Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Holding The High Line is back after the Chris Armas press conference. Rabbi and Red discuss takeaways from what was said and what little surprised us. Then we talk about the end-of-year roster decisions. Abe Rod's not getting retained with Sebastian Anderson and Oli Larraz in negotiations. Gustavo Vallecilla, woof. Also, Max Alves is still on the roster? Then RBNY Supporter Reporter Mark Fishkin joins Rabbi to discuss the Armas Era in New York. Check out Fishkin on The Seeing Red Podcast. Find the video of the full press conference here. Check out Red's articles on ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. On this episode of Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red get together to discuss the breaking news that Colorado has hired Chris Armas as Head Coach. We discuss the 51-year-olds experience and how his last four jobs are red flags for many. Mark tries to find some optimism as we make comparisons to Pablo Mastroeni and Ben Olsen. Matt goes deep on some conversations he's had with people, discussing the process, what about Chris Armas made him the best candidate, and more. Oh, and Red brags about his Jack Wilshere scoops. The we discuss what this means going forward. We ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Welcome to the final episode of Season 6 of Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red. We put to bed the 2023 Rapids season, finally. The guys banter about Decision Day. We discuss relevant things from Saturday's 1-0 loss to RSL. How about five academy products on the field at once! Then we talk offseason. Diego Rubio and Jack Price have announced they're leaving. Matt's got scoops on Lalas Abubakar, Danny Wilson, and Jonathan Lewis. We go through and make predictions on every player who has a team option or is out of contract. There's also some MLS SuperDraft news t ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we discuss all the off-the-field news surrounding the Rapids. Rabbi and Red start by discussing the 1-1 draw at FC Dallas. It was good to see Rafael Navarro finally score a goal. Then Matt pours one (non-alcoholic) out for Rapids 2 after their 0-0 (1-4) loss to Austin FC II in the Western Conference Final. We discuss what went wrong, why it was such a close game, and the missed opportunity for R2 to honor this season that was filled with so much joy and success. Then we look ahead to the coaching search news. Chris Little, Jack Wi ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we discuss all the off-the-field news surrounding the Rapids. Rabbi and Red start by discussing the 1-1 draw at FC Dallas. It was good to see Rafael Navarro finally score a goal. Then Matt pours one (non-alcoholic) out for Rapids 2 after their 0-0 (1-4) loss to Austin FC II in the Western Conference Final. We discuss what went wrong, why it was such a close game, and the missed opportunity for R2 to honor this season that was filled with so much joy and success. Then we look ahead to the coaching search news. Chris Little, Jack Wi ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. On this episode of Holding The High Line, Colorado Rapids 2 won a playoff game! Rabbi and Red banter about the new World Cup format and the violence in Israel. Then we recap the loss to Houston Dynamo. At least Cole Bassett scored again and Toronto FC clinched the Wooden Spoon. Then we discuss some international callus and Daniel Chacón tearing his ACL. After that, we re-preview the rescheduled FC Dallas game. Then Matt goes off on R2, all the storylines, and why you should care. Here's the links to John Babiak's article about his humanitarian work in Ukraine and hi ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi Mark Goodman is back from all the Jewish holidays. The guys banter about the MLS schedule being congested and too long, off a great column from Jonathan Tannenwald. Then we discuss a four point week for the Pids and the Chris Little Effect. Rabbi and Red break down a draw with Vancouver Whitecaps and a win over Austin FC. We discuss what went well, the effect Chris Little is having on the first team, Cole Bassett, and Sebastian Anderson. It's not all good stuff though, with some boring halves, and Sidnei Tavares and Rafael N ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on HTHL, Rabbi is off on the Jewish equivalent of international duty. So Red calls up friend of the show Eric Stinson. Eric's a 12 year STM to the Rapids and an active member of C38. We discuss the Rapids two loss week to Cascadia teams. Seattle felt like a return to the same old, same old. Portland had so many little improvements, but then VAR and Felipe Mora had something to say about that. Then we look ahead to the two game week this week, with the Rapids hosting Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC. The guys also handicap the Wooden Spoon as it's down to ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on HTHL, Rabbi is off on the Jewish equivalent of international duty. So Red calls up friend of the show Eric Stinson. Eric's a 12 year STM to the Rapids and an active member of C38. We discuss the Rapids two loss week to Cascadia teams. Seattle felt like a return to the same old, same old. Portland had so many little improvements, but then VAR and Felipe Mora had something to say about that. Then we look ahead to the two game week this week, with the Rapids hosting Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC. Lastly, we give Rapids 2 their flowers as they finished ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! On this episode of Holding The High Line, the Pids won a game! We discuss Rapids walkout coverage among other things. First, Matt has some updates from Field 20. Jack Price is back in training. Sidnei Tavares appears to be ok. There's some comments from Chris Little as well. Then we break down how the Rapids beat the Revolution 2-1. Feel good performances from several players, concerns on set pieces, and was this all a false positive because New England is in turmoil? We discuss. The guys also go through all the coverage we've seen of the C38 protest, what impact we ..read more