Holding The High Line, a Colorado Rapids Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving Rapids fans! We've got a lunch-hour shotgun solo podcast for you this week. Red is still overcoming a cold, so apologies for my horse voice which makes me sound like a chain smoker. We've got Colorado Rapids roster news. First Matt celebrates Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC for winning the USL Championship on Saturday morning. The he touches on Chris Armas finishing third in vot...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we've got some USL news. Rabbi and Red banter about the MLS Cup Playoffs and we acknowledge the election. The we talk all things USL in Colorado. Northern Colorado Hailstorm have been kicked out of USL League One. There's a bunch of rumblings about construction delays for their stadium, the financing behind ownership, and the USL not...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we've got some election distraction content. Rabbi and Red talk after the Colorado Rapids LA Galaxy Game 2 in which the Rapids lost 4-1. We recap how injuries to Cole Bassett and Djordje Mihalović hampered the Pids in this series with the Gs. We give some kudos to Oli Larraz for another big goal in a big game. Chris Armas took a big r...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Well, that first playoff game didn't go well at all. Rabbi and Red get together to discuss how Colorado Rapids lost at LA Galaxy 5-0 and what they can do to try and win their must-win game on Friday. The season's on the line. Also we talk the updated MLS player salaries . Apologies for all the baseball references, Rockies fans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we talk about playoffs? Playoffs!? We talk about PLAYOFFS!? Rabbi and Red discuss all things Rapids Galaxy Leg 1. We banter about Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders "qualifying" for the Club World Cup. Also, KSE's doing a whole arena district development around Ball Arena and yet there's no movement on Victory Crossing or chan...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's MLS D-Day 2024. We have a full Rapids Decision Day preview. Rabbi and Red start the show off bantering about the start of the Poch Era for the USMNT. It was not great. But also it wasn't Zack Steffen's fault! Get well soon Zaddy. Then we discuss a new NWSL team launching and getting it totally wrong. The guys talk all things Deci...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it was a rough double loss week for the Pids. Rabbi and Red banter about the international break. The Mauricio Pochettino Era is here for the USMNT. Zack Steffen made the squad. We discuss the state of the U.S. goalkeeper pool, how Steffen earned being included, and his Post Shot xG. Then we break down the 3-1 loss to LA Galaxy and Se...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's a big week for the Rapids. We banter about Red winning an MLS Community Award. Then we discuss a huge double home game week. Rabbi and Red break down what went wrong against Minnesota United. How similar was this to the loss to Sporting KC? Is it time to panic? What does this loss mean? Then we look ahead to two big home games ag...

Jambo Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Red is back from Tanzania! Oh and the Colorado Rapids make playoffs! Matt and Mark banter about Matt's trip with Engineers Without Borders to build a toilet at a primary school in Tanzania. We recap what went wrong at Sporting KC and what does and doesn't concern us. Big F-ing Mike Edwards opening his account with an off-foot back hee...

1' Intro 2' Mitch Carroll of DNVR gives his soccer fan superhero origin story. 15' Reggie Cannon signs with the Rapids - what does it mean? Where will he fit? 33' Review of Portland Timbers 9-14-24 47' Preview of Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! Surprise, we have an episode during the international break! The week before Labor Day, Red spoke with Federico from MLS Soccer Italia about the Pids. We discuss the team's tremendous turnaround from 2023 to 2024. We also talk supporters culture, DICK's and more given the Pids are an MLS original and paved the way for MLS expansion teams from tomorrow. Most of this info...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's the international break. Also Red's going on the engineering equivalent of international duty. The guys talk about that Darren Yapi winner among other things. Rabbi and Red banter about quidditch and soccer team names. We do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing on the win over FC Dallas . It was a lot of meh and a game of moments. Le...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, MLS is back! Happy Birthday Chris Armas! Rabbi and Red recap how the Pids found a way to beat Philadelphia Union . How about Zack Steffen best goalkeeper? We discuss the game of two halves, big goals from Oli Larraz and Calvin Harris. Then of course, the penalty shoot out. Mark talks about what it means that the Pids are back in the C...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. On this episode of Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red are masculine melancholy. The Pids lost at LAFC again, this time 4-0. We recap this Leagues Cup Semifinal. Then we have a Leagues Cup Third Place preview. Mark has a voice note on that 4-0 loss to LAFC with some group therapy recommendations. Red discusses how Leagues Cup has been productive and successful regardle...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans and UP THE ****ING PIDS! This week on Holding The High Line, THE RAPIDS beat Club America! Rabbi and Red banter about Moïse Bombito officially going OGC Nice. Check out our special exit interview with Moïse here . Then we bask in the joy of that win over America. The game plan worked and the players executed it very well. Colorado still played like the smaller team at ti...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. It's a bittersweet day. The club has confirmed Moïse Bombito has officially transferred to OGC Nice in France. We put together an anthology of interviews from Bombi's time at the club to reminisce on his journey. The episode ends with the Moïse Bombito Exit Interview set up by the club. See the time stamps below for detains on which interviews are when in this podcast....

