Two matches are essentially sold out, and less than 1,000 of 35,500 seats remain for the other 13 home games.

This isn’t really going to do the job for these teams. It might help the Revs a little, but the Rapids have never given their fans a reason to come out. No truly recognizable names on the offensive end (you could argue that their two biggest names, to US soccer fans in Denver, would be Balboa and Mastroeni) and their constant mediocrity are a bad combination. From the outside looking in, the Rapids as an organization seem happy merely existing.

It’s not just that they’ve never made themselves a truly good team; neither has NY or Dallas. The problem is that they don’t even project any real ambition. Say what you will about NY, but they’ve certainly been aggressive about being a prestigious team in MLS. They fail at it every time, but you can’t say they aren’t trying. Colorado is so uninspiring precisely because their loftiest goal seems to be to just not suck that much. After this many years, it’s probably pretty hard to get excited if you’re an actual Rapids fan, let alone a casual Denver sports fan trying to figure out what to do on a Saturday night.

I wish we had some of these benefits in Seattle. The bring a friend thing probably wouldn’t work given every game is sold out, but the fan events on field, pregame stuff, and cheaper food/drinks? Sign me up. Although on the other hand I’m glad they haven’t had to resort to these things here. I’m guessing Colorado’s in dire straits.