Official Tommy Thompson Thread [R]

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by fadedtoblack, Jan 17, 2014.

  1. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
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    United States
    They just tried to steal it... Oakland was first :)
     
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  2. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    This from a few years ago was one of the best jerseys ever in any sport... the only baseball jersey I own.

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  3. hc897

    hc897 Member+

    May 3, 2009
    San Jose, CA
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    I prefer their 80s uniforms, but any time Oakland wears their gold jersey is a good day. Easily the best in current MLB, only bested by the 80s Astros jersey, which is the platonic ideal of a baseball uniform.

    I do always enjoy the cross promotion stuff they do with the other teams. I want to say that the A's had a Quakes night at the Coliseum this year early on, or there was some special mention of them. Although considering the teams are owned by the same person, they don't do nearly as much cross promotion as you'd think they would.

    Of course, that could be because lots of baseball folks actively dislike soccer, for reasons I will never understand.

    I hope Profar finds his stride the way that Thompson has. He's really struggling right now.
     
  4. tenfourteen

    tenfourteen Member

    Sep 30, 2014
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    was the quakes cap in a's colorway released at avaya? I have one but i can't remember when/where i got it. too old now I guess. my sister got the quakes/a's scarf given out at the coliseum, so that's two cross promotion stuff for sure.

    i really like Profar. I remember him during the LLWS. His Curacao team was defending champions and they went up against the Hawaiʻi team from my hometown. We won that year, but Profar was such a beast, Iʻm glad he made the big leagues here.
     
  5. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Jul 28, 2018
    Oh yeah, that's especially nice.
     
  6. hc897

    hc897 Member+

    May 3, 2009
    San Jose, CA
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    Probably. I haven't attended any Quakes nights at the Coliseum in person, I mostly just remember it being mentioned on the broadcast.
    I didn't realize he was on that Curacao team until very recently, actually. I like the guy a lot as a personality. Unfortunately, he's been the worst performing A this year, so I'm hoping he can start being a bit better at the plate.

    To not derail this too much further, I will try to bring it back on track and ponder about how they decide who's going to participate in these cross promos. Thompson has been a marketing gold mine for the Quakes since the beginning, even when Kinnear had banished him to development hell, so that's no real surprise, I guess.

    I don't know much about that side of the game, actually. I'd guess that there are some things built into player contracts, like you'll do certain types of appearances, etc. My hope would be that players get a little extra money for making themselves available for that type of stuff, too.
     
  7. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
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    At least in the past, players on the lower tier of the salary table were able to supplement their income by doing these sorts of appearances, and in the absence of any change I am aware of, I suspect it still is.
     
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  8. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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    Feb 28, 2004
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  9. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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    Feb 28, 2004
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  10. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Luna Mexican Kitchen

    Clean. Authentic.Local

    Unless that's their What3Words location, do you really need to advertise that you are clean? It's something I generally expect.
     
  11. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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    Feb 28, 2004
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    I think "clean" is a euphemism for "foofy." :)

    The place is upscale while still being casual.
     
  12. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Italy
    Saw this today......

    Tommy does look a little like his dad Gregg!

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  13. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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  14. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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  15. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
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  16. davez

    davez Member+

    Aug 10, 2000
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  17. tvromero

    tvromero Member

    Jun 2, 2018
    He is definitely securing his second career.
     
  18. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Heck, if his career follows Wondo, he won't even be in his prime for another three years at his first career!

    It's funny, it seems like forever we've been speculating on when/if Tommy is going to fulfill his big promise. It's amazing to realize he's only 24!
     
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  19. due time

    due time Member+

    Mar 1, 1999
    Santa Clara
    So he can hit a 2' diameter rim over the backboard, but he can't put a ball into a regulation soccer net....hmmmm.
     
  20. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy

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  21. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    last year when I saw Tommy in person at some event, I noticed he no longer looked 14, but actually quite a bit older than 24.
     
  22. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Tommy didn't impress on defense against TFC. Time to switch back to midfield....
     
  23. MtnGardener

    MtnGardener Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 21, 2017
    I thought he was okay. Was there a particular play that stood out? I thought Jackson was the bigger danger, his turnovers were killer. But nothing that I thought should change plans, just early-season bumps in the road.
     
  24. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    He seemed to be getting burned on the counterattacks. Luckily TFC sucked worse.


    He wasn’t subbed out because he was doing well.
     
  25. MtnGardener

    MtnGardener Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 21, 2017
    I thought he was subbed because he had a yellow and he was tiring. The yellow, BTW, was well used. I thought his judgement was good, any coach would trade that yellow to end that threat.
     
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