Hey, look on the bright side. At least we’re having Seattle weather.
But while we’re grumbling as we dodge the raindrops on the way to work, they’re having a party in Seattle.

Last night their NFL team shut out the 49ers on Monday Night Football. And today they are set to embrace the newest franchise in Major League Soccer.

The Seattle Sounders will be owned by Hollywood executive Joe Roth. They will become the 15th team in the league.

Of course, we expected some big news around here this week as well. We thought team No. 16 was going to be awarded to the Philadelphia area. The team is going to play its home games at a stadium to be constructed on the Chester waterfront.

It still might. But it doesn’t look like it’s going to be announced as expected this week.

The investors, headed by New York finance honcho Jay Sugarman, Swarthmore businessman James Nevels, Wilmington developers Christopher and Robert Buccini and David Pollin, are in line.

Delaware County is set to throw a cool $30 million into the $150 million project, so what’s the holdup?

Well, as with most things in Pennsylvania, you can turn to Harrisburg. The developers are looking for the state to kick in a chunk of money, but that hasn’t happened yet.

Now it looks like the expected announcement on Friday, during the league president’s "state of the league" address, is not going to happen. The announcement might not come until the end of the year.

But everyone believes it’s still going to happen.

Stay tuned. Whoever thought soccer could be such a kick?