When the San Jose Earthquakes got on the bus departing BC Place Wednesday night, the players, and coaching and technical staffs were surely disappointed and upset. San Jose had just been ousted from the playoffs with a 5-0 loss to Whitecaps FC, although that score line hardly does the team’s effort in the match justice or tells the proper story to those unable to watch the match themselves.
But nonetheless the offseason begins today for the Quakes after a season filled with more ups and downs and loops and spins than a roller coaster at California’s Great America.