The scene outside Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is a haven for the sports fanatic with a thin wallet where craft beer flows and hot pizza goes down easy for three hours before kickoff. Got 7 bucks and an empty stomach? Join the crazies from the Centennial 38 Supporters Group and tailgate like a king on a budget.
I did on Saturday for Rapids-Dynamo. A first-timer, to boot. And shortly after marveling at how two professional sports franchises — the Broncos and the Rapids — are so far separated in affordability, it began to all make sense why Major League Soccer fans in the state might require cheap inebriation.