Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on HTHL, the Rapids have a Designated Player! Rabbi and Red banter about Axel Sjöberg retiring and debate what is Rapids legacy is. We recap a frustrating scoreless draw against Charlotte FC. At least Owl Watch was fun. Then the guys break down all the details of […] READ MORE
EDITORIAL – Last Word on Soccer continues to come up with evergreen reading material with COVID-19 shutting down the soccer world. This includes visiting a few topics we previously did not have time for. The decade of the 2010s was a mixed bag for the Colorado Rapids. They started off lifting the only major trophy […] READ MORE
PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red, we celebrate our 100th episode! The guys go over some recent Colorado and league news, including movement of former Rapids players, MLS expansion, and CBA negotiations. We answer a long-standing Ask HTHL by looking at possible Rapids DP […] READ MORE
EDITORIAL – The 2019 MLS Expansion Draft is upon us. MLS has released the list of all protected and available players. This coming Tuesday, expansion sides Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF will each get to select five players from the list of players available. Let’s take a look at the Colorado Rapids expansion draft […] READ MORE
Podcast (June 19, 2019) – Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, the Rapids are out of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Womp womp. We start off talking about the United States Men’s and Women’s National Teams in their respective tournaments. The guys then do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big […] READ MORE
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (June 12, 2019) – The Colorado Rapids are unbeaten in five league matches going into the break for the Gold Cup. They are flying high, but too close to the sun. Thanks to a late goal from Kevaughn Frater and some PK heroics from Cody Mizell, New Mexico United defeated Colorado Rapids […] READ MORE
Editorial (April 15, 2019) – What I’m about to write isn’t new. It’s not breaking. It’s nothing Colorado Rapids supporters aren’t aware of. The Colorado Rapids defenders have been terrible in the Anthony Hudson era. This defense squanders leads and allows demoralizing blowout losses. It’s a problem and it doesn’t appear to be going away. […] READ MORE
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 6, 2019) – Head Coach James O’Connor got just what the doctor ordered on Saturday night: An Orlando City SC win. In a back-and-forth affair with Colorado Rapids, the Lions overcame two deficits to win in the final minutes on a Nani PK. Lions Win: Orlando City Win Much Needed Game Against […] READ MORE
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (March 30, 2019) – The Houston Dynamo were undefeated in league play going into their game this week against Colorado Rapids. It was their first road game of the MLS season. Alberth Elis and the Dynamo counter attack did not disappoint. La Pantera Runs Wild: Alberth Elis, Houston Dynamo Destroy Colorado Rapids […] READ MORE
Editorial (March 19, 2019) – Three games into the 2019 MLS season, the Colorado Rapids diamond midfield is an unfinished product. All four players are still getting used to the formation, the tactical assignments, and each other. Jack Price is the longest tenured of the midfield starters and he’s only been in Commerce City for […] READ MORE