Huckerby the hero in 2-1 win over Wizards
Darren Huckerby celebrates after scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 Earthquakes victory over the Kansas City Wizards, at Buck Shaw Stadium, in Santa Clara , Ca, Saturday, August 30, 2008. Photo by John Todd/isiphotos.com/centerlinesoccer.com Additional Center Line Soccer coverage includes: - Photo gallery - Audio interviews with coach Frank Yallop and players Darren Huckerby, Ronnie O’Brien, and Joe Cannon (Para este articulo en español, haz clic aquí.) SANTA CLARA,... Read More
Quakes vs Kansas City Wizards
The Quakes are on a roll! The San Jose Earthquakes have extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a defeat of the Kansas City Wizards 2-1 at home in front of a very happy crowd on August 30, 2008 – Santa Clara, Calif. ... Read More
We’re off to see the Wizards
Or, more accurately, the Wizards are off to see the Quakes, because we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. (Or Missouri, for that matter.) If you haven’t checked it out already, and if we may be immodest for a moment, do check out our interview with Jimmy Conrad. We talked about a lot of interesting stuff, including the 2006 World Cup and San Jose’s MLS Cup victory in 2001. For example, Jimmy had this bit of insight to offer about the worst-to-first Quakes of that... Read More
Jimmy Conrad — The one that got away
Jimmy Conrad, seen here with Brian McBride closing down Italy’s Andrea Pirlo in Kaiserslautern, counts his World Cup 2006 experience as one of the top highlights of his career so far. Photo: Trent Davol, isiphotos.com. Every fisherman has stories about the one that got away, and every general manager who’s been in the game long enough has made at least one trade that didn’t work out as anticipated. In the past, with players like Brian Ching, Brian Mullan, and... Read More
Hanley: Quakes, Wizards will be playing to win
Summer signing Josh Wolff will be looking to inject a spark into Kansas City’s attack. Photo: John Todd, centerlinesoccer.com, isiphotos.com. Dog days and crunch time. Two teams looking for three points, both with playoff visions. A must win? Yes. The season in MLS can be split into two separate categories: Regular and Playoff. We’ve seen teams have less than stellar regular seasons and yet travel pretty far in the playoffs, even winning the whole darn... Read More