The Al Galdi Podcast

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Episode 349: Dan Snyder slams The Washington Post and much more Jul 05, 2022

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14:12 - Commanders: react to a statement from a spokesperson for Dan Snyder ripping The Washington Post and touting the Commanders' improved culture off yet another article by The Post on the team's workplace-misconduct scandal...and a look at the history of the Dan Snyder-Washington Post feud

42:01 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats exercising their 2023 club options in the contracts of Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez...and analysis of the Nats getting swept in four games by the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park, dropping the Nats to 1-12 against the Marlins in the 2022 season

01:09:36 - Orioles: breakdown of Jorge Lopez having three bad outings in four games and more from the O's losing two of three games at the Minnesota Twins and from a 7-6 10-inning win over the Texas Rangers

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Episode 348: chat with Dan Pizzuta of Sharp Football Analysis on Terry McLaurin and much more Jul 01, 2022

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14:30 - Commanders, Wizards and Nationals: react to the wild day of Thursday, June 30, 2022, on which we had major developments regarding three of the biggest stars in Washington, D.C. sports re-signing or potentially re-signing in Terry McLaurin, Bradley Beal and Juan Soto, including analysis of the Wizards giving Beal a supermax contract

30:03 - Guest: Dan Pizzuta, writer and editor for Sharp Football Analysis, with analytics-based insight on the Commanders, including why Terry McLaurin is so good, why Jahan Dotson has a chance to be very good and why the Commanders' pass defense in 2022 is a major bounce-back candidate

52:13 - Guest: Scott Jackson, former studio host for the Washington Wizards Radio Network, on the Wizards as NBA Free Agency begins - what their thinking is in giving Bradley Beal a supermax contract, whether the Wiz off recent additions might actually be improved defensively, whether the Wiz should pursue Kevin Durant and more

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Episode 347: deep dive on Terry McLaurin extension with former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell and more Jun 30, 2022

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10:28 - Guest: NFL agent and former Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell with an in-depth breakdown of the Commanders' three-year contract extension with Terry McLaurin, including the best way to evaluate the deal, why it's only a three-year extension, whether it's a good deal for both sides, what McLaurin staying with the Commanders says and more

32:09 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards reportedly agreeing to trade Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith to the Denver Nuggets for Monte Morris and Will Barton...react to Bradley Beal reportedly opting out of his contract...and a preview of free agency for the Wizards

49:58 - Nationals: breakdown of a wild 8-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates that featured a rarely-invoked rule, a major base-running blunder by the Nats, great hitting by the Nats, bad pitching by the Nats and more

01:06:27 - Orioles: thoughts on a 9-3 loss at the Seattle Mariners that included Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle continuing to shine in June 2022

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Episode 346: Commanders agree on three-year contract extension with Terry McLaurin and more Jun 29, 2022

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12:39 - Commanders: in-depth react to and analysis of the Commanders reportedly agreeing with Terry McLaurin on a three-year contract extension, including why exactly McLaurin is worthy of a big-money extension, why the contract is a good deal for both McLaurin and the Commanders and an encouraging trend that McLaurin agreeing on an extension continues

32:26 - Nationals: breakdown of a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates that featured an outstanding performance by Patrick Corbin and eighth-inning heroics from multiple Nats

45:20 - Orioles: thoughts on a 2-0 loss at the Seattle Mariners that included another strong outing from Dean Kremer

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Episode 345: subpoena battle for Dan Snyder and Congress heats up and much more Jun 28, 2022

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13:59 - Guest: longtime Maryland attorney Neil in Rockville on the ongoing dance between Dan Snyder and Congress over it subpoenaing Dan for a deposition in the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal, including the mechanics of a subpoena, the strategies being employed by Dan and Congress and whether Congress in its focus on Dan is guilty of congressional overreach

45:18 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning for the fifth time in seven games with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

01:01:44 - Orioles: react to the O's clinching their first winning month since Aug. 2017 with a 9-2 win at the Seattle Mariners

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Episode 344: conversation with Ben Standig on Commanders' defense at offseason break and much more Jun 27, 2022

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12:32 - Commanders: react to Alex Smith revealing that his daughter underwent an emergency craniotomy to remove a large and rare malignant brain tumor and the disturbing trend that this continues

