Drew Carey Investing in Seattle MLS Expansion Team

Fuck yeah!  From ESPN:

In August, Carey injured his arm on the set of “The Price Is Right.” Instead of going to the hospital, he went to lunch with [majority owner and Hollywood producer Joe] Roth about the possibility of getting involved with the ownership group.

Carey pitched the idea of having a fan membership — similar to FC Barcelona — where fans have a say in the direction of the franchise, including voting for the general manager every four years.

When Roth agreed to the idea, Carey signed on financially.

“We’re going to let the fans control who the general manager is and whether he is hired for a four-year period,” Carey said. “Adrian is going to be the general manager, and he’s one of the owners, but four years from now … they might vote him out.”

This is pretty awesome news.  Nobody was truly happier during Beckham’s debut a few months ago in Los Angeles than Drew Carey.  Its good to know that someone who is actually a soccer fan (not like…you know…*ahem*…some other major players…*cough*…Paul Allen) is invested in the future of the team.

Seahawks on Monday Night Football

For those of you that don’t know (a.k.a. those who don’t follow sports in Seattle), the Seattle Seahawks are playing tonight against the San Francisco 49ers at 5:30 pm PST tonight on ESPN. What does this mean? Well, first off, we might actually win. And second, it means if you’re driving towards SoDo tonight between 4:30 and 6:30 or away from SoDo around the time the game is over, you just might be screwed.

I’m lucky enough to be leaving work at 3:30 instead of 4:30 to avoid that headache.

As far as the game goes, the Las Vegas line has Seattle winning by 10, and my favorite sports stat website has them winning by 14.