Earthquakes 0, Chivas USA 0, Final - Aug. 23, 2008

San Jose, the playoff race and Moneyball
examiner.com 8/23/2008 — The San Jose Earthquakes are making some noise as an expansion team in the MLS this season. What’s been driving their success? Perhaps Oakland A's GM Billy Beane and his statistical ways? Soccer Examiner takes a look.

Chivas USA settles for tie - The Daily Breeze
dailybreeze.com 8/24/2008 — For two seconds, everything was golden. For two seconds, Chivas USA had erased its five-game winless streak. For two seconds, the team's offseason acquisition of Alecko Eskandarian made all the sense in the world. But of course in soccer, two seconds ...

Half Time: San Jose Earthquakes at Chivas USA — 100 Percent Soccer

San Jose Earthquakes (5-9-6) at Chivas USA (6-9-5) — 100 Percent Soccer

Quakes unbeaten streak runs to six after scoreless draw at Chivas USA — Center Line Soccer

Chivas USA ties Earthquakes, 0-0 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 8/24/2008
Zach Thornton made three saves for his first shutout in two years to preserve Chivas USA's 0-0 tie with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. The Earthquakes (5-9-7) extended their unbeaten streak to six games. Chivas USA (6-9-6) is winless in ...

Resurgent Quakes alive in playoff race — Major League Soccer News 8/24/2008
While on the surface being shutout on the road might not appear to be an impressive result, Saturday night's scoreless draw between the San Jose Earthquakes and Chivas USA is a major statement about how far the Earthquakes have come as a team this season.

Chivas encouraged by improved effort — Major League Soccer News 8/24/2008
Though Chivas USA failed to gain the full points from their California rivals, the San Jose Earthquakes, in Saturday's scoreless draw, players and coaches alike were heartened by the improved play of a team that was shellacked by the Houston Dynamo ...