Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer poured some fuel on the Sounders-Timbers rivalry ahead of the Cascadia clubsā first meeting of 2017 on Saturday at CenturyLink Field (2:30 pm ET | FOX in the US, MLS LIVE in Canada), taking a bit of a shot at Portland mascot Timber Joey while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
āWell, I donāt like it I can tell you that,ā Schmetzer said when asked about Timber Joeyās tradition of slicing a log slab after every Portland goal at Providence Park. āI mean that log and his whatever ā I donāt even know if heās a real lumberman or whether heās just a guy. Iāll do a little digging on that and Iāll get back to you.ā
No need for any digging, coach. Timber Joey is very much āa real lumberman.ā