Portland Timbers vs. Columbus Crew in MLS Cup, 1pm - Game Thread

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I love how it looks like it was filmed in 1960.
     
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    Trough a potato nonetheless. I got excited and posted the first video I found. This goal shouldn't have counted, but I'll take it.
     
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    Football players don't get paid enough in America. Look at Wallace score that goal, and then have to avoid all the cans being thrown at him by Crew supporters. Ron Artest would have been half way into the stands.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Basketball signs are dope but they don't have shit on football TIFO.



    The monopoly one is my favorite of those.

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    I mean c'mon. That shit is tops.
     
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    I don't get hate on the sport when their are people all around the world this passionate about it. Forget what it is, that is a shit ton of strangers united.
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    I feel like the MLS will continue to grow larger and larger in this country. Could you imagine if 'Soccer' became the second most watched sport in America? Right behind Basketball of course! Think how awesome that would be. The Timbers would forever be talked about as a pioneer of the sport in America, and here we are with a front row seat.
     
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    The commissioner just announced that the league will expand to at least 28 teams. Atlanta and a second team in LA will be the next to be added to the league, and then Minneapolis/St Paul, and it looks at though Beckham has just closed a deal on a stadium location in Miami. Things are looking up for MLS. The league still lags well behind the best leagues in the world but it is trending sharply upward.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    And those cans were not empty.
     
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    Good, they are going to up my dosage for my insomnia. Can't complain.
     
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    I know the league is growing but my hope is that it doesn't lose it's "cherry." While TV ratings and new fans are good, the MLS has developed this a small core audience that's kept it afloat for 20 years. Part of the reason Portland was able to build this team was because of international scouting, designated player limits and the continued growth of academies. Since soccer is the most popular game in the world, their is enough talent to go around. If the focus becomes player branding and TV market size, this will all change. The NFL is a good example of sports entertainment gone out of control....
     
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    Wallace ran right to the front row center of the Nordecke which is the Crew's hardcore supporters section. It was a douchey move on his part really. I think it was funny. It was totally a bad guy wrestler type of thing to do. Kind of hilarious he was even laughing about it.
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    Go Timbers!
     
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    The Timbers have been mining the Argentina connection pretty heavily. Is there a pool of basketball talent down there the Blazers could get at?
     
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    Timbers sell more tix per game than the Blazers, and MLS average the same tix per game league wide as the NBA. It's just they have half the games per season.
     
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    Spurs probably have dibs on that already.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 7, 2015
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  17. PtldPlatypus

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    Can't you get Timbers tickets for like $5? I don't think it's really a valid comparison.
     
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    I don't think so.... pretty sure they sell out every game. It's a hot ticket.
     
    Natebishop3, Dec 7, 2015
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    There are alot of seats in the $20 range. Any price lower than that is obstucted view. The wait list for season tickets is in the thousands.

    The revenue for the Timbers is smaller though. No big TV contract but total team salary is far less.
     
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    A lot like the Blazers in the 80's or early 90's.
     
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