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January 16, 2008
The press weighs in on the Garcia trade
"Knowing that Kansas City gave me up for the No. 1 pick . . . I'm flattered by it, and I come into San Jose guns-a-blazin'"
That's the word from new Quakes defender Nick Garcia, who said that and more to Elliott Almond for his story in the Mercury News. Almond also spoke to Quakes GM John Doyle, who promised that yes, the team would consist of more than just defenders and goalkeepers on opening day. Doyle also explained that the team would be signing young players to develop, so fans shouldn't see the trade of the number one pick as an indication that the Quakes would be looking exclusively for MLS veterans. Meanwhile, Coach Frank Yallop explains the team's decision to trade away the number one pick thusly:
Yallop said this year's draft doesn't have one great choice. "If you can get a good solid pro, you go with the known instead of the unknown."
Garcia is just that, adds Ridge Mahoney in Soccer America. Mahoney points out that Garcia "has played both outside back slots and central defense for the Wizards," and that "his durability is remarkable: he's never played fewer than 24 games in a season."
Welcome to San Jose, Nick. And if history repeats itself, it's worth mentioning that Jerry Garcia didn't achieve greatness until he left the Warlocks, so maybe that will be true of Nick Garcia and the Wizards.
(OK, technically Jerry didn't leave — the Warlocks just changed their name to the Grateful Dead. The whole Garcia/Garcia Wizards/Warlocks thing was too much for us to pass up, though...)
But wait, there's more. Not only did the Merc's Elliott Almond pen the previously mentioned story on the Garcia trade, he's got an interview with prodigal son Joe Cannon in the paper today as well. It's relatively short, so we won't try to summarize — click on over and have a look.
Posted by Jay at January 16, 2008 06:37 AM