Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. You may be disappointed, but are you not entertained? This week on Holding The High Line, we talk left back red cards and much more.
Rabbi and Red banter about the World Cup ticket price fiasco getting worse. We talk Messi headlines getting misconstrued. Also, how are ticket sales going for the 30th Anniversary game at Mile High?
We talk about the wild 3-2 loss at Toronto FC. We go through all the officiating calls including the three red cards. The guys discuss whether the Zack Steffen own goal is an indication of a bigger problem and what it means. But hey, at least Djordje Mihailović didn’t start.
They guys react to the Rapids One Club, One Legacy update. They will not be rebranding but will reimagine the crest. We discuss what that means and what’s off the table. We’re optimistic. But the club on some level is still putting the merchandise cart before the horse.
We preview Houston Dynamo. Who’s starting at left back? What do we think of Sam Vines returning to DSGP?
Oh, and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is back. USL League One side Union Omaha comes to town on Tuesday.

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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