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via farm9.staticflickr.com So, just how good was Andrew Jacobson in yesterday's Timbers at Rapids match? So good he was a 'dominant force' while not ever being seen, once. Not a single fan or...

It's not hard to form a reading of Merritt's twitter that a trade is being completed or has been completed: "Additionally, we've been active on player front as I noted last wk. I didn't realize...

The Timbers aren't one of eight teams in the weighted lottery for Marcus Tracy. Just as we weren't one of the teams in the hat for Kamani Hill or Lee Nguyen. But why? Hill and Nguyen were awarded...

There are some nice things about having an owner who is an active voice and gets off on having the details and dangling nuggets in front of a hungry fan base. It's fun and engaging for a lot of...

First and foremost I want to send my best wishes to David Ferreira. Is he okay? It can't be easy to be both a professional athlete and a porcelain doll. But primarily I want to discuss fake pain...

Hello Nic. So long, a whole hell of a lot of cap space! Cap space doesn't score any points, pull down any rebounds or dish out any assists, but it does present a lot of opportunity. The 2013 FA...

Apparently the players are free game. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4387796/Clubs-queue-up-for-Gers-stars.html According to the article, something called the Vancouver...

This is a very likable Oklahoma City team, but I just hope everyone around here isn't too taken by energy and beards to remember their history. Aside that it's rather insulting for us post...

Timbers midfielder nee defender Lovel Palmer has misplaced the damning photos that have kept him in the lineup regardless of what he can or can't do, or has or hasn't done, Timbers fans hope. "Now...

There's been some interesting discussion about Mike Fucito. With pretty much everyone saying, 'sure, alright' or better. But which players would cause a strong negative, reproachful response from...

Dear CSNNW Voiceover guy, The vowel sound in 'Blazers' is a long 'a' sound. We are not called the 'Blizzers.' We have never been called the 'Blizzers.' We will never be called the 'Blizzers.' Long...

So they had the lottery for Lee Nguyen and the Whitecaps got him, being 'weighted' and all. RSL, Houston, Dallas, LA, and Toronto all participated. Vancouver doesn't get to participate in any other...

Dwight Howard as player/GM. We need a general manager, and we need a functional center who isn't knocking on the AARP's door.Dwight Howard formally requested a trade because the Magic wouldn't...

We ought to. Big men like them are rare. They both seem like guys that could be happy in a market like this, which appears to be becoming rare. If we sign one of them and amnesty Camby, it will...

I thought it might be interesting to look at the points per match of each of the expansion teams since RSL and Chivas joined the league in 2005. I could have gone back to 1998 when Chicago and...

Via a really well written Jason Quick piece. I wish he would write Timbers more often. In addition to this stuff, there's some quality stuff on Paulson himself. Great article. Juicy article. There...

According to Law 7--The Duration of the Match, of FIFA's Laws of the Game, a soccer match is divided into two halves of 45 minutes. This adds up to 90, not 75. Perhaps you are unclear of the rule,...

With Bornstein reportedly unhappy in Mexico, should the Timbers attempt to bring him back to MLS?

Obviously, playing at Jeld-Wen Field, we Timbers fans don't have any high ground here, but Qwest Field is 100 times better than CenturyLink Field (I can show you the equation). Corporate stadiums...

Let me just throw this out there. We've probably all seen the play now, where Brian Mullan of Colorado didn't get a foul called, so responded petulantly by breaking Steve Zakuani's leg. Okay, so I...