What is a Sounder?

What is a Sounder you may say?  Well from our vantage point in the stadium, they were little green men in shorts.  Our Saturday evening was spent wandering through sports bars in the Pioneer Square section of Seattle, looking for an opening large enough for two people to stand and enjoy a pre-game beer. We discovered the 88 Keys piano bar full of Sounders fans and good beer and enough railing space to lean up on. While other things in the US might be cheaper than at home a beer in a plastic cup is still about $5.00 in either currency. ($8.00 at the game). This was followed by some Cheap Hot Dogs on the street outside the stadium just before kick off. Since we never think anything through, we didn't contemplate sitting in an outside stadium for almost 2 hours  in a March evening. While the money for the new roof at BC Place stadium was very   expensive and the money should have been spent else where, we wished ( especially during the second half) that Seattle had spent the money for a roof on their stadium. It has been a while since I have seen my breath. Overall it was a good game, with Seattle defeating Toronto, 3-1. It was hard to cheer for Toronto because they are Toronto, and it was hard to cheer for Seattle since they compete directly with Vancouver. We were able to appreciate good plays for both teams, and enjoyed the entire experience. The best part was the short walk across the street to the hotel bar for a nightcap and to watch the Canucks defeat Columbus. (Where in the hell is Columbus anyways and why do they have a hockey team?)