With the derby only days away, yesterday Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer decided to up the ante and throw some shade at Timber Joey during a press conference, questioning his credentials when it comes to dealing with wood.
“Well, I don’t like it I can tell you that,” Schmetzer said when asked about Timber Joey’s tradition of slicing a log slab after every Portland goal at Providence Park. “I mean that log and his whatever – I don’t even know if he’s a real lumberman or whether he’s just a guy.