Read More Read More
Quakes no pudo imponerse a los postes del arco del Fire, y empató 0-0
Ramiro Corrales y el resto de los Quakes empeñosos en disminuir el impacto de Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Foto: Tracy Allen, isiphotos.com. Dicen que el mejor amigo del portero son los postes. El sábado en el Toyota Park los postes fueron los peores enemigos de Los Earthquakes. Cuando los dos disparos de San José se estrellaron en los postes (valga la redundancia) en el empate 0-0 contra Los Fire. Ramiro Corrales disparó de un tiro libre que pego en el travesaño al minuto 53, mientras... Read More
Blue collar effort brings a point home for San Jose
Back near the turn of the last century, poet Carl Sandburg dubbed Chicago the “City of the Big Shoulders” in an ode to the value of the chaotic, sometimes ugly effort it can take to get the job done. To us, it seems likely Sandburg would have approved of the effort put in by the Quakes last night in earning their draw with the Fire. It wasn’t particularly pretty — you’ve got to find the back of the net at least once to earn points for artistic merit... Read More
Quakes can’t beat goal posts, Fire, tie 0-0
Ramiro Corrales and the rest of the Quakes defended tenaciously to minimize the impact of Chicago’s Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Photo: Tracy Allen, isiphotos.com. (Por este articulo en español, haz clic aquí.) They say the goal posts are the keeper’s best friend. Saturday night at Toyota Park, the goal posts were the Earthquakes’ worst enemy, as two San Jose shots banged off the woodwork in a 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire. Ramiro Corrales slammed a 20-yard free kick off... Read More
Ready, aim… Fire!
Today is the first day of the rest of the season, and the Quakes will be looking to run the Chicago Fire’s losing streak to four games tonight at Toyota Park in Bridgeview (5:30 p.m., Comcast Sports Net Bay Area). The Fire will undoubtedly be thinking that a match against an expansion team will be just the thing to cure what ails them, but the Quakes will be motivated to avenge their 1-0 season opening loss and, with the potential return of Kei Kamara and Nick Garcia to... Read More