The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 359: 2022 Commanders = 2012 Redskins?, Juan Soto trade talk with Jesse Dougherty and more Jul 21, 2022

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17:42 - Guest: Nationals insider Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post on the Nats potentially trading right fielder Juan Soto, the decline of the Nats in terms of drafting and player development, the Nats lacking in analytics and more

49:42 - Commanders: analysis of - and some scheduled fun with - a number of eerie parallels between the 2012 Redskins and the 2022 Commanders

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Episode 358: Commanders conversation with Thom Loverro, Juan Soto done with Nationals? and much more Jul 18, 2022

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14:10 - Guest: Thom Loverro, columnist for The Washington Times, on Commanders owner Dan Snyder's battle with Congress, the job that Commanders team president Jason Wright is doing, whether the Commanders' 2022 season will be a step-forward season, whether the Nationals are about to trade right fielder Juan Soto, where we're headed with the Nats' and Orioles' ownership situations and more

42:01 - Nationals: in-depth analysis of right fielder Juan Soto reportedly turning down a 15-year, $440 million contract-extension offer from the Nats and them thus reportedly now being open to trading him

01:04:04 - Nationals and Orioles: react to the Nats taking outfielder Elijah Green with the No. 5 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft and the O's taking shortstop Jackson Holliday with the No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft

01:13:57 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats losing three of four games to the Atlanta Braves, including impressive series for right fielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell

01:29:37 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two of three games at the Tampa Bay Rays, including the continued rise of catcher Adley Rutschman

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Episode 357: in-depth Commanders breakdown with NFL analytics pioneer Warren Sharp and more Jul 15, 2022

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22:08 - Guest: Warren Sharp of SharpFootballAnalysis.com and SharpFootballStats.com with a deep dive on the Commanders, including their approach at quarterback, what they have in quarterback Carson Wentz, the truth about their offensive line, whether Scott Turner is a good offensive coordinator, where we are with rushing offense in the NFL in 2022, where we are with defense in the NFL in 2022 and more

54:09 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves, including the returns of starter Anibal Sanchez and reliever Tyler Clippard...and react to starter Stephen Strasburg being transferred to the 60-Day Injured List

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Episode 356: Dan Snyder denies Congress (again), Capitals sign Darcy Kuemper and much more Jul 14, 2022

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12:52 - Commanders: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - Dan Snyder refusing to testify before Congress under a subpoena regarding the team's workplace-misconduct scandal

29:36 - Capitals: in-depth analysis of a wild Day 1 of NHL Free Agency for the Caps that featured them signing goaltenders Darcy Kuemper and Chris Lindgren and defenseman Erik Gustafsson, trading for forward Connor Brown and re-signing forward Marcus Johansson

48:27 - Orioles: breakdown of a 7-1 win at the Chicago Cubs to extend the Orioles' winning streak to 10 games

56:09 - Nationals: react to closer Tanner Rainey likely needing Tommy John surgery and to the Nats getting swept by the Seattle Mariners in a doubleheader that featured a rough outing for starter Josiah Gray and more great hitting - and more bad baserunning - from right fielder Juan Soto

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Episode 355: Commanders conversation with Cam Mellor of Pro Football Network and much more Jul 13, 2022

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16:13 - Guest: Cam Mellor, senior director of college football and the NFL Draft for Pro Football Network, on the Commanders and college football, including just how loaded at quarterback the 2023 NFL Draft is set to be, Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz, why Sam Howell could be a franchise quarterback for the Commanders, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, Virginia Tech quarterback Grant Wells, Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong and more

39:28 - Orioles: analysis of a 4-2 win at the Chicago Cubs, giving the O's their first single-season regular-season winning streak of at least nine games since Sept. 1999

50:53 - Nationals: react to the Nats' top pitching prospect, Cade Cavalli, leaving a start for Triple-A Rochester due to a finger issue and to the Nats announcing that starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez is returning to the Majors for the team

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Episode 354: conversations with Eric from Commanders Realm and Tarik El-Bashir on Capitals and more Jul 12, 2022

