Episodes
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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 risk with the formation change, what he called (mostly) a 3-4-3. It worked and we might be excited to see it next year. Regardless, the Rapids came up short. We discuss what went wrong, what it says about the club, and what it means going forward.
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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.
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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 changes with DICK's.
The guys break down that Decision Day loss to Austin FC. How much did Djordje Mihailović's ankle sprain tank the game? What positives are there to take away? What else went right and wrong for Colorado that night that caused them to finish 7th and face the Gs? Adam Beaudry's MLS debut though. We discuss.
Then we preview the Best-of-Three series with LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral against his former team. Colorado with several players trying to come back from injury. How will Colorado approach these games? What can they do against Puig, Pec, and that counter attack? How do they get a result this Saturday? We have thoughts.
Also, we bring up Rabbi's latest edition of Back Pass and Matt Doyle's playoff tiers article.
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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 Decision Day. How will Austin FC look with an interim coach in a lame duck game? Diego Rubio revenge tour? What are the seeding scenarios for Colorado? What should fans look for with the Houston and Minnesota games? Also, will the Rapids end up playing Seattle or RSL and which would be a better match up? We have answers to all this and more.
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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 Seattle Sounders. Colorado had issues with counter attacks. The performance got better from Wednesday to Saturday. Is this team feeling fatigued? How much are they missing Cole Bassett and Kévin Cabral? What does this all mean for Decision Day and the MLS Cup Playoffs? We discuss.
Here's Red's conversation with Sounder At Heart, where we discuss Zack Steffen's numbers in more detail.
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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 against LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders.
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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 heel though. Then we move onto to the win over Toronto FC. The Rapids qualified for the playoffs and got big goals from Djordje Mihailovic and Reggie Cannon.
We look ahead to another potential litmus test game against Minnesota United, huge loon statue and all. There's a good Ask HTHL about former Rapids players playing elsewhere in MLS. Learn more about Engineers Without Borders here and the NGO Africa School Assistance Project here.
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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 information you already know. But it's refreshing to hear that someone new to the league and looking at it from a European perspective sees the value in the Rapids and wants to learn more. Enjoy.
Also, here's that episode with legendary Italian Rapids fans, Lino De Rosa.
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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. Leagues Cup energy for sure for the Burgundy Boys.
Then we preview the home match against Portland Timbers. That will be after the international break. Do the Timbers own the Rapids? Are they their Kryptonite along with LAFC? Or does this just come down to who the hope team is?
We finish talking the Zack Steffen USMNT snub?
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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 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Then we talk FC Dallas. They've gotten a new coach bump but got grouped in Leagues Cup. There's some injuries to consider. Weird things happen in Frisco, Texas and weird things happen on Phish Dick's weekend.
Also, Matt shaved his head.
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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 regardless what happens this week. Then we look ahead to a beatable Philadelphia Union. Concacaf Champions Cup is still in reach. This LC run has been uplifting and fun. Can the Pids make it competitively significant?
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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 times. It was another 50/50 game they found a way to win. We relive the penalties heroics from Zack Steffen AGAIN. Liga MX fans are coping and maybe finally seeing the excuses MLS fans made for years during the Conca Champions.
They we've got a really good Ask HTHL on comparing Chris Armas to Coach Lasso. We preview LAFC as Colorado look to get their first ever result at BMO Stadium. Kei Kamara is still there. Olivier Giroud is available. There could be no more fitting test for the Rapids than to finally go on the road to the black and gold and try and win. They've played six road games against LAFC and lost all of them. Total score 17-2. Perhaps this is the way that streak has to end? One final exorcism to make their first final since 2010?
Also we do a Rapids history side quest. Here's the link to that World Soccer Talk article.
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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.
4′: Post-SuperDraft Interview with Matt Pollard. Previously featured on HTHL.
14′: A phone call with Brendan Ploen, then of the Denver Post and Matt Pollard upon his first callus with Canada. We discuss his pre-Rapids soccer journey.
33′: The LAFC postgame presser. He scored on his birthday with his mom in attendance. Colorado won 3-2.
39′: Exclusive interview the morning of the second leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup.
46′: Post-training interview, his first media availability after Copa America and the MLS All-Star Game.
54′: Rapids Exit Interview.
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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 Bombito transfer. Matt's got some scoops on the details of the move. We break down what this means for the Rapids the rest of this season, Bombito going forward, and the finances. Then we transition into talking the greater Rapids transfer window which was too quiet. They've known about the needs at center mid and winger for weeks. Yet they made no movies.
Lastly, Mark's got the scouting report on Club America. Oh and here's Matt's feature on Oli Larraz if you haven't read it.
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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 the group stage of Leagues Cup. This will still be a tough matchup. We have info on the scenarios for the quarterfinals and beyond as well. Then Matt has some thoughts on the latest Moïse Bombito Nice rumor.
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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 positive performance. Really good ending for Djordje Mihailović and Zack Steffen. and in penalties no less. Then we look ahead to FC Juárez.
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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 history lesson on the club as well. The guys trade opinions on Leagues Cup from a Mexican and U.S. perspective. We make some suggestions for how to improve the tournament.
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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 women's teams medal in Paris? We discuss the state of Leagues Cup as many around MLS are boycotting the tournament in solidarity with the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Mark finally gets a word in on the loss to LA Galaxy and Colorado's huge 3-2 win over RSL to clinch the 2024 Rocky Mountain Cup. Then we look ahead to Leagues Cup. There's revenge in mind for the Portland Timbers on Thursday. Then the Marcelo Balboa Classico against Club Leon on Monday.
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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 came back full circle for Cole Bassett. Jonathan Lewis and Sam Vines had their moments. The team found a way. A goodness did the C38 tifo of Randy Marsh "I didn't hear no bell!" embody that game. We do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing, sort of. We hand out some flowers DNVR Rapids style.
Then we've got specialty topics and special guests. Jasper Löffelsend comes by to discuss being on the other side of the rivalry and what playing in that game was like. Chris Armas joins and is ALL VIBES. Rapids legend Drew Moor discusses what this means history wise for the Rapids and the RMC. Oh and RapidMan stops by to confirm he plays goalkeeper!?!?!?
Brian Jennings stops by to give his take on the state of the team and him manifesting Vinesy's goal. Eric Stinson has an Ask HTHL on what the team will do in the transfer window. We discuss how good everyone feels about the state of the club on and off the field. We give some updated thoughts on the MLS All-Star game and Moïse Bombito's transfer rumors. We also talk about the state of independent Rapids media coverage and No One Good FC.
Some warning, there's a few swear words. Mostly from our guests. Apologies.
Enjoy winning the Cup, Rapids Community. Enjoy this episode. Take a few days off. See you for Leagues Cup.
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