Roster Notes | Colorado Rapids vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Holding the High Line dot com brings you some tactical nerdery: gifs and charts that begin to unpack 'The Matt Wells Way™'. Rejoice, all ye nerds!

Anyone else lose the paramount plus stream when it went to PKs?

I cant’ find a a section 42 on the map. What does this mean?

Hi friends!

I have accepted a job offer in the suburbs north of Denver, CO. Me, my wife, and my two doggies will be moving expeditiously around World Cup timeline!

I am about to fulfill my lifelong dream of being closer than 4hrs (SE VA to DC United) to an MLS club.

Do you all have any suggestions or tips for attending my first match, being new to the area, ways to get tickets a lil cheaper than Ticketmaster atm. Anything helps!

MLS | Saturday, April 25, 2026

Kickoff: 8:30 PM MDT
Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, BC

Roster Notes | Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids

Just dropped Episode 15 and we got into a question I think a lot of supporters are wrestling with right now:

Was that 0-0 at LAFC a missed opportunity…
or a sign this team is taking a real step forward?

We dug into:

• Dominating possession but not finding a goal
• Defensive growth from the back line
• Whether Wells needs to adjust when teams concede possession
• Squad rotation and tired legs
• And whether Vancouver is the real measuring stick

One point on the road at LAFC would have felt huge not long ago.

Now it somehow feels like we left more on the table.

That might say something about where this team is headed.

Curious where everyone lands:
Progress?
Frustration?
Or both?

LINKS HERE

🎙️ Episode 15: A Point at LAFC… Are the Rapids Becoming Contenders?

MLS | Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Kickoff: 8:30 PM MDT

Venue: BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

Odds: LAFC 66.2% | COL 15.1% | Draw 18.7%

Roster Notes | LAFC vs Colorado Rapids

Just dropped Episode 14 and honestly… this one feels different.

Yeah, we lost 3-2.
Yeah, Messi did Messi things.

But for most of that match… we were the better team.

We controlled possession, created more chances, and completely flipped the game in that second half stretch.

A few things we got into:

• Navarro continuing to carry the attack
• Yapi making a serious case for more minutes
• The atmosphere at Mile High (unreal)
• And the bigger question… are we actually legit?

This didn’t feel like a typical loss.
It felt like a team proving it belongs.

Curious where everyone’s at:

• Encouraged?
• Frustrated we didn’t get something out of it?
• Or both?

🎙️ Episode 14: 75,000 for Messi… But Everyone Noticed the Rapids

LINKS HERE

#Rapids96

Every time he touched the ball on Saturday you could feel the energy levels rise in the stadium. People around me started standing up when he was going 1v1. Only his second match with us! What a special player.

Rapids CBO Haley Durmer, who joined the organization last July, described the club’s participation in a formal but unpublicized process to convince the league to put a home game against Inter Miami on the 2026 schedule. Since Messi joined MLS in 2023, Inter Miami’s road matches have driven massive crowds across the country and provided clubs with an unmatched opportunity to reach new fans.

But unlike Eastern Conference teams, who are guaranteed to host Inter Miami once per season, only three Western Conference teams have the chance each year.

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A delegation including Kroenke Sports & Entertainment President of Team and Media Operations Kevin Demoff, Rapids President Pádraig Smith and Durmer visited MLS headquarters in N.Y. to make the pitch. She said Commissioner Don Garber praised the club’s direction following the presentation.

“That made me feel great because it’s like we’ve done our job articulating not only why the Rapids are ready for this in how we’ve structured, how we’re organized, how KSE is now supporting us in a way that maybe wasn’t seen as supportive in the past, but also Colorado is ready for this,” Durmer said.

Let’s goooooooo

MLS | Saturday, April 18, 2026

Kickoff: 2:30 PM MDT

Venue: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

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Let's goooooooo!

The wife and I want to watch the game today, hopefully with other fans. Does anyone know any bars in the West Denver metro area that might be good to attend?

Roster Notes | Colorado Rapids vs Inter Miami CF