Football, Without Hesitation

The Quakes get a tie by the hair of their chinny chin chin at home against Philly which makes me feel warm and fuzzy as a Quakes fan. Also, can MLS take advantage of a possible NFL work stoppage in 2021? I pull out my inner Nostradamus and figure it out.

This week, my voice sounds different because the Quakes played so bad against Houston that I got a cold from watching it. Just like the Quakes playoff hopes, I cling to life as I talk about how slim those hopes are and how glad I am that they are back in San Jose.

This is my recap of the San Jose Earthquakes heartbreaking loss in the US Open Cup Semi-Finals. A couple of months ago who would have predicted that they would be one goal away from a championship game. 

The San Jose Earthquakes played three games on the road and gave up 12 goals. It was a tough way to end the Leitch honeymoon but they are back home and back to winning and scoring goals. Also, the new tunnel connecting the Avaya parking lot with the Santa Clara Caltrain Station means it is even easier to pre-game downtown!

This week, the Chris Leitch honeymoon is over and the Quakes need to figure out a way to get some goals. At least when the lose they do so in a spectacular manner.

It took a couple of weeks to release this episode, but here is my wrap-up of the Cali Clasico at Stanford.

In this episode, Dominic Kinnear is out as head coach of the Quakes. There is no joy or celebration from this difficult move but now the Quakes must move on with the next chapter in their history. Also, if this team wins the US Open Cup but misses the playoffs, would that be the most Quakes-like thing they have done in their history?

This week, the International break gives me more time to complain and I take full advantage. I also give a quick rundown of the American soccer pyramid before jumping into an update on the Burlingame Dragons.

This week, I have a new enemy in Jelle Van Damme after the Quakes lose the Clasico at home. 

In this episode, I talk about my annoyance with MLS using NFL marketing tactics to try to attract new fans. It is a different sport that needs a different approach. Also, my quest to finish in the top half of all players in MLS fantasy continues.

This week, I turn 30 so in my honor the Quakes defoliated the Timbers 3-0. Dom is still on the hot seat but it cooled down a bit with this win. 

In this episode, breakups are hard but sometimes it's what best for both involved. I think it's time for the front office and Dominic Kinnear to sit down and have a talk.

This week, my happy optimism at the start of the season has given way to a sad reality, the Quakes are back to being their same boring selves. Instead of trying to make sense of it, I go back to attacking my old nemesis, the playoffs. 

In this episode, the Quakes revert back to an older form of flick the ball towards Wondo and hope for the best. Sometimes it works, most of the time you miss the playoffs with no hope for the future.

The Quakes are off for the international break but Avaya still hosted a major soccer game last weekend. The Quakes come back this Saturday against NYCFC.

Week 2 of the Quakes season end with a dramatic comeback at Avaya.

The regular season had finally started and the Quakes start the schedule with an impressive win at Avaya. 

MLS is back and I am stoked, and for the first year, I am not the only one in my social circle that shares that feeling. Maybe those news reports about MLS and its growing popularity are true, maybe it's more fake news and Garber and Co are using "alternative facts" to deceive the world. No one would ever do that. Would they?

Now that the pre-season schedule is in full swing I am back for my first show of the new year. In this episode, I talk about the new signings the Quakes have made and the light that seems to be coming to view at the end of a tunnel.

With Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders playing for the MLS title this Saturday I decided to look deeper into this historic matchup and investigate the history of the two squads. First up, Seattle Sounders FC.