Hello Colorado Rapids fans and Chris Armas! This week on Holding The High Line, THE RAPIDS beat San Jose Earthquakes 3-0! HTHL has four points from two away days recently. We banter about Rabbi's experience at PayPal Park. Then we recap the 3-0 win against San Jose. We talk Rafael Navarro, xG, and Zack Steffen's first clean sheet. Then we talk player news. Jasper Löffelsend has signed a contract extension. Dillon Serna announced his retirement. We celebrate his career. We finish the show discussing a(nother must win?) game against FC Dallas and doing Ask HTHL. Should dogs get to use all four p ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Here is the third episode of Memories From Toronto. This week, Red speaks to striker Omar Cummings. We discuss how he the born and raised Jamaican ended up at the University of Cincinnati and the Colorado Rapids Reserves (Colorado Cobras). We learn about his relationships with Kosuke Kimura and Conor Casey. He's got thoughts on why he and Casey worked so well as a forward tandem and what made Gary Smith's style perfectly for that team. Get ready to go inside the grumpy mind of Casey, courtesy of the one person who could read his thoughts. The Reggae Boy shares his p ..read more

Hola fanáticos de los Colorado Rapids. Bienvenidos a Holding The High Line. This week on the pod, Matt Pollard is still coming down from the high of covering Saturday's game in person, seeing Lionel Messi live, and witnessing the Rapids getting a draw. We banter about what the press box and stadium experience are like at an Inter Miami game. Check out Red's away day diary for more info on that. Rabbi and Red break down how the Rapids went toe to toe with Messi and friends and survived. How about Cole Bassett and Oli Larraz? What's still not working in the attack? Is Moïse Bombito Colorado's be ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Here is the second episode of Memories From Toronto. This week, Red speaks to right back Kosuke Kimura. We discuss his soccer origins growing up in Japan. Get ready for a wild story of how he annoyed an embassy and gamed the SAT to get into college soccer at Western Illinois. We learn about his style of play as one of the first modern fullbacks in MLS and how he won his individual matchups. There's that story, rumor, myth(?) how he and Quincy Amarikwa bought a fishing boat and hid at DSGP. Kosuke has some interesting and stoic takes on his teammates from that 2010 t ..read more

Red takes you through his entire away day experience as Colorado Rapids played at Inter Miami CF and against Lionel Messi for the first time ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, the Rapids beat LAFC! From behind! Off a Djordje Mihailovic brace! Rabbi and Red get together to banter about the atmosphere at DICK's, why it's not great, and what can be done about it. We recap that wild 3-2 win over Los Angeles. Can the Rapids fake it till they make it? What's still not working with the attack? Is Chris Armas even coaching a pressing team at this point? How about Moïse Bombito and Oli Larraz? Was Kévin Cabral ok? How's Andreas Maxsø dealing with the mask? Then we talk Open Cup. Rapids 2 take on Northern Colorad ..read more

Colorado Rapids fans, we have a problem. This week on Holding The High Line, we're all over the place. The Rapids lost to Houston Dynamo on the weekend, and Scabby The Ref was involved. Rabbi and Red banter about the history of Rapids mascots. RapidMan is the OG, but he went alway. Then we got Edison the Eagle and his Colorado animal crew. Then they went away and RapidMan came back a few years ago. Do you pray to the Old God or the New Gods? Or Both? Either way, Way of RapidMan approves. Then we discuss the loss to Houston. The pressing was better but there's still no end product. Sam Vines vs ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Welcome to Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red. This week on the podcast, we have a requested banter topic to discuss which Rapids players are the biggest thirst traps. We review the draw against Seattle Sounders. Did Djordje Mihailovic play well even with the missed penalty? Why isn't the team pressing and playing with intensity well? How did they outplay Rave Green and was it too easy? We've got answers to these questions and thoughts on Cole Bassett, Oliver Larraz, and Lamine Diack. Then we preview Houston Dynamo. They've got injuries and an exciting Colorad ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's the Rocky Mountain Cup! Rabbi and Red banter about Rapids 2 playing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the replacement refs being poor. Then we break down what happened against Nashville. An improved performance, Calvin Harris creating a goal, missed chances, the xG stats, and that Jonathan Lewis handball, we talk it all. Then we move on to the Rocky Mountain Cup and the Marko Ilić rumor. Is this even a rivalry anymore given how one-sided its been? How was RSL's offseason and season so far? What players are gone or hurt? Wha ..read more

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's the Rocky Mountain Cup! Rabbi and Red banter about Rapids 2 playing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the replacement refs being poor. Then we break down what happened against Nashville. An improved performance, Calvin Harris creating a goal, missed chances, the xG stats, and that Jonathan Lewis handball, we talk it all. Then we move on to the Rocky Mountain Cup and the Marko Ilić rumor. Is this even a rivalry anymore given how one-sided its been? How was RSL's offseason and season so far? What players are gone or hurt? Wha ..read more