Daft Picks Podcast
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA sportscast from a couple of friends in Pennsylvania, with a few others from New York and Canada. Covering topics from football, baseball, hockey and more. The coldest takes on the hottest sports topics! New episodes uploaded weekly. Available on iTunes and Spotify.
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Episodes
#57 - The 2020 NHL Draft
October 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn #57, we grade all 31 picks of the 2020 NHL Draft, our thoughts on Lafreniere and Askarov, the winners and losers of the first round, draft day trades, way-too-early 2021 Calder Trophy predictions and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#56 - Wooden Blocks
October 06, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIn #56, we discuss our thoughts on the concluded Stanley Cup Final, the Henrik Lundqvist buyout, the success of the NHL playoff bubble, the idiocy of the Buffalo Sabres, our favorite podcast episodes of 2020, our pre-NHL draft show prep, wrap-ups and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#55 - The Series WAS Wrapped Up
September 21, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn #55, we discuss our thoughts on the concluded Stanley Cup conference final matches, how we think the Stanley Cup Finals will shake out, NHL coach/GM hirings so far, a litany of Minnesota Wild errors, our top five NHL coaches on the hot seat entering next year, week 1 NFL recap and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#54 - Are You Doubting the Superstar, Joel Kiviranta?
September 09, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn #54, we discuss our thoughts on the concluded Stanley Cup semifinal matches, how we think the Stanley Cup conference finals will shake out, our football season preview, way-too-early football playoff predictions and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#53 - Salary Kapanen
August 29, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn #53, we discuss our thoughts on the Stanley Cup semifinal matches and how we think they'll shake out, the Kasperi Kapanen trade, the fallout from Allan Walsh and Marc-Andre Fleury, what each of the 31 NHL teams should do in the offseason, the NBA players' strike and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#52 - The Pile of Money Tyson Barrie Burned
August 14, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn #52, we discuss the concluded Stanley Cup play-in round, our thoughts on the quarterfinal matches and how we think they'll shake out, the New York Rangers winning the lottery for the 1st overall pick (and by extension Alexis Lafreniere) and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#51 - The Round Robin
August 03, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBIn #51, we discuss our thoughts on the Stanley Cup Playoffs, specifically the play-in round matches that occurred over the weekend, the round robin games that determine playoff seeding and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#50 - The Backyard Rink Story
July 27, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn #50, we discuss our thoughts on the Seattle Kraken unveiling, the NHL bubble only allowing nhl.com journalists, an argument about home crowd noise, the Daft Picks fantasy baseball minute, politics in sports, the Washington Football Team and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#49 - The Fourth Forward Award
July 20, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn #49, we discuss our thoughts on the recently released finalists for the 2020 NHL Awards, as well as snubs, dark horse candidates and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#48 - Eight Years Too Late
July 13, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn #48, we discuss our thoughts on the top aces in baseball, NHL teams grappling with COVID-19 cases and players opting out, way-too-early NHL free agency preview the steep regression of the three Californian NHL teams and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#47 - The $503 Million Dollar Man
July 06, 2020 16:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBIn #47, we discuss the Patrick Mahomes mega-contract, Cam Newton signing with the Patriots, the two Stanley Cup Playoff hub cities in Edmonton and Toronto, way-too-early 2021/2022 hockey prospect discussions, Joe Maddon's comments on MLB players opting-out of the season, the NFL cutting the preseason in half and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#46 - Team E
June 29, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn #46, we discuss the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery and its implications, the Matt Murray saga, Stanley Cup hub cities progressions, updates for the website and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#45 - Do We Need 120 Baseball Teams?
June 15, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #45, we discuss the 2020 MLB Draft, ongoing discussions between the MLB owners and MLBPA, brief soccer updates and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#44 - Ideology
June 07, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #44, we have a very real discussion on race in sports. We believe that Black Lives Matter and we want to be a part of the solution, not only to further the dialogue but also to support all backgrounds in sports and life. Take time to support different voices today. Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Mike (@BigMikeOsayi).
#43 - The F Bomb
May 31, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #43, we discuss how the NHL draft lottery is going to work, Jack Eichel's frustration with the Sabres, way-too-early Stanley Cup predictions, top seeds who might have big challenges in the NHL playoffs, the MLB salary proposals and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#42 - They've Got a Thing Called "The Perfection Line"
May 24, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #42, we break down TSN's groundbreaking report of the NHL season returning in July. We discuss our way-too-early playoff predictions, give a preview over the projected playoff match-ups and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#41 - I Have Seen the Light
May 17, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #41, we discuss our GOAT picks (both of all time and for today) for the NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL. We also discuss the upcoming NHL Draft and the Bundesliga opening back up, and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#40 - Good Sports #4
May 10, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #40, we have our season finale for our full-episode game show: Good Sports! This show consists of two rounds and then a final round with our previous episode winners to determine the season champion. Who will get to captain the S.S. Good Sportsmanship this season? Who will win this season's Golden Daftee? Tune in to find out! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), James (@JamesZiobro) and #NoTwitterDillon.
