The Portland Timbers' soaking wet first home match in MLS against the Chicago Fire showed off their fantastic stadium and fantastic crowd -- the Timbers Army, who belted out the national anthem all on their own. But perhaps the most unique feature of one of the league's new teams is their mascot. Yes, the Timbers' mascot is an actual lumberjack with an actual chainsaw and he actually uses it during matches. His name is Timber Joey and after every Timbers goal he slices a piece off his huge log slab on the side of the pitch. The slices are passed through the stands and presented to the goal scorer after the match.
Before Timber Joey, there was Timber Jim, who began sawing wood for the club back in the 1970s in its NASL days. And now, the intimidating sounds of Joey's chainsaw add to the already impressive roar of Timbers fans and it's enough to make an opposing team think they're about to be chopped up by Leatherface.
When he's not carrying a massive chainsaw, Timber Joey plays rugby and he competed as a professional bare-back bronco rider. Seriously. He also might be Chuck Norris' life coach.
Anyway, here's one of the most awesome photos of all time...
And here's video of Joey doing his thing after the Timbers' first of goal of the night on the way to their first win in MLS by a score of 4-2:
Photos: AP, Photobucket
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