The Official Sam Cronin thread

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by jetdog9, Jan 11, 2011.

  1. hc897

    hc897 Member+

    May 3, 2009
    San Jose, CA
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    Agreed. It doesn't seem possible that Cronin can go another full season without being sidelined with an injury. Hopefully he does, but he still is going to need rest at some point in order to stay fit and injury free. Whoever plays in his stead (Ring looking like the most likely option) is going to have to produce at very near Cronin's ability. If he's better, then great. The major issue for me is what do the Quakes do if they want to shift gears? Normally it was Baca who was taken off if the Quakes decided to go forward heavy, and that approach probably isn't that likely to change. Personally I am hoping for a more fundamental midfield configuration shift, which might make Ring less than ideal as a replacement, but to be honest, it probably isn't something that will come up next season.

    And for the record, on the Smith and Kaepernick debate, I personally like both of those guys as players and was surprised to see Kaepernick start once Smith was cleared (although I'm pulling for Kaep since we went to high school together and home town pride is in me to some extent.)
     
  2. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Turlock in the house! Did Kaep bring his turtle to school :--)?
     
  3. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
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    For the record, the Niners should trade Alex Smith to the Bills. :)
     
  4. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
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  5. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    I don't know but I really like the way Sam Cronin plays. Am I seeing something different than everyone else?
     
  6. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
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    no i like his play too, hes become a very solid player for us, i still think he is very underrated. Cronin is the least of our problems right now.
     
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  7. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    Yeah I also think he is solid. I think he needs more help in the midfield though to shine. Salinas is hot and cold and we all know what we get with Ramiro and Baca.
     
  8. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    Great goal by Sam Cronin. He is a solid player in my opinion. Too bad he let Justin Mapp get by but he redeemed himself with that goal! Simply beautiful!
     
  9. OWN(yewu)ED

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    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
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    yup, wonderful player, plays his socks off.
     
  10. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    I saw Cronin lose the ball on defense in front of the Quakes penalty area but his lob for Alan Gordon's goal was a thing of beauty!
     
  11. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
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    United States
    It's odd, but it seemed like Cronin was uncharacteristically error-prone last night. But otherwise, cronin is reminding me more and more of Richard Mulrooney (one of my favorites) - a steadfast hard worker and disruptive defender.
     
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  12. Albany58

    Albany58 Member+

    Sep 14, 1999
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    That is music to me ears. Rich was (is) always tops.
     
  13. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
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    yeah, overall the cronin move was a good one, hes been a good player for us. plenty of other places to upgrade before cronin.
     
  14. SWOKI

    SWOKI Member

    Jan 14, 2010
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  15. JohnWP

    JohnWP Member+

    Jun 24, 2004
    Monterey, CA
    Croninja is a great nickname. But am I the only one who, after watching Sons of Anarchy, just wants to call him SAMCRO?
     
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  16. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
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    I thought Croninja was the name Mark coined for him? I certainly saw it first here on BigSoccer.
     
  17. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    There's also "Cromagnin", a nod, if you will, to the shape of Sam's head. :--)
     
  18. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
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    Or Cronan the Ball Burying.
     
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  19. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Nice! (though I might suggest a slightly different spelling: Cronan The BallBuryin').
     
  20. Cookie4HatTrick

    Jun 13, 2011
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    No, I first saw it in an Earthquakes video where, if I remember correctly, Bobby Burling referred to him as Croninja. Also, in an interview, which I think was before one of the games on CSN, he was asked whether he preferred Croninja or Cronan the Barbarian, and he said he preferred Croninja because it was a family thing, so it definitely didn't originate from Mark.

    I can't seem to find a video of either, though. :confused:
     
  21. Qrom

    Qrom Member

    Oct 26, 2007
    east bay
    How can you have a unsung hero on a team that has failed to achieve its goals?
     
  22. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
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    Because no team is going to be #1 every year, and frankly, if that's the measure, then it's hardly worth backing ANY team...
     
  23. Qrom

    Qrom Member

    Oct 26, 2007
    east bay
    never said anything about being #1 every year. the goal for every team is to at least reach the playoffs and in MLS thats a pretty low bar for success.
     
  24. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    In a way the Quakes year is parallel to the SF Giants year. More or less the same players, but much worse results. Brian Sabean was saying that maybe it's just a "bad penny year" where things just don't go your way. You have to make a determination - are you really just that bad now, or was it just a "bad penny year" and you can expect things to go better next year. 'Cause if you completely clean house based on a "bad penny" year, you may be doing the wrong thing.
     
  25. SJTillIDie

    SJTillIDie Member+

    Aug 23, 2009
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Croninja has played well this season and even stepped up his offensive contributions a tiny bit. Unfortunately the rest of the team has stunk it up. He has been one of the few players I would NOT accuse of "coasting" and having a supporters shield hangover in the first half of the season.
     

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