Bustin’ Loose Baseball

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Long Road Trip Ahead Apr 10, 2025

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Episode 170, Segment 3 – The Nats begin a 10 game, 3 city road trip on Friday, beginning in Miami versus the Marlins. Grant & Tobi preview the series ahead.

First Series Win of the Season; Who's Hot, Who's Not; Welcoming the Defending Champs Apr 07, 2025

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Episode 169, FULL SHOW -- The first series win of the year is in the books, as the Nationals find some early offense and take two of three from the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown why this series win was important for the young ball club and look back at some of the performances that helped carry the team over the weekend; After three series' worth of action for the Nationals, Grant & Tobi look at the stats to see who's performing at a high level so far, and who is struggling early as the regular season is off and running. Plus, a look at how some of the Top Prospects across the Nationals Minor League system are faring as their seasons begin; The defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are coming to town, and they're bring a ton of star power. Grant & Tobi preview the series ahead.

First Series Win of the Season Apr 07, 2025

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Episode 169, Segment 1 -- The first series win of the year is in the books, as the Nationals find some early offense and take two of three from the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown why this series win was important for the young ball club and look back at some of the performances that helped carry the team over the weekend.

Who's Hot, Who's Not Apr 07, 2025

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Episode 169, Segment 2 -- After three series' worth of action for the Nationals, Grant & Tobi look at the stats to see who's performing at a high level so far, and who is struggling early as the regular season is off and running. Plus, a look at how some of the Top Prospects across the Nationals Minor League system are faring as their seasons begin.

Welcoming the Defending Champs Apr 07, 2025

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Episode 169, Segment 3 -- The defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are coming to town, and they're bring a ton of star power. Grant & Tobi preview the series ahead.

Swept North of the Border; Back at Home vs Arizona Apr 03, 2025

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Episode 168, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals first road series of the season wasn't a good one, as they were swept in three games by the Toronto Blue Jays. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown what went wrong versus the Jays, go through the continued struggles of Dylan Crews and other members of the Nats lineup, and assess where the Pitching is after a full go through the rotation; We move on from the Toronto series and set our sights towards a new homestand where the Arizona Diamondbacks come to town. Grant & Tobi dive into the pitching matchups and set the expectations for the second home series of the season.

Swept North of the Border Apr 03, 2025

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Episode 168, Segment 1 -- The Nationals first road series of the season wasn't a good one, as they were swept in three games by the Toronto Blue Jays. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown what went wrong versus the Jays, go through the continued struggles of Dylan Crews and other members of the Nats lineup, and assess where the Pitching is after a full go through the rotation.

Back at Home vs Arizona Apr 03, 2025

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Episode 167, Segment 2 – We move on from the Toronto series and set our sights towards a new homestand where the Arizona Diamondbacks come to town. Grant & Tobi dive into the pitching matchups and set the expectations for the second home series of the season.

Soroka Leaves 1st Start with Injury Apr 01, 2025

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Episode 167, Bonus Reaction Pod -- Michael Soroka took the mound for his Nationals debut on Monday Night in Toronto. But after 5 Innings, he would leave the game with injury. Grant & Tobi give you the latest details on the injury and monitor the pitching depth in the organization if Soroka or any other starter would have to miss time this season.

Recapping the First Series of the Season; Dylan Crews Talks Opening Day; On to Toronto Mar 31, 2025

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Episode 167, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals avoided the sweep on Sunday, defeating the Phillies 5-1 to take the final game of the first three game series of the season. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the highs and lows from the Pitching Staff, the Lineup and the Defense against the Philadelphia Phillies, and assess where our expectations should be for a bullpen that struggled significantly to start the year; While the offense had it moments in the first series of the season, it was missing performances from some of the core pieces of the lineup, including CJ Abrams, James Wood & Dylan Crews, who all struggled to start the year. Grant & Tobi breakdown the rough starts for the trio. Then, Tobi Altizer caught up with Dylan Crews on Saturday to talk about his first Opening Day experience, the Nationals new City Connect uniforms, and season expectations; Grant makes a declaration about the Nationals newest uniforms that the team debuted over the weekend. Then we preview the first road series of the season as the Nats head to Toronto for a 3-game trip.

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