Tune Out the M's and Tune Into Man U
As April showers turn to May flowers Seattle sports fans continue to hope that this spring will bring better times for the local professional baseball team. But, the Mariners mediocre effort has driven Seattlest to the George and Dragon in Fremont more and more often to catch the latest European soccer action. Here's why.
--The Champions League Semifinals this week pit Chelsea vs Liverpool and Manchester United vs AC Milan: The four best football clubs in Europe.
--Meanwhile, the four clubs of the American League West battle it out for the right to get dismantled in October by the far superior AL Central and AL East
--English bad boy Wayne Rooney has scored four goals in his last 3 Champions League matches for Manchester United to put his club one match away from a spot in the finals in Athens.
--Meanwhile, the Mariners paid Richie Sexton $1.91 million in April for 3 homeruns and and 13 ribbies. That's $637,860 per home run and $147,198 per run batted in.
--It's likely that Manchester United and Chelsea will meet up three times in the next two weeks to decide 1. The Premier League Champion, 2. the FA Cup Champion , and 3. The UEFA Champions League Champion
--Meanwhile the Mariners will be playing Tampa Bay and Kansas City.
Matches worth watching this week:
--Today: Chelsea at Liverpool - 11:45 PT
--Tomorrow: Manchester United at AC Milan – 11:45 PT
--Sunday: Chelsea at Arsenal – 8 AM PT
Here's Rooney's sick game-winning goal over Milan:
