The Al Galdi Podcast

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Jul 25, 2023 • 57min

Episode 618: chat with former Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot on Commanders' secondary and more

14:53 - Commanders: react to the Commanders reportedly agreeing on a contract with unrestricted-free-agent kicker Michael Badgley to provide competition for Joey Slye...and thoughts on the Commanders releasing left guard Andrew Norwell21:04 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot on the team now having new ownership in the Josh Harris group, the potential for the 2023 Commanders secondary to be the team's best secondary in decades, what the team has in corner Emmanuel Forbes, who will be the team's top slot corner in the 2023 season?, what to expect from Sam Howell as QB1? and more41:57 - Nationals: analysis of a 10-6 loss to the National League-worst Colorado Rockies50:20 - Orioles: breakdown of a 3-2 win at the Philadelphia Phillies despite the O's blowing a 2-1 eighth-inning leadVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By it 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.
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Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 7min

Episode 617: conversation with Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on new era for Washington and more

13:13 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC4 on the impact of the sale of the team to the Josh Harris group, how and why Finlay back in January thought that Harris would buy the Commanders, the futures of head coach Ron Rivera and team president Jason Wright, how real the momentum for the team's next stadium being in Washington, D.C. is, the likelihood of a name change - including a potential return to the name Redskins, Sam Howell's status as QB1 going into training camp and more38:26 - Nationals: analysis of a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants - the Nats' first sweep of a series of at least three games since June 2021...and react to - and some scheduled fun with - comments from president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo and agent Scot Boras at a press conference for the Nats' signing of outfielder Dylan Crews, who they took with the No. 2-overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft55:15 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning three of four games in a big series at the American League Wild Card-leading Tampa Bay RaysVisit 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.
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Jul 22, 2023 • 49min

Episode 616: Josh Harris, Mitch Rales and Magic Johnson speak as sale closes and new era begins

12:10 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from new Commanders managing partner Josh Harris at a press conference off the closing of the Josh Harris group's purchase of the team, including Harris on what his group is initially most focused on and where he stands on the team's stadium situation, name and state of football operations37:03 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from new Commanders limited partners Mitchell Rales and Earvin "Magic" Johnson at a press conference off the closing of the Josh Harris group's purchase of the teamVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace 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.
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Jul 21, 2023 • 55min

Episode 615: NFL owners approve sale of Commanders from Snyders to Josh Harris group and more

17:11 - Commanders: react to NFL owners unanimously approving the sale of the Commanders from Dan and Tanya Snyder to the Josh Harris group, including commentary on press-conference comments from Harris29:34 - Commanders: analysis of the Mary Jo White report, which the NFL released moments after announcing that NFL owners had unanimously approved the sale of the Commanders39:57 - Commanders: a final goodbye to Dan Snyder's horrendous 24-plus-year ownership of the team50:00 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-3 10-inning win at the American League Wild Card-leading Tampa Bay Rays that featured more excellence from ace reliever Felix BautistaVisit MidAtlanticSkin.com and tell Dr. George Verghese 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.
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Jul 20, 2023 • 59min

Episode 614: chat with KyleSmith4GM of Hogs Haven on immediate actions Josh Harris should take and more

15:03 - Guest: KyleSmith4GM, a writer for Hogs Haven, on three actions that the Josh Harris group can take to set the proper tone for the group's ownership of the Commanders, what kind of a 2023 season the team is poised to have, the notion of the Commanders under the Harris group winning back fans and more39:07 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-3 loss at the Chicago Cubs in a game in which the Nats overcame a 3-1 eighth-inning deficit but also four Nats relievers combined to allow six runs in three innings49:04 - Orioles: breakdown of an 8-5 win over the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as the O's moved into having the best record in the American LeagueVisit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By it 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.
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Jul 19, 2023 • 52min

Episode 613: chat with PFF's Sam Monson on Josh Harris/analytics, Eric Bieniemy and Sam Howell and more

