Pre-match: Sporting Kansas City - San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, 3/17) pregame thread

Of course It's way too early in the season to guess, but it sure feels like teams are going to fall on either side of the fence this season. They're either going to be good or bad, like a bi-nodal distribution instead of a lot of average teams in the middle. Just strange the number of lop-sided scores so early in the season.

And since we only had one game, no guessing which side of the fence we will be on.

 

What? I finally bought season tickets, so the Quakes are going to dominate! At home. It isn't possible to be awesome at home and terrible on the road, right? ;-)

 

Never heard of that happening in MLS. So, no, not possible .

 

RSL has not looked good, but Toledo not giving LAFC a deserved red mattered. I think that was a major VAR fail. They don't win with a 5-1 scoreline if the rookie who threw the elbow is off.

 

That surely would have changed the scoreline, but it wouldn't have changed the quality of the two teams. LAFC was way better.

 

I don't disagree. It was just a point that scoreline flattered them compared to how a game well called probably would have turned out. But RSL has not looked good. I didn't even think they looked against us in pre-season.

 

The Earthquakes are 6-3-1 (w-d-l) with Chapman in the center.

 

We actually have a decent ref for Saturday

 

It's going to be tough to play SKC in KC.

We'll have to be focused and determined. On the upside, we should be well rested, Quintero will be back (which will be a big help), and Vako, Hoesen, Wondo, and Magnus should all be feeling confident.

Go Quakes!!

- Mark

 

Quintero = Quintana? Or is there someone else?

 

Quintana = Quintero + about 12 inches, and an "ana" in place of a "ero".

 

What about Salinas, Jungwirth, Lima, Godoy, Tarbell, Cummings, and Quintana? I think we need them feeling confident as well.

 

Oooooooooh. I suck.

Sorry.

Quintana.

I am weak. Can I plead that I was tired and in a hurry? Probably. Not.

<hangs head in shame>

Go Quakes!!

- Mark

 

Sure, you were even too weak to type out Sporks, opting for "SKC" instead

 

Wait, a whole thread about a game in Kansas City and we haven't yet revisited the great Missouri vs. Kansas debate?

Let me try to head it off at the pass:

"Alright, let's go into Kansas and get a win!"
"Kansas City is in Missouri"
"Oh"
"Wait, but the stadium is in Kansas"
"Now is that Kansas City, Kansas or is it a city in Kansas, i.e. 'a Kansas city'"?
"Well, it's both. It's Kansas City, Kansas, which is a Kansas city"
"But I thought you said Kansas City is in Missouri!?"
"Well, it's primarily in Missouri but extends into Kansas"

How'd I do, TS?

 

Sorry, I misinterpreted the Missouri / Kansas divide being discussed here. When I hear such a thing, I think about Confederate guerillas from Missouri burning free-state Lawrence, Kansas to the ground. I think that had something to do with the divide.

 

I like to pick up a book about the local mob (if possible) whenever I travel. Read this one following my trip to see the Quakes in 2012.

 

I hear they got some crazy little ladies there...

 

Aftershock Radio: 24-74 Show Episode 16
BY DANIEL SPERRY · MARCH 15, 2018


Joel Soria and Daniel Sperry return for this week’s episode of the 24-74 Show. They start off with some off the cuff soccer talk, discuss CCL and reminisce on their times at Buck Shaw in the CCL. After that, they answer twitter questions, and Joel drops some bombs that can only be heard on this podcast! That news won’t be shared anywhere else, so be sure to listen. After that, Joel and Daniel do their best to break down their match against Sporting Kansas City this weekend. They close the show by answering one final question. Check out the latest episode at the link below! Be sure to subscribe to them on iTunes and SoundCloud. Other pod-hosting sites are in the works as well.

Podcast link here:

https://soundcloud.com/24-74-show/24-74-show-episode-16-quick-hits-ccl-and-skc-preview

 

Let me guess. He's purchased the Mercury News for 24 dollars worth of junk jewelry, and the paper's coverage will now be exclusively focused on the Quakes?

 

I have a good feeling we're going to get a positive result in this one...eek out a win. Fioranelli wants to see noticeable improvement in the road effort. I think Stahre will have the team really dialed in for this one...statement road game.