These days, the MLS is plenty going on that makes individual games hard to value--an ever-expanding set of teams with most all of them making playoffs in the end anyway. The derby match is the exception, one that I actually want to circle on the calendar. Nearing 50 years of animosity, this derby provides two cities that are famously "ni…
These days, the MLS is plenty going on that makes individual games hard to value--an ever-expanding set of teams with most all of them making playoffs in the end anyway. The derby match is the exception, one that I actually want to circle on the calendar. Nearing 50 years of animosity, this derby provides two cities that are famously "nice" the unique opportunity to work out their buried angst through the unique medium of soccer.
When I think of my identity as a Portlander, there are few things as vividly tied in my mind. Beer, coffee, trees, food trucks, funky fashions....and the Timbers beating the Sounders. (Particular highlight of my life being the "Red Wedding" game, in which Seattle self-destructed emotionally, receiving 3 red cards and finishing with 7 players after Clint Dempsey ripped the referee's notebook in frustration, Timbers going on to win 3-1 at home. TOP TEN DAYS IN MY LIFE.)
These days, the MLS is plenty going on that makes individual games hard to value--an ever-expanding set of teams with most all of them making playoffs in the end anyway. The derby match is the exception, one that I actually want to circle on the calendar. Nearing 50 years of animosity, this derby provides two cities that are famously "nice" the unique opportunity to work out their buried angst through the unique medium of soccer.
When I think of my identity as a Portlander, there are few things as vividly tied in my mind. Beer, coffee, trees, food trucks, funky fashions....and the Timbers beating the Sounders. (Particular highlight of my life being the "Red Wedding" game, in which Seattle self-destructed emotionally, receiving 3 red cards and finishing with 7 players after Clint Dempsey ripped the referee's notebook in frustration, Timbers going on to win 3-1 at home. TOP TEN DAYS IN MY LIFE.)