These are all facts. Indisputable truths that can not be doubted. These are 74 reasons that Portland is the lesser city when compared to Seattle. 74 ways Seattle is better than Portland.



Quality and Quantity

1 - First ever MLS team to advance past Liga MX side in CCL Knockouts

2 - Deuce



3 - Straight US Open Cups



4 - Straight MLS Cup Playoff Appearances



5 - Eddie Johnson leads active players in Cascadia Cup goals with five



6 - Honey Badger don't care



7 - Bigger Johnson



8 - Pearl Jam didn't bother to self-title until their 8th album



9 - Competitive matches without a loss in front of crowds 40,000 or greater



10 - Major trophies won



11 - If you count the NASL Top of the Table



12 - The 12th man



13 - NASL wins by Sounders over Timbers (they have 8)



14 - 409' the elevation of Mt. Rainier



15 - Seattle is the 15th largest metro area in the United States



16 - Combined years as a coach or player with the Seattle Sounders for Brian Schmetzer



17 - King of Cascadia Fredy Montero



18 - USMNT Keeping Legend Kasey Keller



19 - March 2009 first victory in Sounders MLS history. Their first ever competitive match



20 - USL-1 wins by Seattle over Timbers (they have 13)



21 - February 2003 Drew Carey gets a star on the Walk of Fame



22 - Seattle has 22 sister cities (Portland 10)



23 - Alex Morgan's heart wears 23



24 - seasons with more wins than losses (Portland Timbers have existed as a pro team for only 20 seasons)



25 - The first pro sporting event at CenturyLink Field was between the USL Sounders and Vancouver. More than 25,000 watched.



26 - Legendary guitarist and Seattle native Jimi Hendrix completed 26 airborne drops



27 - Academy grads in D-I colleges



28 - Goals by Academy standout Jordan Morris



29 - Jimmy Gabriel scores the first ever Sounders goal against the Timbers in the 29th minute



30 - different beers sold at CenturyLink Field



31 - The streak that Kirkland Little League ended when they won the Little League World Series



32 - percent of fans that voted "Sounders" in 1973



33 - goal differential for the Sounders U-16s



34 - number of boat launches in Seattle



35 - Dave has delayed posting this because he was looking at sources of trivia



36 - Chinook Salmon are mature at 36"



37 - Years at SPU for Cliff McCrath



38 - Paul Allen's second largest SuperYacht Tatoosh is the 38th largest in the World



39 - Obafemi Martins CAPs for Nigeria



40 - member associations, 250 clubs, over 150,000 youth soccer participants in Washington



41 - Totals wins over Portland



42 - Jimi Hendrix is born. Yes, he's worth two.



43 - thousand attended Sounders MLS matches on average, the current league record.



44 - Sigi Schmid has 44 MLS wins with Seattle



45 - times Oshan leaned on things last month



46 - total updates to the Clint Dempsey StoryStream TM



47 - Difference in thousands in maximum stadium capacity



48 - SECONDS



49 - museums in Seattle metro area



50 - The first Shadowrun video game is set in 2050 Seattle



51 - Lake Sammamish ranked 51st best bass-fishing lake in the US



52 - SaH memes



53 - Paul Allen is born in '53



54 - Number of hours in #DempseyWatch



55 - Islands in Washington State



56 - Yacht clubs in Puget Sound



57 - Games produced by Wizards of the Coast



58 - Steve Largent is 58 years old. Portland's best NFL player doesn't exist.



59 - Joe Roth produced 59 movies or television shows



60 - minutes before match when the March leaves



61 - billion is Bill Gates estimated net worth



62 - Space Needle opens in 1962



63 - Octopus (Paul Allen's larger SuperYacht) has a 63 foot tender



64 - most wins by Supersonics (tied for 4th most in NBA history)



65 - people have written for Sounder at Heart



66 - Adrian Hanauer is born in ‘66



67 - Darren Sawatzky appearances with Sounders FC (only 22 with Timbers)



68 - the year "Here Come The Brides" aired for the first time



69 - Ken Griffey Jr was born



70 - the minimum number of beers offered at each of the six annual Washington Beer Commission festivals



71 - Walter Jones



72 - Burpo and Hahnemann Born



73 - Bruce Lee is buried in Seattle



74 - Founded before 1975

These facts show that without a doubt Seattle is greater than Portland.