Timbers.com's Richard Farley sat down with players throughout the team's media day in Tucson, Ariz., often with Portland soccer play-by-play man Jake Zivin assisting, to get to know the players in a little more relaxed atmosphere and give some behind-the-scenes feel into what happens during the internal media day.
Drop into the Timbers podcast feed, subscribe on iTunes or take a listen below to these mini episodes of the Timbers Media Day Chronicles.
First up, midfielder Diego Chara talks worst travel experience, his kids and favorite coach.
Defender Jorge Villafaña talks music and midfielder Sebastián Blanco comes by to talk about how the team chooses music that plays in the locker room and what the "rules" may be.