setting up BE captains at all three bars if they’re on different parts of town.

If not, I’d suggest non-smoking (if available), wireless (if available), other forms of entertainment (if available) and ability to hold a crowd as the criteria. Also… biggest TV will be important.

Take the top two winners, and vote. Add to the poll a measurement of how strongly people feel (very strongly, strongly, slight preference). The votes may be even but not all feelings may be equal.

Just some thoughts. Sounds to me like Claudia’s and A&L are the top two based on what you said.

Just my thoughts though. I’m outta town.

I’ll be going to the Tortoise more often than not. This is simply because I live in Tualatin, and it’s the easiest place for me to get to. And for weeknight away games, that’s a big benefit for me. On weekends, however, I’d be way more apt to join a larger group at Claudia’s or A&L. So perhaps it’s best to just go where is best for us, and then designate certain bars for certain games, whether that be weekend away games or the big games. Then we can decide between the three at that time. But to have 3 choices where we know we won’t be the only Blazer fans (or maybe even Bedgers) there is a good thing.

Has good food. It’s a great atmosphere as well. But I like the idea of having “try-out” nights at the bars as well to see about the t.vs. I think when it comes down to it, that’s gonna be the clincher.

They use DirecTV.

Until an agreement is made with DirecTV and Comcast, what’s the point going there? Besides getting drunk and macking on girls?

I know I won’t make any of the games until February, unless one of those places is smoke-free.

FYI: directly across the street from PGE Park a new one-of-a-kind Ultra Sports Bar called The Agency is opening in September. They say it will have wall-to-wall wide screen plasma’s including a 15 plasma chandelier.

Could be cool for when the others are slow.