Holding the High Line
Mark Asher Goodman, Matt PollardThe home of the #1 Colorado Rapids podcast and our acclaimed substack newsletter.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 161 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Book Review: 'The Long Game' by Leander Schaerlaeckens
On page 271 of Leander Schaerlaecken’s epic recounting of the history of the US Men’s National Team at the World Cup, one finds one of those interstitial illustrations that cool books often have at the start of a chapter. This illustration...
The Matt Wells Way
Previously an afterthought on the Toronto FC roster (2119 min in 2025, only 135 in ‘26) Kosi Thompson has been a surprisingly effective addition for #Rapids96 .
I’ll admit it. I was wrong.
When Matt Wells said the Colorado Rapids would en...
Profitable or Painful: Betting on MLS
The betting line from Concacaf Champions Cup this week. Is gambling on MLS a problem? Is the league advertising betting wrong? And can someone actually beat the house and win in the long run?
“These individuals are not qualified to be witn...
The 2026 Highliner Swag is here!
Bottle opener, plus two stickers, FREE, as our thank you to our paid subscribers. Read below to order.
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Western Conference Preview 2026: Pt 2
For 2026, the Western Conference is basically LAFC, led by Dennis Bouanga and Son Min Heung, and everybody else. (Photo Credit: Mark Asher Goodman)
This is part 2 of the WC preview. For part 1, click here.
It’s prediction season! All the...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Founder of Shoresh PGH, Pittsburgh's hybrid Jewish learning space and coffee shop in the Greenfield neighborhood. Co-founder of Holding the High Line, the longest running podcast about MLS' Colorado Rapids soccer team.
"Red" writes for LWOS and an engineer by day. He started covering the Pids in 2016. He started a podcast Mark and can’t stop this madness.
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