10:56 - Guest: Pro Football Focus lead NFL analyst Sam Monson on the viability of incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris making use of what he did with the Philadelphia 76ers - The Process - with the Commanders, the state of analytics in the NFL given that Harris is big on analytics, why Monson ranked Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy as the No. 6 offensive coordinator in the NFL, what the team has in quarterback Sam Howell, the proper quarterback approach for a quarterback-needy team like the Commanders and more35:45 - Nationals: analysis of a 17-3 loss at the Chicago Cubs in a game that featured four Nats relievers combining to allow a staggering 14 runs in 2 2/3 innings...thoughts on the Nats promoting third baseman Brady House from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg...and react to injury news on outfielder Elijah Green as he's struggling for Low-A Fredericksburg47:00 - Orioles: breakdown of a 10-3 loss to the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as starting pitcher Tyler Wells allowed five runs in two innings and the Orioles' bullpen had another rough gameVisit 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.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 49min

Episode 612: conversation with longtime D.C.-area sportswriter Rick Snider on sale of Commanders and more

11:41 - Guest: longtime Washington, D.C.-area sports writer Rick Snider, the host of Rick Snider's Washington on YouTube, on the sale of the Commanders, including the real reason Dan Snyder is selling the team, a fascinating reaction from NFL owners to opposing-team fans routinely overtaking FedExField, what Josh Harris' first official words as Commanders owner should be, why Maryland - and not Washington, D.C. - may be the favorite to land the Commanders' next stadium and the truth about why Jack Kent Cooke did not leave the Redskins to his son, John Kent Cooke35:02 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-5 win at the Chicago Cubs that featured good hitting by the Nats, an interesting outing by starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore and the Nats' Hunter Harvey-less bullpen coming through45:03 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-4 loss to the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers in a game in which starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez made his return to the MajorsVisit 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.
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Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 7min

Episode 611: conversation with Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post and more

13:16 - Guest: Commanders insider Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on her report on a snag with the finalizing of the sale of the team from the Snyders to the Josh Harris group, why Dan Snyder in the snag has the leverage over the NFL, where things stand in the Mary Jo White investigation, the possibility of Harris as Commanders owner investing heavily in analytics, quarterback Sam Howell, quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and more37:20 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games at the St. Louis Cardinals, including two key injury situations in those of reliever Hunter Harvey and third baseman Jeimer Candelario, shortstop CJ Abrams thriving as the Nats' new No. 1 batter and a rough outing for starting pitcher Josiah Gray...and thoughts on the Nats having two of the top five prospects in baseball per Baseball America56:24 - Orioles: breakdown of a three-game sweep of the National League Wild Card-leading Miami Marlins, including terrific outings by starting pitchers Kyle Bradish and Dean Kremer...and react to the O's calling starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez back up the Majors and on having eight of the top 80 prospects in baseball per Baseball AmericaVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit TurfCenterLawns.com and tell Turf Center Lawns that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit CateringByUptown.com and tell Catering By it 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.
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Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 7min

Episode 610: Snyders causing snag for sale of Commanders to Josh Harris group? and more

12:38 - Commanders: react to and analysis of a report from The Washington Post quoting an anonymous source as saying that there with the sale of the Commanders from the Snyders to the Josh Harris group are complications that are "significant" and "not just some small snag"26:28 - Guest: Wizards insider Josh Robbins of The Athletic on how Bilal Coulibaly and Johnny Davis are doing for the Wizards' Summer League team, why and how the Wizards' rebuild isn't what was first thought, whether another major move by the team in the 2023 offseason could be coming, whether what the Wizards got from trading Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis is acceptable given the circumstances, how Wes Unseld Jr. remaining as head coach was purely an ownership decision and more47:12 - Guest: Orioles fan Eric Arditti of Barstool Sports on the Orioles' terrific 2023 season so far, including who has been the 2023 Orioles' MVP, how the O's should approach the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline, how to view the team's up-and-down rotation, why the O's didn't do more in free agency in the 2022-23 offseason and whether the Orioles' disappointing attendance will be improvingVisit 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.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 1h 3min

Episode 609: chat with Native American Guardians Association on Commanders going back to Redskins and more

16:40 - Commanders: react to an extensive ESPN report on the leaked the emails between former Redskins executive Bruce Allen and former ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden that set off a chain of events resulting in Dan Snyder selling the Commanders34:20 - Guests: Eunice Davidson and Tony Andrews of the Native American Guardians Association (NAGA), a Native American group advocating for the Commanders to go back to the name RedskinsVisit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya!Visit InsuranceBMC.com and tell BMC Insurance 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.

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