The Quakes managed to sneak into the postseason in 2017 but fans in Northern California are expecting more this season
The San Jose Earthquakes were technically a playoff team in 2017, but it didn't feel like it.
Party of that is how poorly the one game they played in the postseason went - the Quakes were down in the 33rd minute and conceded four more to the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 5-0 knockout round thrashing.
The other part is the Quakes struggling during the regular season, giving up 60 goals and losing 14 games in the 34-match season.