Postgame Pontifications: Sounders can take a punch

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Brian Schmetzer is, generally speaking, not a big fan of ties. One of Schmetzer’s consistent talking points throughout the years has been how the Seattle Sounders never go into a game just looking for a point.

There are exceptions to that rule, however.

One was on display Wednesday. The Sounders had conceded a 66th minute goal to the Colorado Rapids, who were playing at home in the famous Mile High altitude. Although the Sounders had played reasonably well up to that point, it was looking increasingly likely that they’d be handed their second straight loss and their spot atop the Western Conference standings was about to become very precarious.

But then Léo Chú…