Category Archives: Sport

RIP

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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Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee (No. 2)- Pitches and Hoes

Inning 1- Introduction Now that you are acquainted with the intended purpose of this series of baseball stories, allow me to send a shot across your proverbial bow. It’s about to get basebally up in this piece. The reason is two-fold. Firstly, this baseball trip was a solo affair, a Friday trip to Eugene to […] Continue reading

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Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee (No. 2)- Pitches and Hoes

Inning 1- Introduction Now that you are acquainted with the intended purpose of this series of baseball stories, allow me to send a shot across your proverbial bow. It’s about to get basebally up in this piece. The reason is two-fold. Firstly, this baseball trip was a solo affair, a Friday trip to Eugene to […] Continue reading

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Would You Rather…

The following Q&A took place via email when Sportsman writers Thomas King (asker) and Dan Woytek (responder) had nothing better to do. The following is strictly theoretical. Question: On an average team, would you rather have a guy who gets a single every at bat or a guy who hits a home run every four […] Continue reading

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Would You Rather…

The following Q&A took place via email when Sportsman writers Thomas King (asker) and Dan Woytek (responder) had nothing better to do. The following is strictly theoretical. Question: On an average team, would you rather have a guy who gets a single every at bat or a guy who hits a home run every four […] Continue reading

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Gridiron Dreams

via Portland Monthly.
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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

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Perfect

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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

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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

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