Soccer_Rabbi, Mark Asher Goodman
@rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social
Actual rabbi, soccer podcaster and writer. Uses the f-word probably a little too much. Buy my book. https://yourbayit.org/lifelessons/
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Latest Holding the High Line dot com article posted!
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...
What rotten luck.
absolutely hilarious xG story going on with Wilfried Nancy at Celtic
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
What rotten luck.
Firings like today with Celtic and Manchester United make me glad to not have a maniacal bloodthirsty fan base and a terminally impatient board of directors.
I might be talking about football clubs.
I might be talking about synagogues.
I might be talking about football clubs.
I might be talking about synagogues.
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Firings like today with Celtic and Manchester United make me glad to not have a maniacal bloodthirsty fan base and a terminally impatient board of directors.
I might be talking about football clubs.
I might be talking about synagogues.
I might be talking about football clubs.
I might be talking about synagogues.
Insane.
Celtic is now my least favorite football club.
Celtic is now my least favorite football club.
BREAKING: Celtic has sacked Wilfried Nancy after about a month in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Insane.
Celtic is now my least favorite football club.
Celtic is now my least favorite football club.
Great article from @bymattpollard.bsky.social .
This comment was on point: “Studio shows, conducted in front of green screen, have robbed much of the life from the show.”
Give me a studio show with 2 reporters on site at a different stadium every week.
www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/s/Y...
This comment was on point: “Studio shows, conducted in front of green screen, have robbed much of the life from the show.”
Give me a studio show with 2 reporters on site at a different stadium every week.
www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/s/Y...
From the Rapids community on Reddit: 2025 MLS Fan Survey Results - Burgundy Wave
Explore this post and more from the Rapids community
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January 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Great article from @bymattpollard.bsky.social .
This comment was on point: “Studio shows, conducted in front of green screen, have robbed much of the life from the show.”
Give me a studio show with 2 reporters on site at a different stadium every week.
www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/s/Y...
This comment was on point: “Studio shows, conducted in front of green screen, have robbed much of the life from the show.”
Give me a studio show with 2 reporters on site at a different stadium every week.
www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/s/Y...
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Backpass: The Rise and Fall of the MLS SuperDraft
By @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social
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January 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Backpass: The Rise and Fall of the MLS SuperDraft
By @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social
holdingthehighline.com/p/the-rise-a...
By @rabbimarkasherg.bsky.social
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Finally had to block my troll because he did a reply that actually the invasion of Venezuela is legal and popular and good.
Ok buhbye
Ok buhbye
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Finally had to block my troll because he did a reply that actually the invasion of Venezuela is legal and popular and good.
Ok buhbye
Ok buhbye
What's weird is that I thought in a democracy the idea was for the president to do something ... anything... that was generally considered 'popular.'
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
What's weird is that I thought in a democracy the idea was for the president to do something ... anything... that was generally considered 'popular.'
Galaxy reports Riqui Puig has torn the ACL on his knee - the same one he tore approximately a year ago - and will be out for a 2nd straight yr.
Very sad to hear. He is a wonderful player – I'll miss seeing him do amazing things with a soccer ball. Even when he did those things against my own team.
Very sad to hear. He is a wonderful player – I'll miss seeing him do amazing things with a soccer ball. Even when he did those things against my own team.
January 4, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Galaxy reports Riqui Puig has torn the ACL on his knee - the same one he tore approximately a year ago - and will be out for a 2nd straight yr.
Very sad to hear. He is a wonderful player – I'll miss seeing him do amazing things with a soccer ball. Even when he did those things against my own team.
Very sad to hear. He is a wonderful player – I'll miss seeing him do amazing things with a soccer ball. Even when he did those things against my own team.
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I think we all know how this ends.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I think we all know how this ends.
The internet is a place where you wake up and
some guy posting as ‘intrepid_spinach_339’ is furious at you
for having the temerity to assert that Lucas Harrington will spend the year playing for Rapids 2.
some guy posting as ‘intrepid_spinach_339’ is furious at you
for having the temerity to assert that Lucas Harrington will spend the year playing for Rapids 2.
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The internet is a place where you wake up and
some guy posting as ‘intrepid_spinach_339’ is furious at you
for having the temerity to assert that Lucas Harrington will spend the year playing for Rapids 2.
some guy posting as ‘intrepid_spinach_339’ is furious at you
for having the temerity to assert that Lucas Harrington will spend the year playing for Rapids 2.
How disgusted am I with with CBS / Paramount?
Thinking of giving up four years of enjoying Champions League and Serie A football and pivoting to
literally any other available streaming league.
