State of the League: Growing
Don Garber’s state of the league address at the All-Star Game showed why the man makes Designated Player money. Don’t you wish your annual employee review session would go as well as his speech did? For anyone who’s investing their money and/or passion in MLS, all the numbers are trending positive. ESPN’s ratings are up 20% from last year at this time, Univision’s up 10%, and DC United’s TV ratings are better than those of the Washington Nationals. 16,000 season tickets... Read More
Huckerby consigue su primer gol en un empate 1-1 con New York
Darren Huckerby celebra después de anotar su primer gol con los Earthquakes contra los Red Bulls de NY el domingo 27 de julio del 2008. Foto por John Todd – isiphotos.com/centerlinesoccer.com. A pesar del dominio y el desenvolvimiento en el primer tiempo de San José, New York sacó la mejor tajada del partido con el temprano autogol y se contuvo con ese tanto, mientras los Earthquakes y los Red Bulls chocaron con un empate 1-1 en el estadio Buck Shaw en Santa Clara. “Pienso... Read More
Los Quakes anotaron dos goles… ¡Pero Empató!
El estadio de Back Shaw fue el escenario del regreso de los Quakes donde se jugarían los próximos nueve de los trece partidos restantes de la Major league Soccer (MLS) Los Red Bulls 5-6-6 se enfrentaron a los Quakes por segunda ocasión. El primer enfrentamiento fue en abril en New Jersey con una victoria de 2-0 sobre el equipo azul. Ante 9,046 fieles aficionados los Quakes consiguieron un punto que los mantiene todavía en sotano de la Conferencia del Oeste. Read More Read More
Quakes acquire Arturo Alvarez from Dallas
Arturo Alvarez returns to San Jose after three-and-a-half seasons with FC Dallas. Photo: John Todd, centerlinesoccer.com/ isiphotos.com. Another former Earthquake is rejoining the club as San Jose today acquired midfielder/forward Arturo Alvarez from FC Dallas. In exchange, the Quakes sent an undisclosed amount of allocation money and the first round draft pick the team acquired last week from Houston, part of the exchange for Kei Kamara. Read More Read More
Today, it’s pureed tomatoes with a touch of vinegar
Or, in other words, today we’re playing catch-up. (Sorry about that. A few days off and we’re resorting to puns to kick off the blog. It’s a sad state of affairs.) We’ll start by rewinding to Thursday, when the Quakes announced that the trade of Kei Kamara to Houston for a first-round pick in the 2009 SuperDraft and allocation money. From our perspective, this looks like a decent deal for both clubs. Kamara, despite some evidence to the contrary, is a player... Read More