The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 89: chat with lawyer Josh Gerben on Washington Football Team's trademark issues and much more Jun 22, 2021

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10:06 - Washington Football Team: examining the latest from Ron Rivera on Washington's quarterback competition

16:42 - Guest: Washington, D.C.-based trademark and intellectual-property lawyer Josh Gerben on the Washington Football Team's difficulty in trademarking "Washington Football Team" and more in the quest for a permanent name

32:56 - Guest: Nationals insider Todd Dybas of the Inside The Clubhouse newsletter on how good the Nats truly are, Juan Soto's mixed season, what the Nats might do come the MLB Trade Deadline and more

52:02 - Wizards: two takeaways for the Wiz from the four teams that make up the conference finals in the 2021 NBA Playoffs

01:00:39 - Orioles: thoughts on a 10-2 loss to the Houston Astros, including another bad start by Keegan Akin

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Episode 88: Nationals win big series vs. Mets, special look at when Ryan Fitzpatrick performs best and much more Jun 21, 2021

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13:45 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning three of four games in a big series against the New York Mets, including Kyle Schwarber hitting five home runs in two games and the return of Baby Shark

48:21 - Washington Football Team: examining the meaning and difficulty of the WFT trying to trademark "Washington Football Team"

01:01:34 - Guest: KyleSmith4GM of Hogs Haven on what Ryan Fitzpatrick's history tells us about what he needs to be successful and on the Washington Football Team's overall quarterback situation

01:19:52 - Orioles: thoughts on the good and bad from the O's losing two of three games to the Toronto Blue Jays

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Episode 87: conversation with former Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder on Taylor Heinicke and much more Jun 18, 2021

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08:41 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Ron Rivera's latest comments on Washington's quarterback situation, including Ron burying Kyle Allen

17:32 - Guest: former Old Dominion football head coach Bobby Wilder on Taylor Heinicke - his offseason, what he can be as a Washington Football Team quarterback and how real his opportunity to be Washington's starting quarterback is

42:31 - Wizards: examining a reality off Rick Carlisle resigning as Dallas Mavericks head coach - the Wiz have fierce competition in the NBA head-coaching market

46:56 - Guest: Barry Svruluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on what should be next for the Wizards off them parting with Scott Brooks and on the Nationals, including how good they actually are and whether they might be sellers come July

01:05:00 - Orioles: thoughts on a 10-3 loss at the Cleveland Indians that extended the Orioles' franchise-record road losing streak to 19 games - but also something to make you feel better (sort of) about the losing streak

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Episode 86: Scott Brooks is out, Ron Rivera talks quarterback competition again and much more Jun 17, 2021

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04:27 - Wizards: in-depth react to the Wiz parting ways with Scott Brooks

20:36 - Washington Football Team: an examination of the latest comments from Ron Rivera on a quarterback competition for Washington

28:35 - Washington Football Team: a look at what stands out from the NFL's updated COVID-19 protocols and what they're truly about

35:49 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, including Paolo Espino continuing the Nats' pitching dominance

49:02 - Orioles: thoughts on an 8-7 loss at the Cleveland Indians, including Keegan Akin getting shellacked

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Episode 85: breakdowns of WFT defensive and offensive linemen with analyst Brandon Thorn and much more Jun 16, 2021

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09:08 - Wizards: analysis of Bradley Beal making the All-NBA Third Team, Russell Westbrook not making an All-NBA team and the urgency that needs to be in effect for the Wizards this offseason

23:27 - Guest: Brandon Thorn, author of the Trench Warfare Substack newsletter, with breakdowns of the Washington Football Team's top defensive and offensive linemen - Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis, Daron Payne, Brandon Scherff and more

47:29 - Nationals: a review of the many good things in an 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates...and thoughts on MLB announcing a crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances on baseballs

01:11:02 - Orioles: examining another bad start for Matt Harvey in a 7-2 loss at the Cleveland Indians

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Episode 84: lessons from Washington Football Team's offseason, chat with The Athletic DC's Tarik El-Bashir on WFT's search for a permanent name and much more Jun 15, 2021

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08:03 - Washington Football Team: five things that we learned about Washington this offseason

20:36 - Guest: Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic DC on the process by which the Washington Football Team will arrive at a permanent name and on the Capitals, including whether they're likely to trade Evgeny Kuznetsov and who they might leave unprotected in the expansion draft for the Seattle Kraken

47:31 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, including another good game for Kyle Schwarber as the Nats' No. 1 batter

01:03:46 - Orioles: thoughts on the return of Dean Kremer in a 4-3 loss at the Cleveland Indians

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Episode 83: is Ryan Fitzpatrick as good as analytics suggest? and much more Jun 15, 2021

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11:40 - Washington Football Team: examining how real Washington's quarterback competition may be and how viable Taylor Heinicke may be as a starting quarterback

27:36 - Guest: NFL analytics and fantasy-football expert Sam Hoppen on analytics revealing new Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to have been great in the 2020 season for the Miami Dolphins - is he really this good?

45:25 - Nationals: analysis of a four-game split with the National League-leading San Francisco Giants, including an amazing series for the Nats' pitching staff

01:17:44 - Orioles: thoughts on a three-game sweep at the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays that gave the O's a franchise-record 15-game road losing streak

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Episode 83: is Ryan Fitzpatrick as good as analytics suggest? and much more Jun 14, 2021

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11:18 - Washington Football Team: examining how real Washington's quarterback competition may be and how viable Taylor Heinicke may be as a starting quarterback

27:14 - Guest: NFL analytics and fantasy-football expert Sam Hoppen on analytics revealing new Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to have been great in the 2020 season for the Miami Dolphins - is he really this good?

45:04 - Nationals: analysis of a four-game split with the National League-leading San Francisco Giants, including an amazing series for the Nats' pitching staff

1:17:23 - Orioles: thoughts on a three-game sweep at the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays that gave the O's a franchise-record 15-game road losing streak

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Episode 82: Washington Football Team Minicamp Day 3 Report and much more Jun 11, 2021

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10:40 - Washington Football Team: react to Ron Rivera's react to Montez Sweat saying that he isn't a fan of getting vaccinated for COVID-19

22:09 - Washington Football Team: an examination of some perhaps very telling comments from Ron Rivera about Washington's quarterback situation - is Taylor Heinicke a bigger factor than previously thought?...and a few thoughts off what Ron had to say about Scott Turner and about the revamped practice fields at the team facility in Ashburn, Va.

40:26 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's competition at punt returner and recent struggles on punt returns off comments from special-teams coordinator Nate Kaczor

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Episode 81: Washington Football Team Minicamp Day 2 Report and much more Jun 10, 2021

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07:13 - Washington Football Team: why Washington should sign Jonathan Allen to a contract extension

15:07 - Washington Football Team: react to Montez Sweat saying that he isn't a fan of getting vaccinated for COVID-19

28:11 - Washington Football Team: in-depth review of comments on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, from Ron Rivera on the biggest questions for Washington for the 2021 season, Washington potentially having an elite defense in the 2021 season and how a variety of players are doing - Matt Ioannidis, Benjamin St. Juste, Troy Apke and Peyton Barber

53:18 - Nationals: analysis of a 9-7 11-inning win at the Tampa Bays, including Ryan Zimmerman hitting two homers and the bullpen again being exhausted

01:08:22 - Orioles: thoughts on a 14-1 loss to the New York Mets, including another terrible start by Matt Harvey

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