At Sounder at Heart, there is a long and storied tradition of attempting to weaponize math to explain a phenomenon long thought to be completely indecipherable to the rational mind: the behavior of referees. With Chris Penso’s recent outing against Seattle resulting in his fourth red card in nine games on the pitch with the Seattle Sounders, we attempted to take a closer look at what the numbers have to tell us and to see if there are any basis to a fan’s deepest fear — that the man in the middle is, in fact, out to get you.
Chris Penso (probably) doesn’t hate the Sounders
