Decently long Cascadia soccer article

by joesz on Mar 4, 2011 8:08 AM PST

While it's a bit TOO Portland centric for my blood (as Alaska Airlines is sponsoring their kits), the Alaska Airlines magazine has a longish article on MLS, Timbers, Sounders, and Whitecaps in their current in-flight issue, that you can read here (note--not HTML, some odd reader they use):

http://alaskaairlines.journalgraphicsdigital.com/mar11/

Does this mean we can't fly with Alaska Airlines anymore, due to the kit sponsorship and Sounder pride? Shame, I really liked them.

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Definately timber influenced in the writing

As they couldn’t get Sigi’s trophies correct

he has 8 majors, not 6.

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by Dave Clark on Mar 4, 2011 8:48 AM PST reply actions

The author is the Timbers beat writer for the Oregonian, so there you go.

by bndwgn on Mar 8, 2011 8:53 AM PST up reply actions

Blood's thicker than soccer

My sister’s husband is an Alaska pilot, so I have to keep the family employed, despite my disapproval of their marketing decisions.

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by 108Ultra on Mar 4, 2011 10:13 AM PST reply actions

Well, the sponsor the Huskies too

so for some people that’s a good and a bad

or for people like Brian and others that’s two bad marketing decisions

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by Dave Clark on Mar 4, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

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by B-Lot tailgater on Mar 8, 2011 8:13 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, that's a pretty slanted article.

I like that they say that Seattle fans are less Authentic™ because they have a marching band, and then try to contrast it to Portland who sing and chant, as if Seattle doesn’t do that too. And then they say that Seattle “considered” having cheerleaders which is artificial stimulant, and then say Portland is more Authentic™ because they have a team mascot (who’s from Oregon!) who uses his chainsaw “to pique the passions”.

It’s pretty funny, in the proccess of trying to talk up the Portland fanbase, they just make them sound like a bunch of douchebag snobs. I’m sure they can’t be that bad as a whole.

by Mind of no mind on Mar 4, 2011 11:09 AM PST reply actions

I don’t know, I think it was pretty balanced and fairly well-written for an airline magazine. The last couple of pages in particular heaped praise on Seattle (mostly well deserved, too). Thanks for posting the article joesz!

The only thing with Timber Jim – the Timbers didn’t hire him. He sat in 107 and asked if he could bring a chain saw to the games back in the 70’s. He kept asking, so the FO eventually allowed it. Pretty organic. Thank god your FO was smart enough to for-go the cheerleader idea; nothing more embarrassing as a supporter when your team hires other people to lead cheers. Cheers!

by pecorasc on Mar 4, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions