Timber Joey is a unique “mascot” because, well, it’s an actual person. His name is Joey in real life and he’s an actual lumberjack. The Timbers mascot started because, in 1978, Jim Serrill, a fan of the NASL team, asked for permission to bring his chainsaw to the games and entertain the crowd. Timber Jim was a hit and when he retired, Timber Joey continued the tradition. If you attend a Timbers game, you can expect to see Joey roving around, revving up his chainsaw to get the crowd going. We think that the chainsaw he walks around with is not the same one he uses to cut the log slices after the Timbers score. We hope so for safety reasons, anyway.