I can't help but use an old sports cliche today: it all comes down to this.  For all intents and purposes, we are already in the playoffs.  This is an absolute must-win game.  One way or another, we will know by the end of tonight whether our playoff dreams are over or whether we will [...] Click to continue reading...

Let's get one thing out of the way first: L.A. will always be our most hated enemies and number one rivals.  That all being said, we have a new rivalry on our hands, ladies and gentleman, and Saturday night confirmed it.  The Houston Dynamo have found a place of revulsion and loathing in the hearts 0f Quakes fans [. Click to continue reading...

It all just keeps coming up Quakes lately.  Tonight's thrashing of Chivas by the Revs means that a win on Saturday against the Dynamo will push us into third place in the West.  Yes, that's right, a play-off spot at last!  Mission accomplished, our operatives in New England have done well.  Our destiny is truly in [. Click to continue reading...

Thanks be to the soccer gods for finally kicking Comcast in the ass and bringing my internet service back to life!  In the meantime, I've managed to miss covering the best soccer the Quakes have played all year.  It has been positively awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping... i'm running out of adjectives here. Click to continue reading...

Look at all these wonderful new players!  After suffering through half a season of ugly and, let's face it, often boring soccer, it's exciting that there are finally new faces, the long-awaited reinforcements that will help us push towards a playoff spot.  Or at least that's the hope anyway.  Biggest of all the signings, of [. Click to continue reading...

First things first: Had Dema not scored on that penalty, my prediction would have been dead-on. Just had to get that out of the way. There really isn't too much to say about the game, and as The Frank said, there really isn't too much that can (or should) be taken from this game. [...] Click to continue reading...

It seems the Quakes weren't going to let a silly little thing like the holiday weekend slow them down. There is quite a bit of news out today that should hopefully give the fans a few more reasons to stay positive about the team throughout the week. Amir Lowery and Dan Benton signed with [...] Click to continue reading...

In the course of a few hours I wound up following three different soccer games in three different cities: the Quakes/Revs game in Foxborough, the SF Seals game in San Francisco, and the Chivas/DC game in Los Angeles. (The Chivas game was brought to me via the magical gods of SMS and my friend [...] Click to continue reading...

So I've been reading a lot of analysis on Saturday's game, whether we made tactical errors, subbing errors, or just plain played like sh*t. I haven't got a clue what went wrong and I don't really feel like sitting around thinking about it. But here's the deal, Ronnie, you sir, are the offensive [.. Click to continue reading...

I'll start off with my personal highlight of the match: Crew dude getting smacked in the face by a giant Microsoft sign. Ha Ha. (Does it make me a terrible person because I laugh at the misfortune of others?) We started off happy. But then we were sad. Halftime = the art of sausage. Oh [. Click to continue reading...

Odds & Ends I guess. I am horribly behind on life right now. Spent all day yesterday in San Mateo at the Maker Faire. As it turns out, our project won the Editor's Choice blue ribbon. Exciting stuff. Here's some other crap that's been on my mind: * The Earthquakes offense. [...] Click to continue reading...

"I'm definitely not going to be logging on to any blogs anytime soon, so please be nice — I'm sorry I missed," said Salinas half-joking. "I really do feel bad. I feel like I cost the team a point, and I won't miss again." Center Line Soccer The end of that second half was pure [...] Click to continue reading...

"I'm definitely not going to be logging on to any blogs anytime soon, so please be nice — I'm sorry I missed," said Salinas half-joking. "I really do feel bad. I feel like I cost the team a point, and I won't miss again." -- Center Line Soccer

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