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Rapids Jerseys

March 3rd, 2009 . 10:53 am . By: Buzz Carrick

The Colorado Rapids have some new jerseys for 2009 and why exactly do I care?  Sometimes the little details matter and they have one I happen to think is kinda cool.  For a franchise that has really hasn’t done a great many things right, it’s nice to see something interesting like this.

What am I talking about?  The little 5280 in the back of the new jersey as seen here on Cory Gibbs.  (click for a larger image)

Cory Gibbs In New Rapids Kit

5280 of course being a “mile high” in feet.

I love little touches like that.  It’s the difference between something fun and interesting and just mailing in a plane plain old kit.






10 Comments

  1. Comment by Chase on March 3, 2009 11:58 AM

    What’s even more interesting is how you spelled the word “plain” . . . hilarious, especially when you consider what you do for this website and what it would entail

  2. Comment by JC on March 3, 2009 12:17 PM

    I wouldn’t necessarily say that it’s interesting. It’s simply a small gramatical error. Shut your mouth! Buzz is the man!

  3. Comment by cowtown on March 3, 2009 12:31 PM

    Pay no mind, Buzz. I love the “If spell check don’t mind, then neither do I” moments on 3rddegree.

  4. Comment by the stick on March 3, 2009 12:47 PM

    Nice start.
    Now get Houston to put the 1836 on the back of the neck….

  5. Comment by Buzz Carrick on March 3, 2009 12:47 PM

    That was the “flat two dimensional surface” version of plane. ;)

    Sometimes the flow is faster than the slow finger/grammar/speller can handle.

  6. Comment by soccerroo on March 3, 2009 12:54 PM

    What could FCD do that would be cool like this.

    I think it was the 94 World Cup but might have been 98 when nike or adidas had the material the uniforms were made of have shadow images important to that country. That would be nice.

  7. Comment by Chase on March 3, 2009 4:00 PM

    JC (assuming you’re not my Lord and Savior),

    If you’re going to try to type all proper and GRAMMATICALLY correct, you might want to spell the word right, jackass. I’ll shut your mouth with my **** in it

  8. Comment by JPB4 on March 3, 2009 7:47 PM

    Somehow 696 doesn’t have the same ring to it.

  9. Comment by the stick on March 3, 2009 11:03 PM

    or how about:
    “214 or 972″

  10. Comment by Scott on March 4, 2009 2:58 PM

    Hey Chase, you are a tool. Oh, and “proper” should be “properly” in your second post. You are modifying “type” which is a verb, and as you obviously fail to comprehend: adjectives cannot modify verbs. IDIOT!!!

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