The Al Galdi Podcast

11:30 - Commanders: react to edge defender Chase Young reportedly still having not been cleared from his stinger, throwing his availability for Week 1 into some doubt...and discussion of - and some scheduled fun with - various roster moves by the Commanders, the state of the defensive line going into the 2023 regular season and the evolution of defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio off comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference25:38 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference on quarterback Sam Howell's improvement, the quality of the Commanders' roster, the right balance between talent and character on a roster and more...and an update on the legal situation of linebacker Jamin Davis38:03 - College Football: thoughts on Maryland as it begins its fifth season with Mike Locksley as head coach...and GaldiLocks for Virginia-Tennessee and Virginia Tech-Old Dominion46:05 - Nationals: analysis of a 6-1 loss to the Miami Marlins in a game in which starting pitcher Joan Adon got rippedVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By Uptown that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15:16 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of team president Jason Wright on 106.7 The Fan saying that the Commanders going back to the name Redskins "is not being considered"24:56 - Commanders: thoughts on the formation of the team's practice squad and on other reported roster moves...an update on tight end Logan Thomas' recovery from his calf injury from Thomas himself...comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a post-practice press conference on the connection between assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and Sam Howell and on the Arizona Cardinals not naming a starting quarterback for their Week 1 game at the Commanders...and more43:26 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-0 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays in a game in which starting pitcher Patrick Corbin struggled48:25 - Orioles: breakdown of a 10-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox in a game which starting pitcher Kyle Gibson struggledVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Follow @WSHOnTheDaily on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

13:48 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of the Commanders' initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season in terms of offensive players35:18 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of the Commanders' initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season in terms of defensive players43:16 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 win at the Toronto Blue Jays that featured big home runs by catcher Keibert Ruiz and third baseman Carter Kieboom and reliever Kyle Finnegan in the bottom of the ninth loading the bases with no outs but finding a way to get the save52:38 - Orioles: breakdown of a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that included another big game for DH Anthony Santander and another good outing for starting pitcher Dean KremerVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit TurfCenterLawns.com and tell Turf Center Lawns that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15:00 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of head coach Ron Rivera to NFL insider Albert Breer of The MMQB admitting that Rivera should have played quarterback Sam Howell sooner in the 2022 regular season...and reaction to and discussion of Breer in the same piece revealing that assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy as Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator had a second-round grade on Howell for the 2022 NFL Draft28:02 - Commanders: thoughts on the Commanders placing offensive lineman Braeden Daniels on the Reserve/Injured List and on the notable players released by the team as it began its cutdown to 53...and a reminder about not spending draft capital on special-teams specialists off the Cleveland Browns trading for former Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins due to their 2022 fourth-round kicker Cade York not working out39:14 - Nationals: analysis of a 6-3 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays that concluded a rough August for starting pitcher Josiah Gray48:07 - Orioles: breakdown of a 9-0 win over the Chicago White Sox that featured another good outing from starting pitcher Grayson RodriguezVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By Uptown that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15:25 - Commanders: in-depth discussion of what mattered in the Commanders' preseason-ending 21-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and what it means for the Commanders' cutdown to 53, including who played and who didn't, whether Jake Fromm deserves to be QB2 over Jacoby Brissett, whether receiver Mitchell Tinsley secured a spot on the team, what now for receiver Kazmeir Allen off his rough game and an examination of how many offensive linemen will make the team35:48 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats winning two of three games at the Miami Marlins, including a great series for the Nats' starting pitching48:47 - Orioles: react to ace reliever Felix Bautista's season perhaps being done due to a right UCL injury...and a breakdown of the O's winning two of three games against the National League-worst Colorado Rockies01:00:03 - Navy Football: thoughts on the Midshipmen's season-opening 42-3 loss to No. 13 Notre Dame in Dublin, IrelandVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit TurfCenterLawns.com and tell Turf Center Lawns that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

13:27 - Commanders: discussion of comments from defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio at a post-practice press conference on corner Emmanuel Forbes, defensive back Quan Martin, linebacker Jamin Davis, edge defender Andre Jone Jr., the Commanders' penchant for late-round defensive-player finds in NFL Drafts and more29:06 - Commanders: thoughts on comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a pre-practice press conference on the process by which the team will make its decisions for its cutdown to 53, the internal dynamics for those decisions, the value of the practice squad, who and what Rivera will be watching in the Commanders' preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals and more43:34 - Nationals: analysis of a 6-5 win at the New York Yankees, including manager Davey Martinez not being happy with shortstop CJ Abrams for pimping a big home run...and reaction to starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg reportedly deciding to retire59:21 - Orioles: breakdown of a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, moving the O's to 31 games above .500 in a regular season for the first time since Sept. 2014Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By Uptown that Al Galdi sent ya!Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

