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Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by Goodsport, Nov 19, 2014.

  1. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
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    If the entire visiting team cannot simultaneously fit in the locker room, why did they make things worse by allowing you inside? :)
     
  2. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes

    Bu-Bye.
     
  3. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Propaganda piece on the Quakes' watch parties at Avaya...

    San Jose Earthquakes celebrate Panamaniacs with World Cup watch parties

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    World Cup watch party outside Avaya Stadium

    1. That photo must be from the Mexico-Germany game, and the Quakes are too cheap to sign players from the Mexican national team.

    2. The Panamanian national team, like the Earthquakes, doesn't give fans much to "celebrate"...

    3. Unlike most mlssoccer.com articles, this one doesn't seem to allow comments... is it paid content? Do they not want a bunch of comments crapping all over the Quakes and/or Panama?
     
  4. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    The Quakes are capable of preparing their own propaganda. This one seems to have emanated from the league. The headline does not fully align with the story, being based on the fourth paragraph, starting "It also helps . . ." The story is the Avaya World Cup watch parties generally, so the aerial photo of the Mexico / Germany match -- which the Quakes already tweeted days ago and correctly identified on their own social media -- aligns more with the story more so than does the headline.

    The real problem with the MLS story about the Avaya World Cup viewing parties is that there is a (at least one) glaringly obvious, and incontestable, factual error, as is usually the case in any news story these days. See if you can spot it.
     
  5. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They refer to the LOBINA as the world's largest outdoor bar, forgetting that LOBINA stands for Longest Outdoor Bar In North America.
     
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  6. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    LOL, I didn't spot that one. Who knows, it just might be the world's longest. So, while it may be false, it's not indisputably so.

    No, I was thinking of: "this year's slate of World Cup matches starting each day so far at 5 am." The first 2018 World Cup game didn't start at 5 am PDT, and neither did the first Saturday game, which started at 3 am PDT. I know that because I was there, as evidence by the Quakes tweeting a picture of me in line at 2:50 a.m. :)
     
  7. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  9. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
  10. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Apparently so.

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
  11. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
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  12. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
  13. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Louisville City (USL with pretty much no hopes of MLS) released their final stadium renderings and they look somewhat familiar:



    How would you like your Avaya stadium:

    two sided (HEB Park, RGV Toros in USL)
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    three sided (Acme Stadium, Louisville City in USL)
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    four sided (Orlando City in MLS)
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  14. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    #5789 Goodsport, Jun 29, 2018
    Last edited: Jun 29, 2018
    But at least that stadium will have an outer skin. :thumbsup:


    Definitely four sided.



    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
  15. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Just because the renderings have a skin is no guarantee that the final product will. We are exhibit A for that.
     
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  16. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The sky from tonight's Houston Dynamo game that was delayed 90 minutes because of the weather, no this isn't photoshopped...
    As cool as that looks, boy am I glad to live in the bay area...
     
  17. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
  18. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
  19. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
  20. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  23. Goodsport

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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Though I would've liked the Avaya Stadium playing field (corner-flag to corner-flag) width to be the ideal 75 yards, the current 74 yards width is still infinitely better than the Dominic Kinnear era 72 yard width. :thumbsup:

    And it's heartening to know that, judging from all of the USWNT's visits (except for its second) and from the USMNT's visit, our stadium can comfortably accommodate a 75 yards wide playing field should the next San Jose Earthquakes GM and/or head coach hopefully decide to add that remaining half-yard of width to each side. ;)

    In fact, other than the league's two current remaining temporary venues (Minnesota's and NYCFC's), all of the stadiums' playing widths are now thankfully in the 74-75 yards width range. Even Portland's and Houston's playing fields are now 75 yards wide, the latter having been smart enough to build its stadium so as not to restrict any future field widening despite what then-coach Dominic Kinnear and a few here would've preferred to the contrary, instead fully allowing any subsequent head coach there the option of widening the playing field if he so chose (which he clearly and understandably did). :)

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
  24. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like they will not be pouring sand on the grass.
    The Avaya Stadium groundsits adjacent parking lots and roadways—will transform into a live experience unlike any other. p1440 is shipping in 2,800 tons of sand to build its custom beach volleyball courts for the professional beach volleyball tournament. In addition to multiple sand volleyball courts, Avaya Stadium grounds will feature a stage for live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evening and throughout the day on Sunday; a development village featuring high interval workouts and volleyball training; food trucks; a beer and wine garden; and a health & wellness village featuring inspirational speakers, kids’ exercises and activities, yoga sessions and more.
     
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  25. don gagliardi

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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
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    San Jose Earthquakes

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