There's no pity in the Rose City
I was fortunate enough to win a Portland Timbers twitter contest (it took me all of two seconds to retweet) that granted me access to the field during the last game of the inaugural season.
And this is why I love Stumptown footy:
This is the Timbers Army rallying around a team that pretty much eliminated any chance of reaching the playoffs in a demoralizing 2-0 loss at home, but you would never know it given the chants and revelry. I challenge you to find a comparative atmosphere in any sport outside of college athletics.
I'll be honest: I was expecting maybe two or three wins at home all season so me ruefully typing up this post has to be considered a victory for the expansion franchise.
There is still a sliver of hope: if New York loses at home to Philadelphia (maybe) and Portland beats Salt Lake at Rio Tinto (highly unlikely), the Timbers would sneak into the last wildcard spot. But the fact that we are still in playoff contention with a team that has a single player (Henry) that makes twice as much as our entire squad is an accomplishment.
[In fact, if you want a little food for thought during the NBA lockout, you may want to glance at the MLS salary list. A knee-less Brandon Roy made as much in the last season as did the bottom 5 teams in the MLS combined.]
And this is why I love Stumptown footy:
This is the Timbers Army rallying around a team that pretty much eliminated any chance of reaching the playoffs in a demoralizing 2-0 loss at home, but you would never know it given the chants and revelry. I challenge you to find a comparative atmosphere in any sport outside of college athletics.
I'll be honest: I was expecting maybe two or three wins at home all season so me ruefully typing up this post has to be considered a victory for the expansion franchise.
There is still a sliver of hope: if New York loses at home to Philadelphia (maybe) and Portland beats Salt Lake at Rio Tinto (highly unlikely), the Timbers would sneak into the last wildcard spot. But the fact that we are still in playoff contention with a team that has a single player (Henry) that makes twice as much as our entire squad is an accomplishment.
[In fact, if you want a little food for thought during the NBA lockout, you may want to glance at the MLS salary list. A knee-less Brandon Roy made as much in the last season as did the bottom 5 teams in the MLS combined.]
posted by d l wright at 10/19/2011 08:55:00 PM
2 Comments:
Timbers futbol is a better product than RSL futbol despite the success RSL has enjoyed. I'd really rather go to a meaningless Timbers' regular season home game than see RSL win the MLS cup at Rio Tinto. Just a better all around experience.
Why do you say that?
I've only been to Rio Tinto once. The crowd was pretty tame/lame. I was also super pissed that me and my friend were asked to leave our seats and drink our beers at the top of the "family" section, when a half dozen other guys weren't asked to move. (I guess it's easier to spot an African with a beer.)
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