Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we talk about the Rapids War Chest of GAM, CRYSC, and more.
The guys recap the 4-1 win over LA Galaxy. There were so many standout performances, namely Darren Yapi and that captain Rafael Navarro brace. The game was affected significantly by an injury and the red card. Are there underlying tactical concerns still for Matt Wells and the Pids? We discuss.
Then we have a roundtable on a bunch of topics. Mark has an update on this year’s podcast merch. Matt gives some updates for Denver Summit as they kickoff their expansion season in NWSL. We talk MLS suspending players for life for betting and the underlying hypocrisy in that. Then we chat about the updated MLS GAM number. How should the Rapids fill their two open U22 slots and should Darren Yapi’s contract extension fit in there?
Red also talks about why the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club and Colorado Soccer Association news isn’t as bad as some have thought.
Then we preview Colorado’s game at Yankees Stadium against New York City FC. Oh, and Bill from Missourah asks us what engineering and Torah concepts the Pids are.
About the hosts:
Matt Pollard is the Managing Editor of Burgundy Wave, having overseen the site’s move to being independent in April 2023. He moved to Denver in 2015 and has covered the Rapids since 2016. An engineer and environmentalist by day, when he’s not watching or writing about soccer, he’s hiking or skiing in the mountains. He also writes for Last Word on Sports, covering the USMNT.
Mark Goodman, known as Rapids Rabbi or Soccer Rabbi, lived in Colorado from 2011-2018. He became an MLS Sicko after seeing Lee Nguyen of the New England Revolution pull off some silky moves at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He’s a professional rabbi during the day and the author of the well regarded Backpass series, which started at Burgundy Wave. He watches the Pids from a far, having moved to Pittsburgh. He also covers the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Championship for Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
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