- George Josten and team-captain David Hayes made the USL First Division Team of the Week, both being recognized for their great play in contributing to the Timber's 5-1 slaughtering of the Thunder. Hayes, the 11-year veteran, has been a steady defender all year, but perhaps the one we should keep our eyes on is Josten. The 23-year old was drafted 20th overall in the 2008 MLS draft, but never even played a game for the Colombus Crew. He also finished his career at Gonzaga the school's 3rd all-time leading scorer and 4th in assists - the kid has some potential. Here's a link to check out the rest of this weeks First Teamers:
http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/342082.html
- Be sure to check out "Timbers Talk" on 95.5 theGAME tonight, 7-8 pm on the FM dial. Host John Strong does a great job with the show, knows his stuff, and basically he's not a hype-creating, uninformed, buffoon like many other local media personalities who shall remain unnamed. Guest include Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson and defender David Hayes - you can listen to what the Coach has gotta say online live:
http://www.955thegame.com/Multimedia/ListenLive/tabid/69/Default.aspx
- In case you're interested, Timber's starters Takayuki Suzuki and Takuro Nishimura will be making an appearance at the Cricket Wireless store Downtown, tommorrow from 4-6pm. If you're a big J-League fan (Japan's top division), then this is probably a massive deal, Sazuki did score a historic goal for Japan's National Team in the 2002 World Cup, so suffice it say he's pretty big-time over there. Maybe you're simply a Timber's fan - go check it out - get an autograph.
- It was just announced that the Timbers-Sounders game will be televised on FSN, which is good because PGE park is expecting a pretty packed house. However, for those planning on simply watching at home beware of possible scheduling conflicts with the Mariners game. Here's the link with further details:
http://www.prostamerika.com/soundersfc/2009/06/22/fsn-to-show-portland-v-seattle-game/
- One last quick drop: Apparently, the people over at Oregonlive believe that Teddy bears are responsible for the Timbers home win last week. I like a soft, cuddly, stuffed animal as much as anyone else and I'm certainly not an opponent of charity, but come on. Or perhaps, I'm just not putting enough merit into the motivational power of the Teddy Bear.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/timbers/2009/06/timbers_teddy_bear_toss_sparks.html
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