Good fortune followed Waibel, as he won his second straight MLS Cup in 2003, this time with the Quakes.

Spiders was selected over Seals, Quakes, Fog and Rush and at the time of its establishment was the lone professional sports team with the Spiders nickname.

After leading the Quakes to the MLS Supporters ' Shield in 2005, Kinnear moved to Houston with the rest of the Earthquakes, when the team was renamed the Houston Dynamo.

* November 11, 1855 ( Ansei 2 ): Great Ansei Earthquake in Edo, one of the Ansei Great Quakes, with resulting fire damage and loss of life.

In his lone season with the Quakes, Moreno scored eight goals and four assists.

Cannon left the Quakes in 2003, signing a six-month contract with RC Lens of France's Ligue 1.

He left the Quakes after just one season to sign with Aalborg in the Danish Superliga.

After his tenure with the ' Quakes, Lagos was traded to the Columbus Crew for a third-round draft pick, and was reunited there with long-time friend and youth soccer, college soccer, and Thunder teammate Tony Sanneh after Sanneh signed with the Crew late in 2004.

Hart saw a more limited role with the Quakes, appearing in less than half the games.

He is ninth all-time in Quakes history in assists and is tied for first in club history in playoff appearances with 14.

On May 31, 2003, he finally signed a developmental contract with the Quakes.

Playing out of their third stadium in as many years-Concordia University in Irvine-for the first time in a long time the team finished with a losing record, picking up just 3 wins all season, and finishing a lowly 9th in the divisional table, a full 19 points adrift of league leaders Fresno Fuego and San Fernando Valley Quakes.

After playing out the rest of the season with the Quakes, Sealy signed with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv on February 2, 2009.

As the Palm Springs Angels and later as the Storm, it had previously been the " high-A " affiliate of the Angels until the end of the 2000 season ( along with their former mascot, Hamlet ), when it and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes switched affiliations.

For the next ten seasons, the Quakes would be affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

As soon as Paul Roman returned to Buffalo, the Quakes were put back together for a few gigs just for fun with Rob Peltier on upright bass, Chris VanCleve on rhythm guitar, and one of Peltier's friends on drums.

He rented an apartment with Peltier, and they decided to reform the Quakes again.

First, the Quakes recorded a live album from Tokyo with Planet Records, then were signed by the Japanese division of Sony Records with plans for a new album and a large Japanese tour.

In 2009, The Quakes embarked on a 20 show west coast tour starting with a sold out show in Hollywood at The Fonda theater.

The downturn in form continued in 2008 for the Seahorses, who began the season with a 3-1 loss to San Fernando Valley Quakes, and then proceeded to win just one of their next eight games, a 1-0 road win over Lancaster Rattlers.

Mullan started all 30 regular season and four playoff games as the Quakes won the MLS Cup ; he scored six goals and added nine assists and added a goal and two assists in the playoffs.

When not suffering from a multitude of injuries ( upper back sprain, shoulder sprain, neck sprain, abdominal strain, sports hernia, food poisoning ), Troy has been a solid starter for the Quakes, helping lead the team to two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003.

A pacy midfielder, he scored five goals and 20 assists, helping the Quakes win two MLS Cups, in 2001 and 2003.

In 1998, the Quakes decided to reform, but only play one or two festivals a year rather than touring and recording extensively.

The Quakes have an new album out now titled " Negative Charge " and have completed two U. S. tours and one European tour in support of the album.

Buoyed by fan support which reached 3, 000 spectators at home games, Fuego were resurgent: impressive early-season wins over the Southern California Seahorses and the San Fernando Valley Quakes kept them in the hunt for the playoffs, and their impressive home form meant that, by the end of the year, they were one of the four teams battling for the two playoff spots.

A final day 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Seals gave them the divisional title over the San Fernando Valley Quakes on goal difference ; prolific Brazilian striker Pablo Campos scored two of his 18 goals, and cemented his position as the league-leading goalscorer.

The year was one of solid consistency, and included a hugely impressive 9-game winning streak which stretched from early June to the end of July, and included two 4-0 victories ( over Los Angeles Storm and California Gold ), and a hard-fought finale against the San Fernando Valley Quakes.

The Quakes missed out on the playoffs for a second consecutive season in 2009 but looked to build on a solid second half of the year, which saw them go 4-4-4 since the All-Star Break.

Back to back wins over Orange County Blue Star and Ventura County Fusion in mid-June kept their slim playoff chances alive, but four defeats in their last six games, including a 3-1 loss to struggling Orange County Blue Star, left Brigade seventh in the table, out of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and eleven points behind eventual divisional champions, the San Fernando Valley Quakes.

Rocket Arena was created by David " crt " Wright of GameSpy and first released for Quake in 1997, less than a year after Quakes debut.

Despite a favorable schedule in which San Jose played five of their seven games at home, the Quakes managed just one win, leading many San Jose fans to call for O ' Brien's return.

He did score the overtime game-winner for the Quakes in the dramatic comeback against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup semifinals.

In 2003, Conrad was traded to the Wizards for a second-round draft pick, which the ' Quakes used to select Arturo Alvarez.

Conway spent his first years as a professional as the backup to Joe Cannon, but was given his chance at the starting position when Cannon left the Quakes in 2003 for France.

The hard luck Conway remained a capable backup keeper for the Quakes, playing in the occasional US Open Cup games and when Onstad was injured or away on international duty.

Having all had high-speed home connections ( a rarity at the time ), Quakes designers overlooked their assumptions of high bandwidth and low ping times that made playing online frustrating for dial-up users.

It is also formerly the home field for the USL Premier Development League club, the San Fernando Valley Quakes.

In the next few months, the Quakes went on tour in Japan based on their strong record sales for an independent band.

* The Quakes, an American psychobilly group, recorded a version for their 2001 album Last of the Human Beings.

The final regular season game, away at San Fernando Valley Quakes, was a winner-take-all game for the divisional title.

The Quakes won it 2-1 to take the championship, but Fresno made it through to the post-season to host the Western Conference championship for the second year in succession.

* Since they were compiled for a native platform, instead of an interpreter, they could run faster than Quakes solution, which was to run the game logic ( QuakeC ) in a limited interpreter.

He was not able to get all his paperwork in order until late May and he finally made his minor league debut on May 21 for the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.