Stadium porn so great, you’ll want to grow a mustache
by Steve Davis on Jan 29, 2011 10:46 AM EST
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I’ve got a piece coming out early this week in SI.com, so I made a round of calls to MLS coaches yesterday. John Spencer was on the list. He’s the new man in charge at Portland, a funny guy who called himself the “fat old Scotsman” the other day. (If he’s fat and old, then the rest of us are massive and pretty much already dead and gone.)
So I was catching up on all matters Portland before I talked to Spencer. He knows me from his days in Houston; I would always say hi when I went to Houston or when the Dynamo came to Dallas, and we always got on well. So, he’d surely have a friendly little go at me if I embarrassed myself by asking a stupid question.
In the course of this mission-critical research, I came across some truly unbelievable stadium porn. (For stadium geeks like me, this kind of “porn” is quite G-rated, I assure you. It just means neat-o pics or animation of facilities. Ooh-la-la!)
PGE Park in downtown Portland is being renovated for the expansion Timbers. Go here to check out the virtual venue, and do prepare to be impressed.
Click onto the seating area (the roof will disappear) and then roll around the seats until one of the field view features pop up. Then drag your mouse around, the view will move as if you are standing up and pivoting from that point.
Oh ... also note the scoreboard. I do believe that it says Portland 4, Seattle Sounders 0. Count that as the next shot fired in a Pacific Northwest rivalry that goes way back to NASL days. Nicely done, ye Timbers. Et tu, Sounders?
I’ve said it before … this place, PGE, is going to rock. MLS will be a better place for Portland’s (and Vancouver’s) inclusion.
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Virtual venue encore...
Steve, if you like Portland’s stadium setup, you’re going to love Sporting Kansas City’s when it opens in June. Check it out at www.sportingkc.com/virtualvenue
KC grounds
Yeah, I’ve slobbered over Sporting KC’s venue on this blog before. It’s going be a great place. I just thought the virtual presentation of PGE Park was really done well in this case.
by Steve Davis on Jan 31, 2011 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
The Sounders return shot
will be when the PGE scoreboard reads, “Sounders 4, Timbers 0.”
I heard there is a local NIMBY uprising
going on right now in Portland about parking around the stadium… damn Nimbys
Win or lose, we will always be here for you.
by johnjahafanclub on Jan 29, 2011 7:45 PM EST reply actions
This is the tennis dork in me speaking
but how do i get to play in those courts while the Rapids are stomping the Timbers?
But in all seriousness, im going to Portland in late June for my honeymoon, and am hoping there is a home game that week. I would love to go( drag the wife) to an MLS game) to a sick stadium like PGE!
"It's like an owl without a graduation cap; Heartbreaking!!" -Tracy Jordan
To use the tennis courts,
you might need to join the Multnomah Athletic Club. Those are their courts. In fact, there is at least one Timber’s supporter that has been providing weekly construction photo updates (separate from the live webcam) because he has a MAC membership and get a nice view from their facilities.