@paramount.bsky.social @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social
Thinking of giving up four years of enjoying Champions League and Serie A football and pivoting to
literally any other available streaming league.
@paramount.bsky.social @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
How disgusted am I with with CBS / Paramount?
Thinking of giving up four years of enjoying Champions League and Serie A football and pivoting to
literally any other available streaming league.
@paramount.bsky.social @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social
Thinking of giving up four years of enjoying Champions League and Serie A football and pivoting to
literally any other available streaming league.
@paramount.bsky.social @cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social
From reddit/zillowgonewild .
Now I know what has been missing from my life.
A room with nothing in it but 1/3 of motorbike strapped to a pallet and a disco ball.
Now I know what has been missing from my life.
A room with nothing in it but 1/3 of motorbike strapped to a pallet and a disco ball.
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
From reddit/zillowgonewild .
Now I know what has been missing from my life.
A room with nothing in it but 1/3 of motorbike strapped to a pallet and a disco ball.
Now I know what has been missing from my life.
A room with nothing in it but 1/3 of motorbike strapped to a pallet and a disco ball.
Kinda bummed to find out I have a favorite new head coach in MLS, and it’s not Matt Wells of the Colorado Rapids.
🚨🚨THERE IS ONCE AGAIN A LITERARY, MARXIST-INFLUENCED COACH IN #mls !🚨🚨
Please, Henrik Rydström, just give us fun quotes like Vanni Sartini did. PLEASE.
Please, Henrik Rydström, just give us fun quotes like Vanni Sartini did. PLEASE.
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Kinda bummed to find out I have a favorite new head coach in MLS, and it’s not Matt Wells of the Colorado Rapids.
My Colorado Rapids homegrown signing watchlist:
• Jaden Chan Tack, LB
• Isaac Nehme, GK
• Miguel Alvarado, D
• Noah Strellnauer, M
Chan Tack was just called up to the T&T U20 team. Nehme graduates from DU in 2026. Strellnauer was the only Academy player invited to pre-season in 2025.
#Rapids96
• Jaden Chan Tack, LB
• Isaac Nehme, GK
• Miguel Alvarado, D
• Noah Strellnauer, M
Chan Tack was just called up to the T&T U20 team. Nehme graduates from DU in 2026. Strellnauer was the only Academy player invited to pre-season in 2025.
#Rapids96
January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My Colorado Rapids homegrown signing watchlist:
• Jaden Chan Tack, LB
• Isaac Nehme, GK
• Miguel Alvarado, D
• Noah Strellnauer, M
Chan Tack was just called up to the T&T U20 team. Nehme graduates from DU in 2026. Strellnauer was the only Academy player invited to pre-season in 2025.
#Rapids96
• Jaden Chan Tack, LB
• Isaac Nehme, GK
• Miguel Alvarado, D
• Noah Strellnauer, M
Chan Tack was just called up to the T&T U20 team. Nehme graduates from DU in 2026. Strellnauer was the only Academy player invited to pre-season in 2025.
#Rapids96
MLS free agents I wouldn't mind signing:
• Akil Watts
• Derrick Etienne Jr
• Willy Agada
• Tarik Scott
• Diego Fagundez
And two hours ago, I would have said Walker Zimmerman, but Toronto FC just took him.
• Akil Watts
• Derrick Etienne Jr
• Willy Agada
• Tarik Scott
• Diego Fagundez
And two hours ago, I would have said Walker Zimmerman, but Toronto FC just took him.
53 days till #Rapids96 first game of the 2026-2027 season and this is the depth chart.
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
MLS free agents I wouldn't mind signing:
• Akil Watts
• Derrick Etienne Jr
• Willy Agada
• Tarik Scott
• Diego Fagundez
And two hours ago, I would have said Walker Zimmerman, but Toronto FC just took him.
• Akil Watts
• Derrick Etienne Jr
• Willy Agada
• Tarik Scott
• Diego Fagundez
And two hours ago, I would have said Walker Zimmerman, but Toronto FC just took him.
If I were Matt Wells, looking at this roster, I'd
• put the team in 5-3-2
• put Josh Atencio in as a CB
• play Rafael Santos as my LWB and Dante Sealy as my RWB
• make Aaronsen-Bassett-Ronan the midfield 3
• start Rafa and Yapi up top.
#Rapids96
• put the team in 5-3-2
• put Josh Atencio in as a CB
• play Rafael Santos as my LWB and Dante Sealy as my RWB
• make Aaronsen-Bassett-Ronan the midfield 3
• start Rafa and Yapi up top.
#Rapids96
53 days till #Rapids96 first game of the 2026-2027 season and this is the depth chart.
