Author Archives: Mike Merrill

RIP

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Mike Merrill

This is a partial archive of the writings from The Portland Sportsman, a sports enthusiast website. Members included Mike Merrill, Dan Woytek, Devin Chapman, Josh B., Erin Gates, Starr Ahrens, Scott W., Stephanie Chase, Thomas King, and others.

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Gridiron Dreams

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Mike Merrill

via Portland Monthly.
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Before Rodman

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mike Merrill

A truly wonderful statistical analysis making a case for Dennis Rodman. One of my favorite lines:
Before Rodman, we should have expected a rebounder of that quality to appear about once every 400 years.
And of course there are a lot of charts and grap… Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mike Merrill

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History

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Mike Merrill

@ZachDundus and @marty_PDX wrote an expanded history of Portland soccer for Portland Monthly.
Jan 1975: The burgeoning North American Soccer League (NASL) offers Portland the 20th franchise for the 1975 season, bringing pro soccer to Portland for the f… Continue reading →

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Watched From Atlanta

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mike Merrill

Watched the first Timber’s game in Atlanta on a bad satellite feed. Texted a bit with Devin who was at the game. He’ll post something after he gets back to Portland.

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Where Do NFL Fans Go?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mike Merrill

The NFL and the NFL Players’ Association are currently in negotiations to install a new collective bargaining agreement before the 2011 season — negotiations that have resulted in the decertification of the union and the start of a lockout. (Overview of lockout on ESPN.) So what happens if there is no NFL? What sport will […] Continue reading →

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