We’re now about 24 hours removed from the Seattle Sounders’ 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids that clinched a spot in the MLS Cup final for the first time in franchise history. After sifting through images and tales of wild celebrations, it’s tempting to buy into the idea that everything that happens from here on out is sort of icing on the cake. That the goal all along was to play for the MLS Cup, not necessarily to win it.
But we know better. The Sounders know better. They took every opportunity to remind us — and themselves — that there’s still one more game to go and it’s the biggest, most important game in franchise history and it’s not particularly close.