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If I were Matt Wells, looking at this roster, I'd
• put the team in 5-3-2
• put Josh Atencio in as a CB
• play Rafael Santos as my LWB and Dante Sealy as my RWB
• make Aaronsen-Bassett-Ronan the midfield 3
• start Rafa and Yapi up top.
#Rapids96
• put the team in 5-3-2
• put Josh Atencio in as a CB
• play Rafael Santos as my LWB and Dante Sealy as my RWB
• make Aaronsen-Bassett-Ronan the midfield 3
• start Rafa and Yapi up top.
#Rapids96
Daouda Amadou's departure for Helsingborg's in Sweden (reported by @bymattpollard.bsky.social ).
means that the Colorado Rapids are currently using just 2 int'l slot, for Conor Ronan and Rafael Navarro, and have 6 int'l slots to play with.
/1
means that the Colorado Rapids are currently using just 2 int'l slot, for Conor Ronan and Rafael Navarro, and have 6 int'l slots to play with.
/1
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Daouda Amadou's departure for Helsingborg's in Sweden (reported by @bymattpollard.bsky.social ).
means that the Colorado Rapids are currently using just 2 int'l slot, for Conor Ronan and Rafael Navarro, and have 6 int'l slots to play with.
/1
means that the Colorado Rapids are currently using just 2 int'l slot, for Conor Ronan and Rafael Navarro, and have 6 int'l slots to play with.
/1
53 days till #Rapids96 first game of the 2026-2027 season and this is the depth chart.
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
53 days till #Rapids96 first game of the 2026-2027 season and this is the depth chart.
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
Assuming no players leave (somewhat unlikely) and based on the formation Matt Wells wants to play, team needs either
• 1 LW, 1 CB, 1 DMid, or
• 2 CBs, 1 DMid
/1
House of Dynamite is not as funny as Dr. Strangelove,
or as kick ass as Fallout.
or as kick ass as Fallout.
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
House of Dynamite is not as funny as Dr. Strangelove,
or as kick ass as Fallout.
or as kick ass as Fallout.
A very accurate and succinct explanation of why Jews cohabitating in right-wing spaces are deluding themselves .
A Jewish pundit screams about the defilement of Western Civilization; and the white supremacists laugh, thinking ‘as soon as he’s done being our mouthpiece, we’ll deport him, too.’
A Jewish pundit screams about the defilement of Western Civilization; and the white supremacists laugh, thinking ‘as soon as he’s done being our mouthpiece, we’ll deport him, too.’
A really good example of how right wing pro-Israel rhetoric often bleeds into antisemitism.
The concept of defending "Western Civilization" is rooted in white nationalist antisemitism, but since many right wing Jews have bought into white nationalism they can't see what they're saying.
The concept of defending "Western Civilization" is rooted in white nationalist antisemitism, but since many right wing Jews have bought into white nationalism they can't see what they're saying.
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A very accurate and succinct explanation of why Jews cohabitating in right-wing spaces are deluding themselves .
A Jewish pundit screams about the defilement of Western Civilization; and the white supremacists laugh, thinking ‘as soon as he’s done being our mouthpiece, we’ll deport him, too.’
A Jewish pundit screams about the defilement of Western Civilization; and the white supremacists laugh, thinking ‘as soon as he’s done being our mouthpiece, we’ll deport him, too.’
Seems like Somali daycare scandal is just pizzagate 2.0.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Seems like Somali daycare scandal is just pizzagate 2.0.
Weird. I had a related convo Monday.
Also, advanced stats have killed the midrange jumper.
I suggest we make dunks/layups with 1 pt.
Also, advanced stats have killed the midrange jumper.
I suggest we make dunks/layups with 1 pt.
"In 10 years, I would not be surprised if there's a four-point line."
Reggie Miller thinks 4-point line could be in NBA's future
Former NBA superstar Reggie Miller thinks a four-point line could arrive in the league in the next 10 years.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Weird. I had a related convo Monday.
Also, advanced stats have killed the midrange jumper.
I suggest we make dunks/layups with 1 pt.
Also, advanced stats have killed the midrange jumper.
I suggest we make dunks/layups with 1 pt.
FIFA asked for my credentials to apply for a press pass to the 2026 World Cup so here's what I dug out of a pile.
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
FIFA asked for my credentials to apply for a press pass to the 2026 World Cup so here's what I dug out of a pile.
Latest Holding the High Line dot com article posted!
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Latest Holding the High Line dot com article posted!
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...
Over time, #Rapids96 have been a bellweather team; much like every other team in MLS, the 'Pids are finding fewer core players in the draft.
So is the Superdraft still a way to find quality players in 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/holdingt...