The Portland Timbers have once again been labeled “underdogs” by media and fans alike as we head into this weekend’s final. The longer the playoffs have continued on, the more this epithet rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see this team as anything but contenders to regain the Cup. I guess the talking heads need something to talk about, and the writers something to write about, though.
Underdogs? Really.
Let’s take a look at what this means exactly:
un·der·dog
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noun
a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest.