Burgundy Wave

1 week ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Portland, OR – An injury. A post instead of a goal. A counter attack. A red card. A fantastic first half for Colorado Rapids was put through a wood chipper in Wednesday night. It was another Providence Park nightmare for the Pids at Portland Timbers. Chris Armas rolled out the same starting lineup that won 1-0 vs St. Louis on Saturday. Darren Yapi was up top with Sam Bassett on the wing. Nico Hansen was in goal with Zack Steffen still out. Chido Awaziem and Rafael Navarro both made the bench.

1 week ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we are singing in the rain! We discuss a Rapids rain delay win over St. Louis FC and preview Portland TimbersMatt and Mark banter about Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Al Nassr and what this means for that league and if he could come to MLS. We also discuss the UCL Final and San Diego’s issue with away fans. The boys make recommendations for what MLS games to watch on Saturday with the Pids having an off weekend.

1 week ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Editorial – What do the Colorado Rapids stand for? What are their values? Head coach Chris Armas, his staff, and the front office have come up with a Rapids Acronym that speaks to the values the club has cultivated the last year and a half. It says a lot about where this club is at and where they can go. R.A.P.I.D.S. Relentless. Appreciation. Passion. Integrity. Discipline. Service. We first learned about these in-house commandments a few weeks ago as the Apple TV broadcast mentioned them.

1 week ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Commerce City – Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Colorado Weather did its thing on Saturday night as the Rapids hosted St. Louis City. Fortunately, so did backup striker Darren Yapu. Chris Armas had some decisions to make with the lineup given injuries. Zack Steffen was out again with an oblique so Nico Hansen was in goal. Cole Bassett suffered an ankle injury so younger brother Sam Bassett made his first MLS start on the wing. Colorado stuck with the 4-2-3-1 after last weekend’s result.

2 weeks ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Podcast – Hello Colorado Rapids fan! This week on Holding The High Line, it’s a Rocky Mountain Cup sweep for the Burgundy Boys. Rabbi and Red banter about some non-Rapids Rivalry Week banter. Pat Noonan doesn’t like Double Game Weeks. Mark Delgado is becoming the Pablo Mastroeni of El Trafico. Also, RIP Gadi Kinda. We briefly touch on the loss to San Diego FC. Who even cares given what came next? Then we talk all things Rocky Mountain Cup. Jackson Travis and Nico Hansen were excellent.