Hello Rapids fans! Happy almost the end of preseason! This week on Holding The High Line, we’ve got CCL Fever and a Colorado Rapids depth chart preview to nerd out on. We begin by discussing MLS teams in CONCACAF Champions League and we begrudgingly discuss the Rapids new Black Diamond secondary kit. The guys analyze the news of the week as Kellyn Acosta, Keegan Rosenberry, and Diego Rubio all signed contract extensions. We discuss the details of those deals, what it means for the Rapids budget situation and the future of the team. There’s a lot to unpack with Acosta’s situation in particular. BACKPASS: Why the Colorado Rapids and other MLS teams are so secretive about the preseason On a personal note, we’ve got some news regarding a partnership with the Denver Post that we’re very excited about. We finish off the show with a full dive into the Rapids 2019 depth chart position by position, looking at the Starting XI for Anthony Hudson, who’s likely … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids podcast: Black Diamond kits, contract extensions, and 2019 depth chart hype
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Free agents who sign with new teams are not disloyal
Most mornings my local newspaper is pretty predictable. I know, when I navigate to its home page, that I’ll find about eleventeen stories about Ohio State football, even if it is not football season (especially if it’s not football season, actually), part 6 of an amazingly detailed 8-part investigation into a thing that is super important but which no one reads because it has nothing to do with Ohio State football and, perhaps, a handful of write-ups of stories that went viral online six days previously and have nothing to do with anything that matters. Local print news is doing great, everyone. I did, however, get a surprise this morning. A story about baseball! A baseball story that was not buried seven clicks into the sports section, but one that was surfaced onto the front page of the website! The story was about Michael Brantley signing with the Astros. Normally I’d be dead chuffed! But then I saw something which kinda irked me. Check out the headline: Is … [Read more...] about Free agents who sign with new teams are not disloyal
Raiders to sign running back C.J. Anderson
Carolina Panthers running back C.J. Anderson (20) runs against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Carolina Panthers' C.J. Anderson (20) runs for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek) ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders will sign running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year contract, a source said Tuesday. Anderson’s arrival follows Sunday’s 40-33 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in which the backfield lost three fumbles after conceding one in 316 offensive touches during the first 11 games. The corresponding move was not immediately known. Anderson also visited the Chiefs, who ultimately signed running back Charcandrick West. Anderson, a Richmond, California, native who attended college at California in Berkeley, returns home to the Bay Area instead. The 27-year-old … [Read more...] about Raiders to sign running back C.J. Anderson
Chargers vs. Steelers 2018 live stream: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch online
It will be a battle between teams without their starting running backs on Sunday evening when the Los Angeles Chargers travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers. The only difference is that we know that the Steelers can thrive without Le’Veon Bell, but can the Chargers get by without Melvin Gordon carrying the load? Sunday’s game is set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC (live streaming via FuboTV, NBC Sports). Bell has been away from the team all season while he lobbies for a better contract and job security, while James Conner has been effectively used in his absence. Conner has 849 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground while catching 49 passes for 453 yards and a touchdown. This season, Gordon has rushed for 802 yards and nine touchdowns and has caught 44 passes for 453 yards and four more scores. Second-year pro Austin Ekeler will be the primary ball-carrier for the Chargers. In 11 games this season, he’s carried the ball 70 times for 409 yards and a touchdown, an impressive … [Read more...] about Chargers vs. Steelers 2018 live stream: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch online
How baseball lover George H.W. Bush got a contract offer from Detroit Tigers
Jonathan Oosting The Detroit News Published 10:42 AM EST Dec 1, 2018 Lansing — Former President George H.W. Bush’s love of baseball brought him to Michigan on several occasions and once prompted a one-day contract offer from the Detroit Tigers. Bush, who died late Friday at the age of 94, played baseball for Yale University and competed in the first two College World Series games, which were held on the campus of Western Michigan University in 1984. University of California’s Jackie Jensen, who would go on to “be one of the greatest sluggers the Boston Red Sox ever had,” crushed a home run off Yale “that’s still rolling in Kalamazoo,” Bush recalled in 1989. “So we lost both times,” the then-president said in remarks to the Wichita State University team that won the NCAA baseball tournament that year. Robert Brown, president of Major League Baseball’s American League, saw Bush play in an “Old Timers … [Read more...] about How baseball lover George H.W. Bush got a contract offer from Detroit Tigers