Things got a little out of hand last Wednesday when the Portland Timbers hosted the Seattle Sounders in the US Open Cup…

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“Things got rather politically incorrect in the stands at Portland’s PGE Park — as illustrated above with this totally offensive-yet-amusing sign, hoisted by a Timbers fan. If you want to cut a Sounders fan to the quick, mock the suicide of Seattle grunge band icon Kurt Cobain. That was in very poor taste. Well played, Timber Army.

The Sounders responded by scoring on a header by Roger Levesque just one minute into the match. Ironic, since Levesque — according to many Portland fans — once stepped on the head of a Timbers goalkeeper during a match a few years ago, when both teams were in the USL. This made him probably the most hated man on the field on Wednesday. Seattle won, 2-1.

Oh, and the Timbers will be the only MLS team with a chainsaw-wielding maniac on the sideline. Portland icon Timber Jim cut down a replica of the Space Needle on Wednesday, which I’m sure was worth the price of admission all by itself.”