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10:45 - Commanders: react to the Commanders adding Trent Williams to the voting on CommandLegacy.com for 10 additional all-time franchise greats and to the website being riddled with mistakes

22:49 - Guest: Eric from Commanders Realm on the state of his fandom of the Commanders, Carson Wentz, the popularity of Terry McLaurin among Commanders fans, Ron Rivera, the rebrand and more

46:56 - Guest: Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic on the Caps' goaltending situation heading into NHL Free Agency off them trading Vitek Vanecek and non-tendering Ilya Samsonov, Nicklas Backstrom's career-threatening left-hip ailment, where the Caps are on the win curve and more

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Episode 353: controversial and comical launch of Commanders' CommandLegacy.com and much more Jul 11, 2022

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12:16 - Commanders: thoughts on - and some scheduled fun with - the Commanders launching CommandLegacy.com with a diss of Trent Williams and with a number of errors

33:59 - Capitals: analysis of the Caps trading Vitek Vanecek and commentary on comments from Brian MacLellan on the trade, Nicklas Backstrom's health and the selection of Ivan Miroshnichenko with the No. 20 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft

49:21 - Wizards: thoughts on what now for the Wizards off them signing Bradley Beal to a supermax contract off comments from Beal and Ted Leonsis

01:04:34 - Orioles: in-depth react to the Orioles' winning streak reaching eight games with a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels

01:19:27 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats getting swept in three games at the Atlanta Braves

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Episode 352: conversation with Pro Football Focus' Nick Akridge on Commanders' defense and much more Jul 08, 2022

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16:26 - Commanders: examining who the next Commanders players to get contract extensions might be and more off comments from Ron Rivera

31:18 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst Nick Akridge on the Commanders' offense, including whether the team's pass defense is poised for a bounce-back season, how Benjamin St-Juste profiles as the team's potential No. 1 nickel corner, what to make of theCommanders' lack of activity at linebacker, the biggest concern with the defense and more

44:13 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-3 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies, including a bizarre defensive play for Juan Soto and continued struggles for Nelson Cruz, Victor Robles and Joan Adon

01:01:04 - Orioles: thoughts on a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels that featured great pitching by the O's, big hits from Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle and more defensive excellence from Cedric Mullins

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Episode 351: Terry McLaurin opens up about why he chose to stay with Commanders and much more Jul 07, 2022

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13:59 - Commanders: commentary on and analysis of the many notable things said by Terry McLaurin at a press conference for his three-year contract extension, including why he chose to remain with the Commanders, what he believes that Ron Rivera is building with the organization and what now with Carson Wentz as the team's QB1

47:06 - Wizards: react to (and a rant on) new details about the Bradley Beal supermax contract and more off the Wizards officially announcing the re-signing of Beal, the trade for Monte Morris and Will Barton and the signing of Delon Wright

56:19 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies that featured dominance from Josiah Gray and the Nats' bullpen, including Tanner Rainey bouncing back

01:10:55 - Orioles: thoughts on a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers for a three-game sweep, including Spenser Watkins having a third straight good start and Jorge Lopez rebounding

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Episode 350: conversation with Pro Football Focus' Nick Akridge on Commanders' offense and much more Jul 06, 2022

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11:32 - Commanders: react to the Commanders officially signing Terry McLaurin to his three-year contract extension...and a breakdown of why McLaurin is the best receiver taken by the franchise out of college in an NFL Draft since Art Monk

19:53 - Guest: Pro Football Focus senior data analyst Nick Akridge on the Commanders' offense, including the greatness of Terry McLaurin, the outlook for Carson Wentz with the Commanders, whether Scott Turner's offense is a good fit for Wentz, whether the Commanders' pass-catch corps could be as good as the 2016 Redskins' pass-catching corps, whether Antonio Gibson is underrated or overrated and more

36:23 - Nationals: analysis of an 11-0 loss at the Philadelphia Phillies

45:59 - Orioles: thoughts on a wild 10-9 10-inning win over the Texas Rangers

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