Interview with Edward Lewis (Thursday, 5/22/03)       "A Sort Of Homecoming" (Part 1 of 2).       Part 2 of 2 apparently scheduled for Friday, 5/23/03.       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
      Shouldn't the year 2000 not only be included in that statement, but acknowledged as the darkest year of the dark ages (although Lewis was no longer with the team that season)?       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Interview with Edward Lewis (Thursday, 5/22/03) Awesome...thank you . Can't wait to see both Eddie and Joe on monday. Hannah
Edward Lewis? What are you, his granny or something? I think people often forget how horrible that campaign was because we were finally able to get rid of Moroncio Wrong that season, which was a huge step in the right direction. Also, Azizi made it so interesting, and Savarese came in and saved the day at the end of the season. God, 2000 made me want to pull my eyes out.
Great article. Welcome back Eddie! I loved the following comments: "If I ever get a chance to come back to the league, this is where I want to come back." "If I come back, and my wife is the same way, she's like "I don't even want to go to L.A." And we're from there. She's like "San Jose." Who knows? One day I'll probably make it back to the league, hopefully to San Jose, but regardless I'll keep coming back just to hang out."
Interview with Edward Lewis (Thursday, 5/22/03) The guy scores a couple of speccies in the English First Division and Goodsie's ready to knight him.
It would be nice to have Eddie back on the left flank in a few seasons wouldn't it. Maybe after he's done his bit at PNE, and perhaps experienced Premiership football, he can come back home for his final 2-3 seasons as a pro and hopefully help us to win another MLS Cup, yeah? (of course by the time he leaves we will be looking for number 3 or 4...as we all know if the championship comes down to us and columbus, who's going to win)
      It would be pretty cool to see Edward come back to San Jose and play left-mid here again, especially considering that he's a few years younger than Mañuel... although if he waits too long to return, he'll be as old then as Mañuel is now.       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
I'm sorry, but I would give a thumbs down to Eddie coming back. I felt ripped off by his departure. The last half of the season, he totally dogged it on the field for SJ. He was afraid of any contact that might "injure" him and hurt his chances at an overseas contract. On the other hand, he played like a man possessed for the National Team. I know that the Clash was bad, but that's no excuse for him to bag his club team. He wasted my money (I brought fans to the game to watch our "national team hero"). I loved watching him play when he was young and hungry, but sadly I remember the lazy and indifferent attitude he left with....
I had rehearsed a post much like this, and was prepared to type it after I waded through all the Eddie Lewis deification messages... Eddie left. I want him back as much as I want Zak Ibsen or Victor Mella back (for those who can't see my sarcasm, that would be NOT AT ALL). The future of the Quakes should be with promising up-and-comers, not washups who see MLS as a fall-back league when they're no longer -- or never were -- good enough to play in Europe or South America. Much like Panty Razov. EDDIE LEWIS: O-VER-RA-TED!
I very much dooubt that at all actually. And let me ask this, is Lewis any worse than the current options we have to play on the left? I thought not, in fact I think at the moment, hell, even for the next few seasons, the Quakes won't have an option better than that of what Lewis brings as a winger.... everyone is entitled to their opinion however, just my .02
Right now, yeah Eddie would be an upgrade to Lagos (but not for Corrales, whom I think will play there when Ekelund returns). Would Lewis buy into Yallop's "work for your teammates" system? There were times when he would play hard both ways, but I often felt he wanted to pad his stats and would "hang" up high hoping to jump into a counter attack. Scoring goals meant more then coming back on defense to him...
Grandma! From now on, he shall be known as Granny Goodsie. Ah, that was the season. It should be known as something like "The Great Calamity."
I think if Eddie were playing for us again he would buy into Yallop's system, it got us our first MLS Cup and has put us in the level of elite MLS clubs, even after losing our top scorer two years in a row and tons of injuries, again 2 years in a row. Sorry, back to the point. Lewis, I think has become a ton more professional than since he was last in San Jose as a player, and I think he would demonstrate that when he decides to finish his career in San Jose and win a domestic championship.