The Mariners were scheduled to play their home opening series up to three days before the soccer match would have taken place, yet crews would have sodded over the baseball dirt infield.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Imagine throwing the biggest dinner party of your life, only it has to take place at your neighbor’s house.
That’s almost what happened to the Sounders, who would have been forced to play next month’s CONCACAF Champions League semifinal opener at Safeco Field had they advanced. That became moot on Wednesday when the team was eliminated in the tournament quarterfinal here courtesy of a 3-0 (3-1 aggregate) loss to Chivas.