SEATTLE—After witnessing its baseball team finish in last place, its NFL team break its streak of five straight playoff appearances, and its NBA team leave for Oklahoma City, Seattle received another blow with the addition of a new Major League Soccer franchise, the Sounders FC.
“I mean, I sat through all 11 of the Huskies’ losses, but this is worse than any of that,” said Seattle resident Dusty Warren, who watched in resignation as the MLS expansion draft aired on a nearby television. “People will be wearing those jerseys and making up stupid chants for weeks before they realize they’ve been had. It’s almost as insulting as when that WNBA team won the title.” The mood in the city darkened even further when partial Sounders owner Drew Carey pledged to be a visible presence around the team and perform throughout the city year-round.
