SAN JOSE — All the positive feelings about the Earthquakes’ prospects this season were washed away Saturday on a rainy, dismal evening at half-empty Earthquakes Stadium.
On a day that started with concerns over large gatherings in Santa Clara County because of the coronavirus outbreak ended with serious questions about whether San Jose is a legitimate Major League Soccer playoff team.
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The sample of two home games is too small to draw any conclusions. But after the Minnesota United flattened the Quakes 5-2 more doubts crept in because of San Jose’s historically bad record since re-entering the league as an expansion team in 2008.