For better or for worse, one of the unintended consequences of the San Jose Earthquakes moving to their stadium in San Jose several years back was the state of the field.
The natural grass at Earthquakes Stadium had always been slick, with opponents often wearing the wrong cleats and having to change partway through games even though the slickness was a consistent feature.
But in 2020, the slippery field seemed to reach a new level, with Earthquakes players slipping nearly as much as opposing players, divots coming up more easily than usual and, well, questions about whether the turf was hurting the quality of play.