1) Okay, folks. After a long offseason of dickin’ around, shit’s about to get real. This time next week, the Timbers will be playing a real, live game. Not a preseason, exhibition, just-for-fun, this-doesn’t-count game, either. These games’ll matter.
We’ll start with a home/away CONCACAF Champions League series against Honduran side CD Marathon. Then, just a week after those two games, we’ll be playing our first MLS game.
But things aren’t getting serious just for the Timbers. They’re getting serious for my dumb ass, too. After months of writing fun little filler columns, it’s time for me to write about stuff that actually matters.