Commentary: Buzz is lacking on the opportunity of a lifetime for Sounders FC and local soccer fans
The chances of the Sounders FC hosting some of the world's best teams in the FIFA Club World Cup again are somewhere between slim and none. But they get that opportunity this month.
Commentary: Unlikely contributor closing in on Sounders history, sparking recent unbeaten streak
Danny Musovski has scored a goal in five straight matches, tying a single-season franchise record, during the team's five-match unbeaten streak.
Commentary: A full-court press for Paige Bueckers should be Storm’s priority in this year’s WNBA Draft
If I’m the Storm, I’d approach Dallas, who holds the top overall pick, and I’d offer the Farm to get her – this year’s 2nd overall pick, both of next year’s first-round picks - even a player if that’s what it takes.
Commentary: Familiar storylines continue to plague the Seattle sports landscape
Here we are in early April with storylines that are all too familiar: The M's struggling to win, the Seahawks without a competent OL, the Sounders with a slow start and the Kraken out of the playoff race.
Commentary: Feelings aside, M’s projections give them best chance to win AL West since 2015
When it comes to preseason projections from oddsmakers in Vegas, the M’s could be beneficiaries of significantly more parity within their own division and the American League this season in their quest to get back to the postseason.
Commentary: Schneider’s legacy will be defined by moves after unexpected trades of Geno, DK
John Schneider now has a ton of salary cap space, five picks in the first three rounds of this year’s draft, but not much of an offense. It’s as blank a canvas as he’s ever going to get.
Commentary: Hoping for best, but Mariners offseason optics give us a case of Deja vu
We’ve seen the frustration from just about every Mariners podcast, even national writers and former Mariners players have shaken their collective heads this offseason. In terms of perception, the M's have done nothing to inspire confidence about their chances.
Commentary: With Kraken results still falling short, is another change on the horizon?
The Kraken have lost ten of 13 games and now have a 2.2% chance to make the playoffs. With Leiweke on the most recent roadtrip, could a GM change be coming?
Commentary: 2024 marked a mediocre transition year in Seattle Sports
The pressure to win – and win now – is higher than ever in this market, likely to the growing saturation of teams. 2024's transition year will hopefully lead to better results in 2025.
Commentary: “Jerry Rigging" a roster under frugal mandates is an annual Mariners tradition
M's ownership set a budget giving the team a total of around $15 million this offseason to spend on free agents, despite pressing needs at multiple positions.
Commentary: Playing MLS Cup at home for 50th anniversary would be remarkable
The Sounders have a chance to fill a home stadium with close to 70,000 fans and play for MLS Cup in their 50th Anniversary Season. That's a house no one is blowing down.
Commentary: The "Big Bad Wolf" once again standing in the way of Sounders path to title
The Big Bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew the first two houses down, but the third one held strong. If Leagues Cup and U.S. Open Cup were Houses One and Two, the MLS Playoffs represent House Number Three.
Commentary: Fans have waited long enough, Mr. Silver. Please begin expansion talks now
Seattle has been more than prepared to welcome the Sonics back, but the NBA is moving even slower than the timeline NBA commissioner Adam Silver had teased last year.
Commentary: Note to Stanton - the Mariners are average because of ownership, not market size
Stanton's statement said the quiet part out loud: Blaming market size for inability to spend more for fear of losing profits.
Commentary: Mariners sucked some of us back…only to mess with our hearts again
It's just that kind of year. The problem is, with this team, it's ALWAYS that kind of year.
Commentary: M’s ownership only heightens negative stigma by keeping Dipoto
It’s time those in charge either make the moves that will appease this fanbase or actually face the music and answer the tough questions for why they continue to sit still.
Commentary: Dan Wilson hire complicates decision on Dipoto’s future with Mariners
If ownership decided to get rid of Dipoto, they'd probably have to fire their popular and venerated brand new full-time manager, Dan Wilson, too. Or, even crazier, make it a stipulation for any new president or GM to keep Wilson as their skipper.
Commentary: Servais firing the latest head-shaking example of Dipoto's communication issues
Whether or not Dipoto was responsible for that leak doesn’t matter, because when it comes to him, it’s not the first time there's been a failure to either communicate or do so effectively.
Commentary: Mariners first-place disappearing act another example of their magical talent
This organization has been a master of illusion for years. Losing the divisional lead so quickly this year is one of the bigger “smoke and mirrors” moments in franchise history.
Commentary: Early season woes in rearview mirror, momentum all in Sounders FC favor
The Sounders have just one loss in their last 12 matches across all competitions, and are now four points above the playoff line in the Western Conference.