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line a second Darren Yapi goal has gotten the Rapids to a Leagues Cup quarterfinals. We banter about the return of the Premier League and the USMNT reportedly hiring Mauricio Pochettino. Then we talk Leagues Cup. The guys discuss the standout performances, issues, and big things from that 2-1 win over Toluca. Then we discuss that Moïse Bomb...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! On this episode of Holding The High Line, Red does a solo pod after swimming in the Colorado River. The USWNT won Olympic gold against Brazil, in no small part due to the Colorado trio. Matt breaks down the good, the bad, and the big from Friday's win over FC Juárez. Then we look ahead to Deportivo Toluca on Tuesday. These aren't the same teams that played last year in...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, the Colorado Rapids actually won a knockout game. Rabbi and Red discuss the quiet Rapids transfer window. We banter about the USWNT and USMNT at the Olympics and more. Rabbi has thoughts on that loss against Portland Timbers and what it says about the team this season. Then we recap that wild game against Club León. It was a mixed but...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. On this episode of Holding The High Line, we try to forget about that 4-0 loss at Portland Timbers . Red is joined by Javi from The Lion's Den Podcast to do a Rapids Club León preview. We go down memory lane as Monday is unofficially the Marcelo Balboa Derby. Or is it a Classico? Javi talks about the state of León and their roster turnover issues. We get a bit of a hist...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we're back and still buzzing from the Rocky Mountain Cup. Rabbi and Red do a full Colorado Rapids Leagues Cup preview. We start bantering about the sport around the world. We discuss Djordje Mihailović scoring first in two big wins for the USMNT in France. The Colorado girls are cooking for the USWNT as well. Could both the men's and...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! I didn't hear no bell! Holding The High Line is proud to present the first ever Colorado Rapids Mega Pod. Matt Pollard is joined by Mitch Carroll ( DNVR ) and Braidon Nourse ( The Denver Post ). We podcast for two hours from Dale's Bar. We talk EVERYTHING Rocky Mountain Cup (except Matt's suspenders). The guys break down what the heck happened last night. Everything cam...

Hello Colorado Rapids fan. This week on Holding The High Line, it's a double game week for the ages. Rabbi and Red discuss the state of the world given what happened in American politics and sports over the weekend. Then we do a Rocky Mountain Cup Preview. The guys discuss the 1-1 draw with RBNY that kind of got ruined by the weekend heat wave. There were some injuries. Rafael Navarro's now gone f...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, the vibes are back. We look back of a Rapids 4th of July win over Sporting KC and Sunday Night Football against St. Louis CITY FC. We discuss Oliver Larraz and Darren Yapi scoring their first MLS goals. Michael Edwards got his first MLS start. All three were a vibe. Cole Bassett and the offense were cooking. The team controlled two ga...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, there's excitement for 4th of July and a reality check. We banter about Rafael Navarro getting confirmed, Lamine Diack heading back to France, and Keegan Rosenberry surprisingly making the MLS All-Star team. We break down that 3-0 loss to LAFC on Saturday. The approach and ideas were good, but they were too aggressive and naive to sta...