Keep in mind that Seattle plays in Century Link Field which has a garbage playing surface for soccer. The level of skill on the field was even hampered by the crazy bounces. Games there always start out choppy and then the players settle in. MLS is a fun league and misrepresented by agendas for and against. It's super competitive, it's fast paced and totally worth supporting in some way. It's not the game played at the highest level, but it's high enough to not roll your eyes like the Euro-only fans do. It's also not as high a level as the hyper-sensitive/inferiority complexed MLS fan boys will tell you. It's rules are constantly being changed and the owners rule with unheard of control in professional sports. There's a lot that needs to change and the changes are going to cause some work stoppages and acrimony at some point, but when the games are being played, they're worth watching and the players are worth the price of admission or two hours of your time. Also, Robbie Rogers absolutely deserves a call up in the January camp. I'll be proud to see the US lead the way in having the first openly gay athlete represent it's men's national team.