In his literary classic, The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas tells us that “there is neither happiness nor unhappiness in the world… only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.”
No one can attest to this better than Earthquakes fans, which had to witness their team finish the 2000 season at the pit of the MLS standings. It marked the third consecutive year that the club had failed to reach the playoffs.
It was a low point in the club’s history, but just like Harvey Dent promised the citizens of Gotham, the dawn would eventually arrive for the Quakes and it couldn’t have been brighter.