22:55 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on a number of items regarding the Commanders' defense at their offseason break, including how players feel about Jack Del Rio, the nature of the relationship between Jack and Ron Rivera, what the team's thinking at linebacker truly is, whether a contract extension could be coming for Cole Holcomb, whether the team truly views Benjamin St-Juste as its No. 1 nickel corner for the 2022 season and more

42:12 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two of three games at the Texas Rangers, including a terrific series for Nats starting pitching and productive series for Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Nelson Cruz

01:05:24 - Orioles: thoughts on the O's winning three of four games at the Chicago White Sox, including more great work from the Orioles' bullpen and a good series for Adley Rutschman

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Episode 343: conversation with Ben Standig on Commanders' offense at offseason break and much more Jun 24, 2022

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14:44 - Commanders: react to - and some scheduled fun with - multiple wild Dan Snyder stories featured in the many materials released by Congress in its investigation of the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal

30:19 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on a number of items regarding the Commanders' offense at their offseason break, including the Terry McLaurin contract situation, whether there will be a competition for QB2 at training camp and during the preseason, what about Jahan Dotson stood out so much during OTA and minicamp practices, whether the Commanders will have a dynamic offense in the 2022 season and more

45:13 - Wizards: analysis of the Wizards taking Johnny Davis and Yannick Nzosa in the 2022 NBA Draft

54:03 - Orioles: thoughts on a 4-0 win at the Chicago White Sox that featured key contributions from a number of promising young players for the O's

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Episode 342: Dan Snyder is being subpoenaed, more major reveals in Commanders' scandal and more Jun 23, 2022

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11:24 - Commanders: breakdown of a wild day for the Commanders in their workplace-misconduct scandal that featured major reveals by Congress' House Committee on Oversight and Reform, a congressional hearing at which it was announced that Dan Snyder is being subpoenaed, a letter from Dan and Tanya Snyder and Jason Wright to Commanders employees and a statement from Ron Rivera

38:43 - Guest: Neal Mollen, a lawyer who practiced labor and employment law for three-plus decades and is an adjunct professor at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School, on what now for Dan Snyder now that he is being subpoenaed and much more off the second congressional hearing on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal

01:02:43 - Nationals and Orioles: analysis of the Nats' 7-0 rain-shortened six-inning loss at the O's from each team's perspective, including a monster game for Austin Hays, another bad game for Patrick Corbin and another good game for Tyler Wells

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Episode 341: chat with Pro Football Focus' Eric Eager on why he's bullish on Commanders and much more Jun 22, 2022

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10:51 - Commanders: in-depth react to a bombshell report - on the eve of a second congressional hearing on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal - from The Washington Post providing details on alleged sexual misconduct by Dan Snyder on his plane in April 2009

23:16 - Guest: Pro Football Focus vice president of research and development Eric Eager on why he is optimistic about the Commanders in the 2022 season, including insight on Scott Turner, the Commanders' receiving corps, Carson Wentz and the Commanders' defense

44:22 - Nationals and Orioles: analysis of the Nats' 3-0 win at the O's from each team's perspective, including Erick Fedde, the Nats' bullpen and Jordan Lyles all pitching well

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Episode 340: deep dive on Dan Snyder vs. Congress with sports-law attorney Stephanie Weissenburger and more Jun 21, 2022

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11:43 - Guest: Stephanie Weissenburger, a sports-law, entertainment-law and intellectual-property attorney and contributor to the sports-law podcast Conduct Detrimental, on Dan Snyder twice denying the request of Congress' House Committee on Oversight and Reform for Dan to testify at a hearing on June 22, 2022, on the Commanders' workplace-misconduct scandal

38:30 - Guest: Jeff Barker, reporter for The Baltimore Sun, on the Orioles' ownership situation now featuring an ugly rift within the Angelos family, whether the O's are on the verge of being sold, what that could mean for the Nationals and Orioles in the MASN dispute, whether MLB would allow for the Nats and O's to be sold at the same time and more

01:01:04 - Wizards: analysis of two key realities for the Wizards as they prepare for the 2022 NBA Draft and thoughts on comments from Tommy Sheppard in a pre-draft press conference

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