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Before Rodman
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
WSJ on Timbers Army vs. “Customers”
“In Seattle they have Republicans,” said Heather Mathews, a graduate student at Lewis and Clark, who imagines Seattle fans spend most of their free time “sailing around in their sailboats.”
The Wall Street Journal compares Timbers and Sounders… Continue reading
WSJ on Timbers Army vs. “Customers”
“In Seattle they have Republicans,” said Heather Mathews, a graduate student at Lewis and Clark, who imagines Seattle fans spend most of their free time “sailing around in their sailboats.” The Wall Street Journal compares Timbers and Sounders fans in The Great Hipster Soccer Showdown. Continue reading
History
@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
Watched From Atlanta
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.
Can’t Lose for Losing
On a brilliant Saturday evening last week, in front of a sold-out Merlo Field in North Portland, 5,018 strong witnessed one of the most impressive collections of soccer talent ever assembled onto a local pitch. And not only because Manchester City brought — and started — many of their top players; Portland has also been […] Continue reading
Can’t Lose for Losing
On a brilliant Saturday evening last week, in front of a sold-out Merlo Field in North Portland, 5,018 strong witnessed one of the most impressive collections of soccer talent ever assembled onto a local pitch. And not only because Manchester City brought — and started — many of their top players; Portland has also been […] Continue reading
Timbers Look MLS Ready but Fall in PKs
TIMBERS 1, SOUNDERS 1 (SOUNDERS WIN 4-3 ON PENALTY KICKS) To the local sportsman yearning for a spot of good news, Wednesday’s US Cup matchup between the Timbers and hated rival Seattle Sounders offered several reasons for optimism. The house was packed. The privileged perch at the MAC was in full bloom. The little pocket […] Continue reading
Not Half Bad, But Not Enough
The Portland Timbers once again failed to find a victory this past Thursday night against the NSC Minnesota Stars, unable to recover from an early goal despite 60 minutes of continuous pressure. From the first kick, Minnesota made it clear that they wanted to win, out-working the Timbers, pushing the tempo against a confused defense […] Continue reading