Short Hops Podcast: Recent Episodes
Wasim Parkar
Derek VanRiper and Bernie Pleskoff discuss all things baseball -- and fantasy baseball -- each week throughout the year including the regular season, playoffs, Arizona Fall League, spring training, first-year player draft and all minor league levels.
Wasim looks back at the North London Derby and analyzes the reasons that led to Arsenal's dominant victory over Spurs.
After another riveting round in the Champions League, Wasim doles out the praise for Tottenham, Roma and Manchester City in the aftermath of fantastic victories. Wasim also reflects on the rest of the Champions League action, lauding some teams while questioning others.
Wasim looks back at a weekend where the big games failed to deliver, poses some questions for Klopp, Simeone and Milan while praising Spurs, Conte, Hoffenheim and Nice.
Eduardo Alvarez joins Wasim to provide in-depth analysis of the Champions League draw and assess the riders and runners in the new La Liga season. Wasim also looks ahead to the big games in Europe this weekend including Liverpool vs Arsenal, Chelsea vs Everton, Roma vs Inter, Real vs Valencia and Monaco vs Marseille.
Wasim predicts the second round of matches in the Premier League and looks ahead to the new Serie A campaign filled with intriguing clashes between new managers.
Which club amongst the Premier League's top six is most likely to drop points on opening weekend? Can Messrs Garcia and Bielsa maintain good starts for Marseille and Lille? Finally, Wasim looks forward to Neymar's debut in a tricky encounter away to Guingamp.
The Football Podcast with Wasim Parkar is ready to get its first full season underway. Wasim sets up the season with his goals for the podcast.
Mina Rzouki joins the podcast to talk about Juve's successful season and look ahead to the big Champions League final in Cardiff. Mina and Wasim also reflect on the Serie A in general and revel in Crotone's remarkable escape from relegation.
One of football's preeminent tactical analysts is the guest on this episode. Michael Cox talks to Wasim about the tactical evolution seen over the course of the Premier League's existence, whetting our appetite for Michael's upcoming book - The Mixer. From Sir Alex and Arsene Wenger, then Mourinho and Benitez, right up to Conte's 3-4-3, Michael and Wasim talk tactics all the way!
Eduardo joins Wasim again to discuss the various facets of Real Madrid's successful La Liga campaign including Zidane's management, the intelligent use of a talented squad and the Merengues' underrated in-game resilience. In addition, Eduardo also shares some quick thoughts on the Champions League final, Copa del Rey final, Xabi Alonso's retirement and the overachievers in this season's La Liga.
Real vs Juve and United vs Ajax are two European finals that have Wasim foaming at the mouth. Wasim also looks ahead to the weekend, where champions can be crowned all across Europe.
Instant reaction to the draw for the Champions League and Europa league semi finals and Wasim also previews the FA Cup semi finals.
Eduardo Alvarez from ESPN FC joins Wasim to preview El Clásico and talk about some wider themes pertaining to Real and Barca as well as Spanish football. As a bonus, Wasim also sets the stage for PSV vs Ajax, Sporting vs Benfica and Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce.
Wasim analyzes Juve's complete performance against Barca, commends fans of Dortmund and Monaco in the face of horrible events, and reflects on wins for both Madrid sides in the first legs of the Champions League quarterfinals.
On this episode, Wasim looks ahead to the first two Champions League quarterfinals. Dortmund vs Monaco should be a feast of attacking football, while Juve look in better shape than Barca going into their tie.
Wasim previews the Madrid Derby and Der Klassiker and tries to make sense of priorities for Real, Atletico, Bayern and Dortmund as they fight on multiple fronts.
A busy midweek gets underway with some tasty fixtures on Tuesday. Wasim looks ahead to Hoffenheim vs Bayern, United vs Everton, the Rome Derby in the Coppa Italia and other interesting games on the day.
The Football Podcast with Wasim Parkar welcomes its first guest as renowned football journalist Philippe Auclair joins Wasim to preview the 2017 Coupe de La Ligue final between Monaco and PSG. Philippe and Wasim also talk about football journalism and the general state of affairs in Ligue 1.
New matchups in the Champions League and Europa League have Wasim excited about the quarterfinals, while it gets tricky picking a winner in Bayern vs Real and Juve vs Barcelona.
With the Champions League Round of 16 behind us, Wasim looks back at fine wins for Leicester and Monaco, while posing questions for Guardiola and Sampaoli. Plus, Juve and Atletico are the two teams nobody wants to draw in the quarterfinals.