{"id":25211,"date":"2019-11-14T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=25211"},"modified":"2019-11-14T01:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T06:26:06","slug":"colorado-rapids-podcast-padraig-smith-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2019\/11\/14\/colorado-rapids-podcast-padraig-smith-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rapids Podcast: Padraig Smith Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PODCAST<\/strong> &#8211; Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, it&#8217;s been an uneventful off-season. Rabbi and Red touch on some Rapids and general MLS transfer news. We discuss the current state of negotiations with Tommy Smith and Columbus Crew <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/2019\/11\/11\/colorado-rapids-center-backs-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regarding Lalas Abubakar<\/a>. The guys neurotically preview the 2019 Expansion Draft, which should be really chill. Then Red sits down to speak with Rapids GM Padraig Smith to talk off-season happenings and a bunch of other &#8216;2020 State of the Pids&#8217; topics. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>Colorado Rapids Podcast: Padraig Smith Interview<\/h2>\n<p>Our Bonfire Rapids Bizarro Season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/holding-the-high-line-pids-bizarro-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t-shirt campaign<\/a> is still going on. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/51906431\/#time-0&#038;darkOrLight-Light&#038;shownotes-ffffff&#038;shownotesBackground-862633&#038;download-862633&#038;downloadBackground-ffffff&#038;subscribe-ffffff&#038;subscribeBackground-862633&#038;share-862633&#038;shareBackground-ffffff\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/rapids96_holdingthehighline\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holding The High Line<\/a>\u00a0is an independent soccer podcast focused on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rapids<\/a>\u00a0of MLS and a member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgn.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beautiful Game Network<\/a>. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton.<\/p>\n<p>Find us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/holding-the-high-line-with-rabbi-and-red\/id1342392027?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/Ih6k4dg7vftmm4fjy32gdjpbh3a\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/holding-the-high-line\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/rapids96_holdingthehighline\/31010358\/holding-the-high-line-with-rabbi-and-red-episode-1-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blubrry<\/a>, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapids96podcast\/status\/983354345910685696\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/search.audioburst.com\/station\/Holding%20The%20High%20Line%20with%20Rabbi%20and%20Red?id=15404\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AudioBurst account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HTHL is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rapids96podcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Patreon<\/a>. If you like what we do and want to show your appreciation, head on over to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rapids96podcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our page<\/a>\u00a0and become a Patreon Member.<\/p>\n<p>We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99\u00a2\/month. Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/denverpost.com\/hthl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denverpost.com\/hthl<\/a>\u00a0to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post\u2019s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99\/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99\/month.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapids96podcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rapids96podcast<\/a>. You can also email the show at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rapids96podcast@gmail.com\">rapids96podcast@gmail.com<\/a>. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSMattPollard\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LWOSMattPollard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soccer_rabbi\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@soccer_rabbi<\/a>. Send us questions using the hashtag\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23AskHTHL&amp;src=tyah\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AskHTHL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/author\/matt-pollard-featured-columnist\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Pollard<\/a>\u00a0is the Site Manager for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Soccer<\/a>\u00a0and an engineer by day. A Colorado Convert, he started covering the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rapids<\/a>\u00a0as a credentialed member of the press in 2016, though he\u2019s watched MLS since \u201996. When he\u2019s not watching or writing about soccer, he\u2019s being an outdoorsman (mostly skiing and hiking) in this beautiful state or trying a new beer. For some reason, he thought that\u00a0starting a podcast with Mark was a good idea and he can\u2019t figure out how to stop this madness. He also hosts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/tag\/last-word-sc-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word SC Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rabbimarkashergoodman.com\/soccer_rabbi\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Goodman<\/a>, the artist formally known as\u00a0<em>Rapids Rabbi<\/em>, moved to Colorado in 2011. Shortly thereafter he went to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dickssportinggoodspark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park<\/a>, saw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lee-nguyen\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee Nguyen<\/a>\u00a0dribble a ball with the silky smoothness of liquid chocolate cascading into a Bar Mitzvah fountain, and promptly fell head over heels in love with domestic soccer. When not watching soccer or coaching his son\u2019s U-8 team, he\u2019s generally studying either Talmud or medieval biblical exegesis. Which explains why he watches so much MLS, probably. Having relocated to Pittsburgh in 2019, he covers the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/author\/mgoodman\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Riverhounds<\/a>\u00a0of the USL for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghsoccernow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Soccer Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PODCAST &#8211; Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, it&#8217;s been an uneventful off-season. Rabbi and Red touch on some Rapids and general MLS transfer news. We discuss the current state of negotiations with Tommy Smith and Columbus Crew regarding Lalas Abubakar. The guys neurotically preview the 2019 Expansion Draft, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1044,"featured_media":25212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,119,3,42],"tags":[3232,35,1653,770,57,773,1656],"class_list":["post-25211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rapids","category-mls","category-news","category-podcasts","tag-2019-mls-expansion-draft","tag-colorado-rapids","tag-holding-the-high-line","tag-lalas-abubakar","tag-mls","tag-padraig-smith","tag-tommy-smith"],"modified_by":"Matt Pollard","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}