#39 - Good Sports #3
May 03, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #39, we have our third full-episode game show: Good Sports! This show consists of three rounds with individual players betting their wits against one other in a sports trivia game. Who will get to captain the S.S. Good Sportsmanship this week? Tune in to find out! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), Adam (@AShumgart), James (@JamesZiobro), Christopher (@Chris_Geno_51), Walter (@WallysWorldXD) and #NoTwitterDillon.
#38 - The 2020 NFL Draft
April 26, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #38, we cover all three days of the 2020 NFL Draft. We give draft analysis on the consensus top prospects, hidden gems to keep an eye out on, as well as our opinions on teams' draft picks. Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), Adam (@AShumgart), James (@JamesZiobro) and Christopher (@Chris_Geno_51).
#37 - Good Sports #2
April 19, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #37, we have our second full-episode game show: Good Sports! This (slightly) revised version consists of three rounds with individual players betting their wits against one other in a sports trivia game. Who will get to captain the S.S. Good Sportsmanship this week? Tune in to find out! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), Adam (@AShumgart), James (@JamesZiobro), Zach (@Penney_29), Walter (@WallysWorldXD) and #NoTwitte...
#36 - Good Sports #1
April 12, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #36, we debut our first full-episode game show: Good Sports! It consists of three rounds with two teams of betting their wits against one other in a sports trivia game. On the Red Team we have Dillon, Parker and Jim. On the Blue Team we have Adam, Zach and Geno. Who will get to captain the S.S. Good Sportsmanship on its maiden voyage? Tune in to find out! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), Adam (@AShumgart), James ...
#35 - It's a Journalist Play, OK?
April 05, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #35, we continue our icons series with each of our top three shocking plays that have had an effect on us. We discuss each of our top ten players for the upcoming NHL Draft as well as our biggest boom-or-bust picks. We also reveal our first series of books for the Daft Picks Book Club! Stay tuned, we have more fun things planned for the future! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#34 - Bruh How'd You Get An Orchestra In Your Bedroom
March 29, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #34, with the absence of any actual sports news, we kick off our icons series. Each of us discuss five sporting icons and three runner-ups that got us into sports. Then we play a game called "Real or Not?" Essentially, is that player's name real? We also discuss what we've been up to over this break and some fun things we have planned for the future! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#33 - Hey Corona
March 22, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 47 MBCoronavirus Edition. In #33, we discuss several of the many moves of the NFL free agency period (including but not limited to the Brady signing, Hopkins trade and Diggs trade), greedy NHL owners, possible NHL playoff scenarios, the impact of the coronavirus on the future and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#32 - He Gave Him a Meatball
March 15, 2020 23:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBIn #32, we discuss our picks for the 2010s All-Decade MLB team, our top moments from the 2010s decade of baseball and more! Daft Picks will observe a temporary hiatus in response to the COVID-19. This is a pre-recorded episode that was originally cut during our 'Decade Wrap' in December. Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Luke (@LModrovsky).
#31 - Do You Want to See the Afterlife?
March 08, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIn #31, we discuss the effects of the coronavirus on fan attendance, the proposed NFL CBA agreement, the Lightning and Bruins fight, the Ottawa Senators, prospects to keep an eye on in the 2020 NHL draft, UFC 248 and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#30 - They Don't Have a First Round Pick!
March 01, 2020 17:00 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBIn #30, we do a recap of all of the notable trades from the NHL trade deadline (CAR, DET, EDM, NYI, NYR, OTT, SJ, TB), the NHL deadline winners and losers, early MLB spring training, the hatred Chris has for the XFL and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#29 - The Daftest Time of the Year
February 23, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBIn #29, we talk about the (very quickly upcoming) NHL trade deadline, the top buyers and sellers, the trades already made (Tampa, Boston, Vegas), the disaster in San Jose, the Bruce Boudreau firing and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#28 - What's Your Deal with Jordan Staal?
February 16, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBIn #28, we talk about the unfortunate injury to Jay Bouwmeester, the Bruce Boudreau firing, the Jason Zucker trade, the historically bad Red Wings, the Phillip Rivers retirement, the XFL and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#27 - The Mets Madness Bracket
February 09, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBIn #27, we talk about the results of the Super Bowl, the unfortunate history of dysfunction by the New York Mets, the Mookie Betts trade and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Ben (@BenMandell55).
#26 - Mamba Mentality
January 26, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBIn #26, we talk about the MLB cheating scandal and break the news of the passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Follow today's crew on twitter: Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guests Ben (@BenMandell55) and Ariel (@arielreed30).
