Less about the actual soccer, more about being a Portland Timbers fan.
Timbers.com reporting that Jimmy Conway has passed away. Jimmy is one of 5 players in the Timber’s Ring of Honor. Famous for his time in NASL as a Timber, but a bigger legend in Oregon soccer beyond playing days for his contributions in coaching and growing the game in Oregon.
Continue reading “Jimmy Conway – R.I.P.”
The original Seattle Sounders poster on the left advertising the match with the Timbers showed up on my timeline again after the Timbers won. I thought I’d fix it for them to reflect the outcome. A little prophetic to choose Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots for the illustration, considering the antics on the field, especially post-match.
Continue reading “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, Before and After”
I’m involved in Zarek Valentin’s project to raise money for Pride Month. Profits from the RibbonZ patches are going to New Avenues for Youth and the Q Center. Find out about the project here. In stadium sales are over, but you still have a chance to buy some online.
We’re halfway thought he 2019 regular season, and we’re 9th in the conference, 15th in the Supporters Shield race. At 23 points were’s averaging 1.35 points per game. We’re 4 points below the playoff line but still have at two games in hand over almost everyone ahead of us, except 7th place Houston which has only played more match than we have, and has 27 points. In our next 17 games, we only have 3 away matches! I love our current run of form, and that includes the loss to Montreal with a rotated lineup. MLS Power Rankings have us at #3 (!) which seems very generous to me. What do you. think? Check out the slightly interactive version of the graph above on this page.
Not to be outdone by Merritt Paulson, Diego Valeri was recently spotted tooling around Portland on one of those rentable electric scooters. This new version has a seat. I guess that makes it a bike, no?
– Thanks to Andrew Buswell for the pic.
The construction cam is no longer active, which is to be expected, however, the stills and stop time-lapse video are no longer viewable, and that is very disappointing. If you’re nostalgic for the pre-expansion stadium, you can still (for the time being) visit the Portland Timbers Virtual Venue. Holy ephemera Batman, check out the “Jeld Wen” in that uniform resource locator!
Continue reading “Construction Cam is Dead! long live the Virtual Stadium!”
What do you mean it’s just click bait and not a useful resource distributed through Playbuzz? No, you’re not looking at the new, redesigned logo for the Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers, more likely the work of an underpaid intern who doesn’t give a rat’s ass about soccer. I’m actually excited that this is my third Mistaken Identity post.
– Thanks to Brice Dick for the tip.
Safeway has shad Timbers’ related promotions for several years now, that’s why you see the kids who walk out with the team onto the pitch wearing Safeway T-shirts. Recently I noticed a brand new Diego Chara cutout greeting me at the entrance of my local store, and I was surprised to see that it was a Modelo promo. I was a little bit excited for Diego, glad to see him making some well-deserved extra $, but it mirth have more to do with the Timbers hospitality packages. A few days later I returned to see sa large Jeff Attinella cutout inside a goal, this time with a Coors logo, affiliated with the Safeway/Albertsons Save & Score promotion. I promptly geeked out and stood in the middle of the aisle to take a picture. Ironically, I’ve seen Jeff in person at a few T2 matches and have never taken his picture…
Continue reading “Save and Score, Drink Modelo”