Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

By: Clint | February 15th, 2007

To paraphrase from Woody Paige, it’ll be interesting to hear the nicknames for this stadium.

Despite the rather unfortunate name, this sounds like a soccer fan’s dream scenario. It seats 18,000 which is enough to make finding a ticket easy, but still small enough to have good atmosphere and, I’m guessing, there will be great views from anywhere you sit. The stadium is part of a 360 acre complex that includes 24 (!!) lighted soccer fields, space for retail development, and of course the Arsenal Center of Excellence.

I haven’t been over to look at the stadium, but once it opens I’ll stop by and take pix.

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• Connor |  February 15th, 2007 at 10:38 pm

  
  
  

  Good to have any soccer stadium built. 24 lighted fields?! If I go to college in Colorado I’ll be quite happy.

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• Laurie |  February 16th, 2007 at 9:27 am

  
  
  

  Hi and welcome to the MLS Offside fraternity. Or whatever it is that we are. This is Laurie from the LA Galaxy Offside

  Where are you in the Denver area? I grew up in Arvada and went to college in Ft. Collins.

  And where exactly is Dick’s located? Here in Seattle [no, I don't live in LA] we have a great little iconic hamburger stand named Dicks. And after years in the area I still can’t hear, “Let’s go get a Dick’s” without giggling. Which is totally irrelevant, except that the stadium name is somewhat unfortunate. But it will stick in people’s memories.

  And I swear that I will NOT say, “Crapids.” Ever. Well, not after this. (And I curse the person who put that word in my brain, because now it’s stuck there.)

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• Jeff Bull |  February 16th, 2007 at 11:15 am

  
  
  

  I thought this one was obvious the minute I heard who won naming rights: it’s The Dick, as in, “Meet me at the Dick” and “Look for the Rapids to rock The Dick this Thursday!”

  Truth be told, I’m jealous. I love the name.

  And, yes, welcome to the MLS paages club.

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• Clint |  February 16th, 2007 at 12:32 pm

  
  
  

  Thanks for the welcome! Here is where The Dick is located:

  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Commerce+City,+CO&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=39.8005,-104.897708&spn=0.027102,0.067978&t=h&om=1

  although the photo for Google Maps was taken before groundbreaking, apparently. The 24 lighted fields seems insane, but I’ve met folks who grew up here and who immigrated (including a family of nearly 80 folks from Peru!) here who are addicted to soccer. This is quite different from where I’m from (San Jose, CA) where sports are barely a blip and soccer is nearly non-existent to folks over the age of 16.

  I’m looking forward to some great signings of over-the-hill superstars this season. Here’s to the hope that Zidane signs for NY and I get to see a brother in baldness live this season!

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• Milena |  November 13th, 2007 at 12:43 am

  
  
  

  I love to buy my sports apparels from Dick’sSportingGoods store through CouponAlbum site….

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• Ian |  November 13th, 2007 at 2:08 am

  
  
  

  Oh coupon spammers. You so crazy.

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