Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it's Darren Yapi Hour! Matt and Mark break down that great 3-2 win over San Diego FC.

The guys give Chris Armas and Yapi praise. How was the 4-4-2 and what were its permutations? Who else stood out? Was this chaos ball? Also, Sam Vines and Ted Ku-DiPietro made strides. What a bounce back performance and win. Also, Djordje Mihailović wore the captain's armband for the first half.

We again discuss the winger depth chart and what Ku and Kamani Stewart-Baynes are doing. The guys preview Houston Dynamo and analyze what's gone wrong for Jack McGlynn and company. Oh, and Chicago Fire are being a meme. We try to make sense of it.

Stay classy, Colorado Rapids Syria.

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we discuss the Colorado Rapids Unified Team.

The guys banter about the Bryce Jamison signing. We break down what went wrong against Vancouver Whitecaps and how the team can generate more offense. Yes, we talk Kévin Cabral. Matt chats to Rapids VP of Community, Events & Entertainment about the Rapids Unified Team kicking off their year. Mark talks Northern Colorado Hailstorm joining the League For Clubs and Passover scran. We help you get to know San Diego FC as well.

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Red forgot to hit the record button! We had a great chat that we won't be able to share with you. Apologies. And thus the legend of the lost episode was born.

So instead, here's a voice note from each of us separately. We banter about April Fool's Day. We give our thoughts on the 2-0 win over Charlotte FC. There's a debate on Kévin Cabral and whether he should still start and what his role could be given he's in a contract year. Then we look ahead to Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Also Omir Fernandez, El Tigre, had a funny moment.

Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we've got a lot to talk about. Rabbi and Red banter about the USMNT making us big sad. Concacaf Nations League didn't go well. Zack Steffen was supposedly supposed to start on Sunday but then got sick. We're less enthused about the World Cup now.

Then we break down what went wrong against Portland Timbers. It might not be as bad as you think. The Pids may be closer than the score line suggested. Cole Bassett and Chris Armas spoke well after the game. How about Adam Beaudry? And yay Reggie Cannon's shirt.

Then we preview Charlotte FC. It's the only afternoon game of the year. Papa Red is coming to his first Rapids game! Tim Ream, Wilfried Zaha, and Patrick Agyeman, oh my!

Oh and Conor Ronan had his appendix removed and the NWSL team has a training facility location. It's as we expected.

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we've got Denver NWSL stadium renderings. Rabbi and Red banter about the Santa Fe Yard stadium project news and what's next for Colorado's WoSo team. We also talk Zack Steffen and the USMNT in the Concacaf Nations League.

The we recap the 1-2 win over San Jose Earthquakes. Yes, we actually follow the Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing format. Mark's got thoughts on the Zack Campagnolo's Rapids 2 contract. Lastly, we preview Saturday's home match against Portland Timbers. Happy Women's Empowerment Night!

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans! We hope you had an aLright, aLright, aLright weekend. This week on Holding The High Line, we discuss the Zack Steffen Nations League call-up and a big win at Austin FC.

Matt gives some insight into Djordje Mihailović getting catharsis in his first game back at Q2 Stadium. Rafael Navarro has three goals and two games and is embracing his heel arc. Ian Murphy put in a shift out of position. The Rapids held their own, Cole Bassett frustrations and all. Five points from three games. Also VAR don't like! Cry about it, Diego.

We've got some updates From Field 20. A few Rapids players are looking healthy for Saturday at San Jose Earthquakes. Red has some insight having spoken to Ted Ku-Dipietro and Josh Atencio. Then we preview Bruce Arena's new look Quakes. Rabbi has thoughts.

In the Round Table, we talk about which MLS teams could Gio Reyna would be a good fit for and have a Rapids depth multiple choice question. Oh, and Mark's renaming his laundry room after Keegan Rosenberry.

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we complain about the Concacaf Overton Window. Rabbi and Red banter about hotel art and our 2025 Highliner scarf merch!

Then we discuss the Concacaf Palencia investigation. It answered one question but prompted several more. Is the confederation to be taken seriously? Are the clubs at fault for the lack of transparency? Is Sergi Palencia innocent given this statement? Did Chido Awaziem cry wolf and if so, should he be punished? We discuss.

Then we do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing on the 3-3 draw with FC Dallas. Shout out to FC Dallas Comms for getting us the opening audio of the conversation with Lalas Abubakar. We preview Saturday's match with Austin FC, new players, Decision Day revenge, and all.

