Dave Knows: Portland

I texted a half dozen friends “Beautiful day 4 soccer” as I walked to work Thursday morning. There was something in the air, even at 7am.
Work was pure torture, but 4pm rolled around and I rolled into the Fryolator-and-cigarette-smoke-infused embrace of the Bullpen. The weather, however, was fine, so we enjoyed the [...]

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Come to PGE Park tonight and see grown men cry.
Of course you know already that the Portland Timbers kick off the 2008 season tonight at PGE Park. But this match also marks the retirement of the iconic Timber Jim.
Allison Andrews has posted a series of excellent and heartfelt articles in homage to Timber Jim at [...]

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One more week of preseason, then next Thursday, April 17th, the mighty mighty Timbers host Puerto Rico at PGE Park in the season opener for both teams. A halftime ceremony celebrates Timber Jim’s retirement and the first 1000 fans to arrive at the stadium receive a Timber Jim Farewall T-shirt from Shindaiwa. The only [...]

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Monday training camp started at PGE Park. Today the soon to be semi-regular Tuesday Timbers Tidbits starts. And now on with the show:

The Nerd is the Word reminds us to mark the calendar for Saturday, March 29th: Timbers Season Kickoff Party
A good new Timbers Blog: Nasty Challenge
My fellow Jesuit alumnus Chris Brown may [...]

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The 2008 Timbers schedule has been officially released. Some highlights (emphasis mine):
HOME DATES BY DAY OF THE WEEK:
Monday (1), Thursday (9), Friday (1), Saturday (4)
ROAD DATES BY DAY OF THE WEEK:
Wednesday (1), Friday (5), Saturday (7), Sunday (2)
HOME DATES BY MONTH:
April (3), May (3), June (2), July (2), August (3), September (2)
ROAD [...]

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The Timbers season is still a few months away, but the anticipation continues to build as new bits of information trickle out.

The big news, though it’s still not official, is that the ancient carpet in PGE Park is being replaced with FieldTurf. The old stuff might be torn out as early as today. [Update: [...]

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For the second edition of the Rosebuds* I present to you an eclectic mix of Rose City related items.

Join the Plaid and Proud Jax Saturday night at the Rose Garden
Tribune says Timbers are hungrier in 08
Timbers Keeper Josh Wicks presents his favorite 07 highlights
BikePortland.org runs down the Year in Bikes, 2007 edition
Non-Vegan item: The 2008 [...]

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Sometimes I find things I would like to share, but they don’t warrant their own blog post, or I don’t have the time at the moment to flesh one out. Lately I’ve been dealing with this by not posting, but I think I’ve stumbled upon a better solution. I’m a fan of Shawn [...]

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Obviously, take all of this with a grain of salt, but I do have confidence in my sources.
New Turf?
New turf has long been on the Timbers players, opponents, and fans’ wish list. 2008 may be the year the wish is fulfilled. From a bullet point in a Kerry Eggers column in September:
PGE Park’s [...]

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The next two weekends will be good for Portland area soccer players and fans who like to shop.
Friday November 30th Far Post Soccer Supply kicks off their holiday sale. Enjoy a cup of hot cider and an EPL games on the TV while you browse the sale items. The sale runs through [...]

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