S8E17: Trouble Brewing (Special Guest: Eddie "El Vaquero" Velez)

It's the season finale of Sockers Overtime, and we're doing it the way we LOVE, which is to clean up the confetti after a Sockers championship season! ON THE SHOW TONIGHT
* The Sockers are champions! We’ll look back at the final two matches of the Ron Newman Cup Finals* Goalkeeper Chris Toth will join us LIVE after the recaps to reflect on returning to San Diego and earning his first MASL championship * What are the biggest questions facing the team in the offseason? We’ll set some early thoughts* And what does the summer hold for our Sockers and the sport? A look ahead awaits, on the season finale of Sockers Overtime!* Like/subscribe/rate/review

Craig Elsten and Tony Sanchez went live on YouTube after the Sockers' 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Wave in Game One of the Ron Newman Cup Finals. Charlie Gonzalez and Tavoy Morgan led the offense, and a dedicated defense blocked fourteen shots in front of winning goalkeeper Chris Toth. Everything was great for the Sockers until the final whistle, when team captain Cesar Cerda got a red card that will take him out of Friday's Game Two. The guys talk about all the goals and all the aspects of the match!

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT Three MASL playoff series have already been played, and now it’s the Sockers turn…we’ll look back at the action so far as Empire, Kansas City and Baltimore have all been eliminated, and Milwaukee has moved on to the FinalsThe boys are in St. Louis tonight getting ready for Friday’s Match One…we’ve got interviews from the training ground with Phil Salvagio, Chris Toth and Nick Perera…But we’re not done with special guests! St. Louis Ambush announcer Joey Zanaboni will join the show to give us a deeper look at the Ambush’s turnaround this season…In MASL News, Lehigh Valley joins the league, and MASL awards finalists are announcedIn Sockers News, we’ve got the details on the watch party Friday, Sunday’s game and more!• • Like-subscribe-rate-review

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers ride the roller coaster all the way to the finish, and pick up the MASL Supporters Shield at the end…we’ve got two dramatic recaps of two dramatic matches against Kansas CityHe’s the team captain, and without him the Sockers would have finished in fifth place…last weekend’s hero, Cesar Cerda, joins the show when our recaps are over…In MASL News, we’ll look ahead to the first round playoff series and offer some thoughts on the league awardsAnd in Sockers News, we’ve got the playoff schedule for the second round, and a week to go before we get into previews• • Like/subscribe/rate/review

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT A dynamic debut for Sockers W, while the men mount a desperate comeback to take two points from St. Louis…we’ve got a pair of recaps for you from Sunday at Frontwave ArenaSockers W captain Ashley Nick will make her debut on the show, tell us about the creation of the team and look ahead to Sunday’s exhibition in OntarioThen, we bring on the men’s captain, Kraig Chiles, who might be down and out in terms of playing, but still has a keen mind needed to help guide San Diego to and through the playoffsIn MASL News, the craziest season in league history ends on Sunday and we’ve got the exact math on what needs to happen and howIn Sockers news, we figure out who’s available as the club goes out for a pair of must-win matchesLike/subscribe/rate/review

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers earn an impressive win in Kansas City, and an unimpressive loss at home to Kansas City…we’ve got the highlights and analysis of both gamesIn-between reels, we’ll welcome in one of the assistant coaches of the new Sockers W team, Eduardo “El Vaquero” Velez, to talk about how the roster is coming together in advance of Sunday’s exhibition…In MASL News, control of the battle for the shield is now out of the Sockers’ hands, but the schedule could do them some favors in the final two weekendsAnd in Sockers news, we look ahead to Sunday afternoon’s big match against the St. Louis Ambush…• • Like/subscribe/rate/review

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers ride through the high highs and the low lows of the regular season, all in one weekIn Empire, a shutout for Chris Toth, a season series win over Empire, and first place in the leagueAt home against Baltimore, 30 minutes of execution and 30 minutes we would approve the execution of…how the Sockers blew a win, and maybe the MASL Shield too…Our special guest is one of the newcomers to the team, we’ll meet Nilton de Andrade and find out what he thinks about jumping on this moving train…In MASL News, it’s time to break down the odds as the season heads to a sprint finish, and in Sockers News we preview a weekend we’ve all been dreading since the schedule came out, the KC back-to-back• • Like/subscribe/rate/review

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers move into first place with a dominant win over Tacoma, we’ve got the highlights from Star Wars NightComing off a career-best scoring night, do-it-all utility man Jose “Bebe” Gonzalez joins the show to talk about finding a role in San Diego, playing with his brother and moreIn MASL news, the craziest race in league history just got crazier with Baltimore winning five in a rowIn Sockers news, the club prepares for two matches this week, we’ll preview them both

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers grind out a win in Tacoma in a keeper’s duel, we’ve got all the highlightsWe will introduce you to the youngest rookie Socker, Marcel Sanchez joins the show at the bottom of the hourThen, we will be joined by the man who has trained Marcel, Sockers Hall of Famer Paul Wright, who has a new job helping form a brand new program, Sockers W!In MASL News, a wild week is ahead with the trade deadline a day away and the tightest table in league history…we will look at the shocking first place team and more…

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT The Sockers play two epic matches, with epic travel in-between, we’ve got all the details in back-to-back recapsSpecial guest Nathanael Linquist joins us to reflect on his first home start with the Sockers, and the ups and downs of a rookie season in the MASLIn MASL News, St. Louis has entered the chat for Ron Newman Cup contenders, while Empire wedges their way into the playoff conversationIn Sockers news, it’s a single-match preview this week as San Diego travels to TacomaLike/subscribe/rate/review