Holding The High Line, a Colorado Rapids Podcast

Hello Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red banter about CCL, including the Doop Doggo and an own golazo. We review a frustrating scoreless draw against Sporting KC, what is says about the team, and disgusting return of the P word to DSGP. Then we talk Michael Edwards and Moise Bombito before previewing San Jose Earthquakes this weekend. Holding The High Line  is an indepe...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, MLS is back. Rabbi and Red banter about MLS Season Pass' opening weekend on Apple TV. We recap a disappointing 4-0 loss at Seattle Sounders. Then we discuss Diego Rubio's knee surgery and preview Sporting KC in the home opener on Saturday. Holding The High Line  is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS. I...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! Happy Opening Day! Red had a bunch of interviews he was sitting on throughout preseason, so here's a bunch of them to get you hyped for the season opener. Not all the audio quality on these is great. Group interviews and WhatsApp calls aren't the best for podcasts, so apologies on that. Heath Pearce calls in to talk about joining MLS Season Pass, his thoughts on the Rap...

Hello Rapids fans! Happy season six of Holding The High Line! We hope you like the new intro. Joseph Samelson joins the pod this week as we close out preseason with news and notes. The trio discuss Marko Ilić signing and more. We get upset about the new playoff format . Then we look ahead to Sunday's season opener at Seattle Sounders. Holding The High Line  is an independent soccer podcast focused...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we preview the season by asking XI questions that will define 2023 for the Colorado Rapids. Also, we've got some updates from preseason in Orlando. Matt's seen the new secondary kit. We talk about it, to an extent. How will Kevin Cabral do? What are reasonable expectations? Can Diego Rubio keep up his goal contribution rate? Who plays...

Hello Rapids fans! On this episode of Holding The High Line, Red is joined by Dave Wegner from Centennial 38. The Burgundy Bishop brings updates supporters, C38 members and otherwise, can expect from the tailgate this year and some exciting in stadium updates. You complained. Juan wrote his op-ed . The club is listening. Holding The High Line  is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colora...

Hello (aspiring?) Colorado Rapids fans! On this episode of Holding The High Line, we're educating. Rabbi and Red banter about Jesse Marsch and the Manchester City news. Then, with the new season coming, we try to expand the number of people in the Burgundy tent. We discuss all the basics and history surrounding the Colorado Rapids. When were they founded? What do people think of ownership? What's...

Hello Colorado Rapids fan! On this episode of Holding The High Line, it's our birthday! Five years ago today we recorded the pilot episode of the pod in Rabbi basement back on Lincoln. We banter about AFC Wrexham getting hyped by ESPN in ways MLS never was. We go through the Rapids three preseason friendlies in Mexico and what little takeaways we can gleam from them. Then we analyze the signings o...

Warning! NOT SAFE FOR WORK! Hi Rapids fans. Earlier today, Vox Media announced major changes to how it will operate its MLS team websites, including Burgundy Wave. This is a massive blow to the American Soccer Media space. Rabbi and Red get together for an intoxicated after dark rant fest. We are mad. There is profanity. It's a meandering mess. This episode is NSFW. You've been warned. Hosted by S...

Hello Rapids fans. Earlier this week, Red was a guest on the MLS Updater with Michael Rice. We discuss the 2022 season, preview 2023, and break down all the silly season rumors of the past week. The episode was so good, we asked Michael if we could run it on our feed and he said yes! You can follow him on Twitter @MichaelRice1983 . He writes for World Football Index and NY Soccer Times . You can f...

Happy New Year Colorado Rapids fans! Rabbi and Red get together for the first time in 2023. We discuss the club's preseason schedule and Collen Warner getting waived. Mark gets caught up with some thoughts on the Calvin Harris trade, the SuperDraft, and more. We go through a bunch of good Ask HTHLs. Then we provide media scrum audio of Cole Bassett and Jack Price from the Rapids Media Day. Holding...

Winter is here Rapids fans! On this episode of HTHL, Red solo pods from the Conor Casey Memorial Closet. He breaks down Colorado trading for Calvin Harris and the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. There's lots of details on Generation Adidas defender Moise Bombito and goalkeeper Oliver Semmle. Then we finish off the show with a 10 minute phone interview with Bombito the morning after getting drafted. Holding T...

