Brian Gjurgevich The view from section 207, row T, seat 17—a spot formerly covered with a tarp during Timbers’ home matches. It’s open tonight, increasing the House of Pane’s capacity to 20,323. New England’s in town, but that’s not Revolution in the air—it’s playoff atmosphere. A single point removed from the 10th and final Major […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Dust Off Those Three-Goggles, Portland Fans—The Timbers Must Win Tonight
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers With forward Jorge Perlaza battling illness, could Portland coach John Spencer (left) step in and play up front tonight? No. But, the fiery skipper did show off his “nice try, bud” face on Thursday when the Timbers front office took a squad of Adidas employees to a “competitive” 4-4 charity-match draw. Three […]
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Timbers (Remember Them?) Still Pointed Toward Playoffs
Chris Gardner/Getty A scoreless draw! Futility football at its finest. Or, in the case of Portland and Philadelphia’s 0-0 tie on Saturday, soccer in its most desperate state. Two clubs, clawing at postseason hopes, playing like … two teams, forced to claw at posteason hopes. The Union, it seems, had the better excuse: Three days […]
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Timbers’ Next Two Opponents Show Portland That Points Are Out There
Philadelphia Union The Timbers had a fine opportunity to scout their next two opponents in one fell swoop on Wednesday night: Philadelphia and New England played to a dramatic 4-4 draw at PPL Park, and although such news wouldn’t normally make much noise west of I-476, Portland fans likely took notice. More than two weeks […]
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Oregon State’s New Mascot Cut From Timber Joey’s Cloth?
It seems the Timbers aren’t the only Oregon team with a chainsaw-wielding gentleman roaming the sidelines. I spotted this logging-industy-inspired mascot just off the field during Saturday’s Oregon State football opener, proof that although Timbers may be in the middle of a 13-day layoff between matches, their influence on the state’s sports scene never rests: […]
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Timbers Hold It Together To Fend Off Late-Breaking Goat Attack
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Eric Brunner: “I once scored a goal thiiiiiiiis big.” Eric Brunner received another message from his coach this week, but this time, John Spencer didn’t need his smartyphone to send it. Brunner, easily Portland’s most consistent defender this season until what Spencer called “a little blip” a month back, rode pine until […]
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Portland vs. Chivas USA — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Brian Gjurgevich After a much-needed win over the weekend, it looks like the Timbers still think they’re in this thing. And why not? They’ve pulled within striking distance of a playoff spot with a 2-1 Cascadia Cup victory over Vancouver on Saturday, and tonight, Portland can vault itself right back into the thick of the […]
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Timbers Raise The Bar On Selling Out
Steel Brooks/Portland Timbers Quality over quantity, eh? The Timbers announced today that they’d open up about 2,000 more seats at the House of Pane for two upcoming matches. Having sold out each of their 13 Major League Soccer home matches this season (at a capacity of 18,627), Portland will increase Jeld-Wen Field’s magic number to […]
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Portland vs. Vancouver — High-Pitched Live Blog Action
Brian Gjurgevich Yes, it’s a meeting between two expansion clubs tied for the most losses in MLS this season, but tonight, standings matter little. When the Timbers welcome the Whitecaps for a 7 p.m. Cascadia Cup clash (Fox 12, TSN, 750 AM, 101.1 FM), a 36-year-old rivalry will makes its Major League debut. The standings […]
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Good Match-Day, News! Forget The Playoffs, Today’s All About The Cascadia Cup
Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Timbers Vancouver knocked Portland out of the Division 2 playoffs last season, but they may be too late to pull the same trick in 2011. The Timbers’ mid-season swoon has PTFC on the outside looking in, but for one night at least, that’s irrelevant: Postseason play is out of the question for one […]
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Meet Your Newest Timber
Getty Eric Alexander, center, was acquired by Portland today in exchange for Jeremy Hall. With tomorrow’s Cascadia Cup derby looming and playoff hopes dimming, Portland’s tinkering with its roster for their inaugural season’s home stretch. The Timbers traded away midfielder/defender Jeremy Hall for FC Dallas midfielder Eric Alexander this afternoon. From the press release: Alexander, […]
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Bobble-header Leads To Stitch On The Pitch
Getty Bravo, Kansas City. Bravo. If I told you a game was halted because the goalie needed a few quick stitches, you’d probably assume I was talking about hockey. Nope. (Maybe I should’ve mentioned the player was stitched up while lying seemingly helpless on the ground?) Kansas City keeper Jimmy Nielsen was on the unfortunate […]