#25 - The Buffalo Effect
January 19, 2020 17:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBIn #25, we talk about the MLB cheating scandal, Mike Trout allegedly on PEDs, Justin Williams' return from retirement, Ilya Kovalchuk's streak with Montreal, the effects of the 2016 NHL free agency, Premier League talk, AFC and NFC championship preview and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator), James (@JamesZiobro) and Walter (@WallysWorldXD).
Ep 24 - MX vs ATV Live!
January 12, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIn #24, we talk about the NFL wildcard playoff bracket buster, Houston Astros cheating scandal, John Hynes hiring, Zack Kassian vs Matthew Tkachuk, Premier League talk, NFL coaching hires, the XFL and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and James (@JamesZiobro).
#23 - Listen Gary, They're All Terrible
January 05, 2020 17:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBIn #23, we get caught up in discussing various MLB offseason signings, NCAAF bowl games, Saturday NFL wildcard recap, NHL reffing, the Seattle NHL expansion and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#22 - (IV) Did it for Duper
December 29, 2019 21:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBIn #22, we conclude our four episode celebration of the 2010s decade of the NHL. We cover our 2010s decade teams for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins, our picks for the top hockey media of the decade and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#21 - (III) The (Taylor) Hall of Fame
December 18, 2019 22:30 - 27 minutes - 63.2 MBIn #21, we continue our four episode celebration of the 2010s decade of the NHL. We cover our picks for the hockey players under the age of 25 that will define the 2020s NHL decade, our predictions for the next NHL dynasty and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Tyler (@Aldinger98).
#20 - (II) Alexis LafrenYAY
December 12, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIn #20, we continue our four episode celebration of the 2010s decade of the NHL. We cover our picks for the moments/movements that defined the hockey decade, our three unanimous picks for the 2010s decade team, our thoughts on the Seattle expansion and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#19 - (I) GET RID OF THE SHOOTOUT
December 05, 2019 22:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn #19, we begin our four episode celebration of the 2010s decade of the NHL. We cover our picks for the NHL team of the decade, the best/worst NHL contracts of the decade, the one thing we would each change about the NHL, our predictions for the future face of the NHL in the 2020s, the one moment we each felt defined the NHL decade and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Nick (@nickwhit29).
#18 - Cheefe (Sheldon) Keefe
November 21, 2019 22:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIn #18, we cover the Mike Babcock firing, the Myles Garrett suspension, Alexis Lafrenière + other NHL draft prospects, Luka Doncic's dominance, the Jose Mourinho hiring and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Kevin (@KevinSinghel).
#17 - He Tore His Achilles
November 14, 2019 22:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn #17, we cover the Houston Astros cheating allegations, the MLB free agent market, the Colin Kaepernick situation, the Don Cherry firing, NBA regular season analysis so far and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and guest Kevin (@KevinSinghel).
#16 - Shipping up to London
November 05, 2019 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBIn #16, we cover the current state of the NHL, the Braden Holtby contract situation, World Series recap, the Chargers proposed relocation to London, what makes a good NFL head coach and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#15 - Brayden Point... or Kyle Capobianco?
September 30, 2019 21:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn #15, we cover the first week of the NHL regular season, the Auston Matthews drama, less-early-but-still-way-too-early NHL picks, the Vontaze Burfict suspension, "Daft Picks Trivia" and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#14 - Minshewmania
September 23, 2019 21:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBIn #14, we cover Minshewmania, more Antonio Brown drama, the hockey RFA signings, NHL preseason analysis so far, the NWHL player protests, the unveiling of "Daft Picks Trivia" and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#13 - Will the RFAs ever sign?
September 09, 2019 21:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn #13, we cover disappointing teams in the NFL, the Gardner Minshew phenomenon, the Dave Dombrowski firing, the unsigned hockey RFAs and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi), Parker (@The_Dorsinator) and Adam (@AShumgart).
#12 - Behind the Pick, Parker
August 29, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn #12, Chris interviews Parker about various hockey topics. Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#11 - Behind the Pick, Chris
August 22, 2019 16:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBIn #11, Parker interviews Chris about various hockey topics. Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#10 - The Architect
August 15, 2019 16:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBIn #10, we cover the Andrew Luck surprise retirement, NFL preseason hype, NHL preseason preview, way-too-early NHL predictions, the oddest hockey stories we've ever heard and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#9 - We Hate Orange
August 08, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBIn #9, we cover the Mitch Marner situation, NHL and NFL offseason updates, Justin Verlander v. Nathan Peterman Revisited, the EPL transfer window and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).
#8 - Verlander v. Peterman
August 01, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBIn #8, we cover the MLB trade deadline, NFL season preview, NHL offseason updates, Justin Verlander v. Nathan Peterman, the Aaron Rodgers decline (or lack thereof) and more! Follow today's crew on twitter: Chris (@WhatsYourCorsi) and Parker (@The_Dorsinator).