Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. So the Colorado Rapids were really bad at Columbus Crew. Holding The High Line gets together on Labor Day to talk about it.
We start with a discussion of how big next week’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal is. It’s the biggest Rapids game since when? It’s the biggest home game since when? When was the last time the Pids were this close to winning a trophy?
Then we try to make sense of the 3-0 loss at Columbus. Darren Yapi and Georgi Minoungou were bad. Nobody was on the same page. How bad was it and what does it all mean? Those visas can’t come soon enough. We have new thought. Matt dug into the Rapids First Scorer Predictor.
The boys then talk about Austin FC on Wednesday and CF Montreal on Saturday. Dante Sealy revenge tour?
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 previously wrote for Last Word on Sports, covering STLFC, the Rapids, MLS and 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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