22:05 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a pre-practice press conference and from assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy at a post-practice press conference on quarterback Sam Howell, including Rivera saying of Howell, "We feel very strongly, I know I do, going into this season that we've got a guy"40:28 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from head coach Ron Rivera at a pre-practice press conference on injury updates on receiver Terry McLaurin, tight end Logan Thomas and edge defender Chase Young, the state of the left-guard competition between Saahdiq Charles and Chris Paul, how linebackers Jamin Davis and Cody Barton are doing and more55:12 - Nationals: analysis of a 9-1 loss at the New York Yankees in a game that included a frightening injury for right fielder Stone Garrett and starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore and the Nats' defense unraveling in a five-run second for the Yankees01:05:47 - Orioles: breakdown of a 7-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays as starting pitcher Dean Kremer continued a strong runVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Follow @WSHOnTheDaily on Instagram!Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10:51 - Guest: Zach Selby, senior writer for Commanders.com, on what the team internally feels about quarterback Sam Howell, what he did especially well in the win over the Baltimore Ravens to end their NFL-record 24-game preseason winning streak, how the Commanders' first-team offensive line performed in the game, who is leading the team's left-guard competition, whether Cole Turner has become the Commanders' No. 2 tight end, who the favorites to be the final few receivers on the team's initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season are, whether the bad starts for the Commanders' defense in each of the first two preseason games are a concern and more40:53 - Nationals: analysis of a 2-1 win at the New York Yankees that featured a bizarre-but-good outing by starting pitcher Josiah Gray...and a review of a number of significant promotions in the Nats' minor-league system53:43 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-3 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that included O's manager Brandon Hyde not have ace reliever Felix Bautista pitch a top of the 10th in which reliever Mike Baumann struggledVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit TurfCenterLawns.com and tell Turf Center Lawns that Al Galdi sent ya!Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

14:32 - Commanders: what we know about injuries suffered by receivers Terry McLaurin and Dyami Brown in the Commanders' 29-28 preseason win over the Baltimore Ravens to end their NFL-record 24-game preseason winning streak...in-depth analysis of quarterback Sam Howell's very good performance in the game...and thoughts on the work of quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett and Jake Fromm in the game32:21 - Commanders: breakdowns of a variety of items from the Commanders' 29-28 preseason win over the Baltimore Ravens, including the Commanders not playing a number of key defensive players, notable plays for corner Emmanuel Forbes and defensive back Quan Martin, how the Commanders' first-team offensive line did and a great game for kicker Joey Slye47:31 - Nationals: react to the Nats and manager Davey Martinez reportedly agreeing on a two-year contract extension that includes a third-year option and to the Nats and president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo reportedly being close to finalizing a contract extension of similar length52:27 - Orioles: a proper rant on and mocking of comments from Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos to The New York Times shirking responsibility for the fiasco involving MASN play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown and whining about potentially not being able to afford to keep the Orioles' young stars in the long runVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By Uptown that Al Galdi sent ya!Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase!If you would like to be a part of the Blue Wire investment round or want to find out more information, go to WeFunder.com/BlueWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

14:43 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to head coach Ron Rivera officially naming Sam Howell as the Commanders' starting quarterback, including key comments from Rivera and Howell at press conference at Commanders Training Camp45:07 - Commanders: discussion of the end of the Commanders' competition at kicker, a notable exchange with head coach Ron Rivera at a pre-practice press conference at Commanders Training Camp regarding his conversations with managing partner Josh Harris, where we stand with Commanders injuries and more57:43 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats reportedly promoting their top prospect, outfielder Dylan Crews, from Low-A Fredericksburg to Double-A Harrisburg...and analysis of the Nats winning two of three games against the Philadelphia Phillies to give the Nats 19 wins in 29 games01:14:23 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's sweeping three games at the Major League-worst Oakland A's, including multiple big games for infielder Gunnar Henderson and another good outing for starting pitcher Kyle BradishVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit TurfCenterLawns.com and tell Turf Center Lawns that Al Galdi sent ya!Download the Gametime app, create an account and use the promo code "Al Galdi" for $20 off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.