The Revolution enjoyed a successful jersey launch on Tuesday night, with a largely favorable reaction to the fresh “Made in New England” kit. Jill Radsken of the Boston Globe has quotes from Revs’ director of marketing Cathal Conlon as he explains the thinking behind the new kit.

With the start of the new season coming hot on the heels of the jersey launch, much of Tuesday’s conversation was about how the team would fare in Houston this coming Saturday. Check out Kyle McCarthy’s piece in the Boston Herald, as he has the thoughts of Revolution general manager Mike Burns and players Scott Caldwell, A.J. Soares and Chris Tierney.

The Revs’ squad is set to fly out to Houston later on Thursday as they prepare to take on the Dynamo in their season opener on Saturday. Head over to ESPN Boston to find out what Brian O’Connell thinks the Revolution need to do in order to enjoy another playoff run in 2014.