12:00pm

Thu October 27, 2011
Sports with Art Thiel

Preview: Sounders FC going for it all in playoffs

Credit Ted S. Warren / AP Photo
Seattle Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso applies a defensive header near the goal during an Oct. 8 match against the Philadelphia Union in Seattle.

The Seattle Sounders begin playoff play on Saturday night against Real Salt Lake in Utah. The Sounders (18-7-9) earned the second-best record in Major League Soccer this season and are expected to go far in the playoffs.

In fact, the team is expecting to go all the way, after winning the U.S. Open Cup for the third year in a row.

Find out what KPLU sports commentator Art ThielĀ  thinks about the Sounders' chances in the playoffs coming up tomorrow morning at 5:30 and 7:30 on 88.5 KPLU. Check back here for a blog of our conversation.