At the end of the show, we discuss Northern Colorado Hailstorm almost merging with Rapids 2. We talk U.S. Soccer on the brink of hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup and what it means for Denver and the new NWSL team. Then we have an Ask HTHL on Chris Armas' tactics and formation as it relates to the midfield.

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, it was a tough couple days for the Rapids Community. We banter about Indianapolis potentially being a target for MLS Expansion. Then we address Chido Awaziem accusing Sergi Palencia of using derogatory language towards the end of Tuesday's game. We address the possibility that it was racist in nature.

We recap the 0-0 draw against St. Louis CITY and the 1-0 loss to LAFC in Conca Champions. No shots on goal in either game. Colorado have been in the Concacaf Champions Cup or the equivalent five times in their history. They've never advanced from the round/group in which they've entered. No other MLS team has been in CCL/CCC that many times and not advanced in a round. Brutal.

Then we preview FC Dallas in the home opener and talk about Lalas Abubakar.

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Have you warmed up enough yet? This week on Holding The High Line, we are in person! Rabbi and Red podcast in the face on a couch that gets a name. We discuss all the storylines from the Concacaf Cold Cup on Tuesday. How about the Djordje Mihailović free kick? And was this the coldest Colorado Rapids game ever? We have thoughts.

The guys banter about some USL and For Denver FC news. We discuss the Josh Atencio trade and do some Rapids Math regarding the Moïse Bombito money. Then we look ahead to the MLS regular season opener against St. Louis CITY and the CCC second leg against LAFC.

We end the show with Matt talking to Fern Varela, the club's Fan Engagement Specialist about C38's sections being renamed "the South Bank."

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Hello Colorado Rapids fans! It's officially Season 8 of Holding The High Line! Rabbi and Red sit down to discuss the XI questions that could define the 2025 season for the Burgundy Boys. We also preview the first leg of the Conca Champions with a special surprise for those joining us at the tailgate.

Here are our XI questions:

Will Chris Armas improve in his second year as head coach enough to overcome the Rapids being a more known quantity and a team to not underestimate?

Goalkeeper: Zack Steffen had a great run in Leagues Cup and just got his first start with the USMNT in almost two years. He had some howlers in 2024. There was so much talk about his post shot expected goals. Will he get back to his 2019 form with Columbus and is the lack of goalkeeper depth a problem?

Center backs: Moise Bombito and Lalas Abubakar are gone. Who's in the center back pair or treble? How do they play together?

Fullbacks: The Rapids have Sam Vines, captain Keegan Rosenberry, and Reggie Cannon. Who starts at fullback and can that position unit raise its level from last year?

Defensive midfielder: The Rapids took a flyer on Ali Fadal. Conor Ronan is still here. Jasper Loffelsend and Lamine Diack are gone. Who plays at the 6 and can the embrace the Rapids Thug Life? How ridiculous is it the Rapids might not be good at this position for the first time in a decade?

Wingers: Omir Fernandez is in year two reuniting with Armas. Calvin Harris is coming off his best MLS season. Ted Ku-Dipietro is in as a cash transfer or "cash-ver." KSB is healthy. Who starts at right wing and will they be good? What are expectations for Kevin Cabral given he might not be DP at some point?

Goal contributions: Djordje Mihailovic had 25 goal contributions. Rafa Navarro scored 15 and 5. Cole Bassett had a career high 16. No other player had more than 10 goal contributions in league play (Cabral had 9). Can those big three keep up their scoring rate? Who steps up to be the fourth wheel?

Armas has said the team will mostly play in the 4-2-3-1 and will deploy the 3-4-3 situationally. How will that go? Will it help the Rapids better balance their attacking impetus with being better defensively?

Once again, the MLS offseason saw teams spend big to raise the talent level. Meanwhile, there appears to be millions in the Moise Bombito transfer fee that doesn't appear to have been spent on the first team. Where did that money go? What does it mean?

No Open Cup. An all-Liga MX schedule for Phase I of Leagues Cup. The Rapids went for it in Leagues Cup and paid for it in the final week of the regular season. They're likely an early exit in Conca Champions. Is it regular season seeding or bust? Can the Pids finish top four?

Can the Rapids finally get over the hump come November and advance in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, talent and spending deficits be damned?

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