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Sounders Match Open Thread

Christopher Frizzelle
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sounder? I hardly know her!
paulus on March 25, 2010 at 6:11 PM Report this
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where's the husky love?
Max Solomon on March 25, 2010 at 6:23 PM Report this
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I wish I was at the game, but I traded today's match for all 3 friendlies. Looking outside I'm glad i'm watching on tv.
wisepunk on March 25, 2010 at 6:25 PM Report this
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Fuck the Sounders, and the eastside traffic they bring. Take a bus!!
TheMisanthrope on March 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM Report this
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Nice card early, but why are both Freddies up top? Levesque should be up there.
Renton Mike on March 25, 2010 at 6:57 PM Report this
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Tickets are practically free in Craigslist. I guess scheduling this opposite the Sweet 16 wasn't so bright.
DOUG. on March 25, 2010 at 6:58 PM Report this
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@6 Who expected the Huskies to be in the Tournament, much less the Sweet 16?
Renton Mike on March 25, 2010 at 6:59 PM Report this
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1-0 !!! Sounders LOVE the Rain!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM Report this
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@7 true dat. Even the UW Daily said the Huskies wouldn't make it.
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:17 PM Report this
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@7: The AP had UW ranked #13 preseason and ESPN had them #14, so that's two.

I'm not sure when MLS makes their schedule, but I could've told them 10 years ago that the fourth Thursday in March is a stupid opening day.
DOUG. on March 25, 2010 at 7:17 PM Report this
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@10 You're right, I wasn't thinking back far enough.
Renton Mike on March 25, 2010 at 7:20 PM Report this
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Lundberg is down - out?
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:21 PM Report this
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I LOVE THIS CROWD!!!!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM Report this
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That Saul guy on Philly's team is pretty good.
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:24 PM Report this
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30 minutes in and the crowd is just getting started - WE LOVE THE RAIN!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:26 PM Report this
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offside goal by Philly - doesn't count - Montero? you're going the wrong way!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:34 PM Report this
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and he's OFF - RED CARD! RED CARD!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:35 PM Report this
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Ouch, that looked painful. See ya Stahl.
Renton Mike on March 25, 2010 at 7:36 PM Report this
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and there goes Philly's best player - Toni Stahl - red card till halftime
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:36 PM Report this
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corner goal after the Philly goalie knocks it back! WOOHOO!

2-0! 2-0! 2-0!
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:39 PM Report this
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by the way, the Huskies lost, so they only placed 11th in the final
Will in Seattle on March 25, 2010 at 7:55 PM Report this
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Seattle!
Sounders!
Seattle!
Sounders!

Sad to see Seba in the wrong uniform (*sob*), but it's a good start to the season.
Kristi in Kitsap on March 25, 2010 at 8:36 PM Report this
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Just got back from the game -- maybe you saw us, we were the ones in the green ponchos!
Fnarf on March 25, 2010 at 9:54 PM Report this
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Too bad they don't have ponchos that cover your face, too. It was raining sideways.
Christopher Frizzelle on March 25, 2010 at 9:56 PM Stranger Staff
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I wonder if the players can switch to flat sneakers in weather like that -- most of the ten million missed passes looked like they were due to players whose feet were stuck to the turf. I've heard some city league players are using flats on the same Field Turf on city playfields when it's wet out.
Fnarf on March 25, 2010 at 10:13 PM Report this
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Wet and miserable - I don't think I've been that soaked since that Sasquatch that was just about rained out - but three points to start the season are what I wanted. Up the Sounders!
Abby on March 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM Report this
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From afar, the Sounder love is something to behold.
Mo on March 26, 2010 at 8:24 AM Report this
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Is there some reason the Sounders fans can't navigate simple things like sidewalks?
Mugwumpt on March 26, 2010 at 9:01 AM Report this
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I've heard some city league players are using flats on the same Field Turf on city playfields when it's wet out.

Flats would just make you slip and fall on your ass. Maybe switch out the cleats for turf shoes (they have a lot more smaller cleats on the bottom, but not as long), however you are still going to get a lot of sliding. I think the bigger problem is that the ball moves incredibly fast on wet turf, and there is very little friction to slow it down. My guess during the game was that people weren't expecting the ball to get there that fast. Not really a shoe thing.
mtallen on March 26, 2010 at 10:08 AM Report this
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@28 - just be glad they weren't tearing the city apart. When we get the World Cup in 2016, you'll see a lot of that. I wouldn't park my car within 5 miles of the stadium ...
Will in Seattle on March 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM Report this
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@30, you are a stone cold moron.

@29, it really did look like they couldn't get their feet off of the turf. I'm pretty sure I even saw a couple of guys fall over because their upper body wanted to go somewhere and their feet wouldn't follow. I have a buddy who plays and refs in the city leagues, and he says the Field Turf is surprisingly not that slippery. But maybe I'm wrong. I was just wondering. It's got to be miserable playing in that weather. If we had natural grass it would be completely wiped away today, drainage system or no.
Fnarf on March 26, 2010 at 11:48 AM Report this
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@30, YOUR HOUSE is within five miles of Quest. And of course, you wouldn't know this, but there's already been a World Cup in the US, in 1994, and no cities were torn apart. Very few cities have been torn apart in ANY World Cup, though there have been a few incidents here and there. Cagliari, Italy wasn't a great place to be in 1990. Violence is far more likely to occur at qualifying matches, like Egypt vs. Algeria recently.
Fnarf on March 26, 2010 at 1:26 PM Report this

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