This Just In From Pitch Invasion
We just received the message below from Operation Pitch Invasion: We like to tell people that being part of the Timbers Army is about more than appreciating a team and a good time. When the Timbers...
View ArticleTA Away Game Travel Guide to Denver
I must admit I haven’t spent much time in Denver. In fact, I’ve spent more time in the airport during layovers than in the city itself. Thankfully, I managed to get in touch a Timbers hero of recent...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a PDX Sports Fan
“Well, that happened.” –Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, January 31, 1948 Today was one particularly trying day in a never-ending series of tests for Portland sports fans. For a city full of counter-culture...
View ArticleWho Let The DB’s In?
Imagine having celebrities hanging out in the North End during Timbers matches. As if the Timbers Army needed any more publicity, right? Now imagine those celebrities consisting of the cast of Jersey...
View ArticleSupply, this is Demand. Demand, this is Supply.
Anyone claiming to be Timbers Army is well aware that the 2012 Timbers’ season has fallen short of pre-season expectations. For some unknown reason, the team just can’t seem to pin down that magic...
View ArticleTA Away Game Travel Guide to Toronto
I love Toronto. Hard to believe, I know, especially given my past rants about both Vancouver (cuddly-but-rival town) and Montreal (French people). I’ve been to Toronto a few times, and each time it...
View ArticleThe Other Side of the Two-Stick
Anyone following me on Twitter or Facebook knows my feelings are pretty well set on the issue of Gavin Wilkinson and his retention of the General Manager position. While I have intentionally been...
View ArticleThe Home Match of Home Matches
The number of story lines you’re going to read leading up to the Timbers home match against the rave green trash neighbors to the North on September 15th is a bit staggering. Here’s my attempt at...
View ArticleThis Week in Timbers Army Football Club News – Fall 2012 Season has begun!
It’s been a long summertime break since we last spoke about the Timbers Army FC initiative and the various clubs participating in amateur soccer throughout the Portlandarea. As the summer temperatures...
View ArticleTimbers TV Party Tonight!
With the recent (and upcoming…again) hoopla over Saturday’s Cascadia Cup match vs. Seattle now subsided for the time being, I’ve noticed a wide array of opinions on how to address and/or respond to the...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the 1906 Ultras
Dear. Mr. and Mrs. Ultras, I feel compelled to write you as it seems your kids have suffered from some unfortunate misguidance. I don’t want to raise any alarms, and am not looking to get anyone in...
View ArticleOnward and Upward
Earlier today, Prost Amerika Editor Steve Clare posted a great piece about the future of MLS as it ventures into the “post-Beckham” era. Like him or hate him, it’s hard to argue that the “Beckham...
View ArticleVoter turnout: the double-edged sword
The results of the recent 107ist Board election were announced today. Congrats to Jeremy Wright and Sherrilynn “Sheba” Rawson on their reelection, and to Mike Coleman for winning the open seat. All...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Honestly, will Portland truly offer the best home-field advantage for...
In short, yes. I think so. But allow me to place this asterisk right here. * That asterisk represents a series of caveats, “yeah, but…’s,” and a few other items that need to be considered. In case...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Three Davids United vs. One Goliath
How serious is this Cascadia Cup trademarking issue to the affected supporters groups? It’s forcing us to be nice to each other on the Internet. Nice. To each other. On the Internet. Yeah…it’s THAT...
View ArticleOp-Ed: How-to TA
I’ve written a few pieces related to this over the past couple years, mostly for the benefit of n00bs new people entering the Timbers Army section. Some of them are first-time season ticket holders....
View ArticleOp-Ed: Don’t steal flags
Seriously. Don’t steal flags from the North End. It’s stealing.
View ArticleOp-Ed: Why I’m Not Going to Seattle Away
…and why you should. To be honest, I got more pressing matters. I got a kid moving into my house soon, and apparently they are like the worst roommates ever. The crying, and pooping, and eating, and...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Got That Not-So-Thorny Feeling?
People are pretty riled up about the release of the “Feeling Thorny?” shirt now available on the official Portland Thorns web site. Look, I get it. It comes off as sexist. It’s not empowering for...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Fare Thee Well, for I am About to Sell Out
In light of some recent professional developments, I’m sorry to announce this will be my last blog entry at TA-dot-org for the foreseeable future. I accepted a job with a company that has a...
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