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In last Sunday's Dispatch Mike Arace wrote an article whose scope was broader than a simple "Hey, the Bluejackets are going to make the playoffs article". It was a call to define what being a Columbusite is all about, and why we are a unique city. It focused on an organic development amoungst supporter's of the Columbus Crew, namely, that Columbus is MASSIVE.
From Mike Arace's Article:
To say that Massive is an us-against-the-world thing is to identify the core concept -- and to oversimplify. Massive is uniquely Columbus. It embodies years of frustration. It takes into account the perception that the city is some isolated backwater lacking in the sophistication of those glorious metropolises, Cleveland and Cincinnati. It operates, rightly or wrongly, on the theory that nobody on the outside -- owners, league officials, referees, media -- is prepared to cut the local side a break. It assumes added impediment and girds to go beyond.To be Massive is to overcome. And to overcome, one must be Massive.
At the Bluejackets Game Tuesday night 105.7 The Brew's Dancing Kevin came out and danced with "Massive" on his belly.
It doesn't matter if you're a Crew fan, a Bluejackets fan, or not a sports fan at all.
Columbus = MASSIVE.
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