To the chronicle of crazy stuff that went down in 2016, there has to be a story about Sigi Schmid in the sports section. His picture should be under the Cubs winning the World Series, Leicester City winning the English Premier League and, of course, the Seattle Sounders’ surprising run to an MLS Cup championship.
About that picture: If Sigi grew out his thick, gray hair and quit shaving, he’d look something like the German Moses, which fits. What happened to him is beyond old school — it’s Old Testament. He led the Sounders over their first seven-plus years of existence and won just about everything but the big one.