How good was that? Put that in your narrative pipe and smoke it. The Sounders got off to a flying start in 2019, which is rare. The night could easily be overshadowed by any and all narrative. Honoring Sigi. Honoring the 2009 Sounders. Jordan Morris’ return. But the Sounders put together a statement performance to start off the season with a bang.

Winners

Earlier this week Garth Lagerwey told the media that Rodriguez would be the team’s 3rd Designated Player, at least for the foreseeable future. Whether or not that is merely an accounting mechanism is neither here nor there after the performance that Rodriguez put in on Saturday night, arguably the best player on the field.