This is the first season for Seattle's Major League Soccer team, the Seattle Sounders, and the team has had a very good first season. The Sounders are in the MLS playoffs and will play their first playoff game tonight against Houston. The mayor has also proclaimed today as "Seattle Sounders FC Day". Unfortunately I'll miss the game due to another commitment, but it's a two-game series (combined score determines winner) and I'm looking forward to watching the next game on Sunday November 8.

It's been a really exciting season and I've gotten more excited about Sounders games than I ever have before for any other soccer team. We've watched almost all of the Sounders games on TV and have picked up a lot of the nuances of the game. We also went to two Sounders games this season (1st game post 2nd game post) and I enjoyed them a lot. The Sounders have sold out every game this season and our average attendance ranks 30th in the world (which is the highest attendance for an American team).

Anyway, I hope the Sounders do well tonight and win their first playoff series, but if not, it's still been a great season.