Hey there. Thanks for listening to Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red. Thanks so much for joining us. On this episode, Rabbi and Red are joined by friend of the show Mark Turner to celebrate and remember Grant Wahl. We analyze Gyasi Zardes leaving to Austin FC in free agency and discuss how this will affect the Pids offseason and roster build. The guys have some World Cup takes, hot and cold...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! On this episode of Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red talk USA Wales. We break down offseason news including roster decisions and the MLS Expansion Draft. UCHealth is the new shirt sponsor and Cole Bassett has returned from his loan. Then we look ahead to the England game on Friday. We finished recording before the rumor started about Gyasi Zardes and Austin FC. Our d...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! On this offseason episode of Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red get together to talk playoffs. We discuss the games so far and look ahead to the MLS Cup Final. We've got measured takes on the reported new playoff format. Then we break down the (probably Rapids irrelevant) MLS Expansion draft. Holding The High Line  is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Color...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, Red sits down with Marcelo Balboa to have a long awaited interview. We discuss his playing career, big picture thoughts on the game, getting into media, and reminisce about his time covering the Rapids for Altitude Sports. Just like with Richard Fleming, we don't know what the future holds for Celo. But we appreciate everything he's d...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we review the 2022 Colorado Rapids season. Rabbi and Red banter about Decision Day and spend way too much time reviewing the 1-1 draw with Austin FC. Yay Diego Rubio! Then we revisit the XI questions we asked back in February that would define the 2022 Colorado Rapids season. The guys do some initial offseason prognostication. On Mond...

Hello Rapids fans. This week on HTHL, Red discusses Rapids and soccer news briefly. Then he sits down with Richard Fleming to discuss his career, some fun stories, working in soccer media, coming to America, and his Rapids favorites. Sunday is Richard's final broadcast with Altitude TV. He's been a wonderful narrator of the Colorado Rapids. Thank you. You will be missed. Holding The High Line  is...

Mark talks to Colorado Rapids writer and R2 MLS Next Pro expert Joseph Samelson while Matt is on wedding duty. Joe gives his take on 'what went wrong in 2022', Mark and Joe break down the break downs of the USMNT against Japan and Saudi Arabia, and the duo conclude by riffing about what they'd like to see in the Rapids final two matches of the season. Holding The High Line  is an independent socce...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! Hello Burgundy Darkness. This week on HTHL, it's the international break. Rabbi and Red banter about Sam Vines finally getting a call up to the USMNT. The guys recap the San Jose and LA Galaxy games. Matt gives the details on how the Rapids can make the playoffs and what can eliminate them by next match day. Then we answer a collection of topical Ask HTHLs. Spoiler Aler...

Rapids Fans, let's ride! Well, maybe not in Seattle. This week on Holding The High Line, it's California Week! We banter about the Premier League suspending play this past weekend and handicap the Supporters' Shield race. Then we recap the 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps. The boys look ahead to this week's games against San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy. We also have an Ask HTHL on Ralph Priso....

Happy Labor Day Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we recap a one point double game week for the Pids. Mark gives us the second half of his DA player updates. We've got a great Ask HTHL on player acquisition. Rabbi tries to make sense of the 4-1 loss as Nashville. Red looks for positives from the draw to D.C. United and why it's too late for moral victories. We propose a new fancy st...

Hi Rapids fans. The Rapids didn't show up for 35 minutes on Saturday. So neither did we. After that, we try to make sense of the 6-0 loss to Philadelphia and what it means for the two games this week. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review,...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red discuss a bad week that saw the Pids get one point from two games. Mark gives updates on Rapids academy kids in college and elsewhere. We discuss the state of the academy and recent Rapids 2 news. Then we recap the loss at Vancouver Whitecaps and draw that should have been three points against Houston Dynamo. There's sev...

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This is Holding The High Line. Rabbi is coming back from international duty so we reach into the loan market to bring back Brendan Ploen of the Denver Post. He and Matt join the podcast couch to discuss the end of the Rapids transfer window and Cole Bassett's loan to Fortuna Sittard. We recap the 1-1 draw with Columbus Crew. We discuss the worryingly similar negatives a...