The Al Galdi Podcast

08:08 - Washington Football Team: examining a variety of pertinent topics regarding Washington's offense entering the 2021 regular season off comments from Scott Turner30:20 - Washington Football Team: examining a variety of pertinent topics regarding Washington's defense entering the 2021 regular season off comments from Jack Del Rio45:28 - Washington Football Team: Galdi's Rhyming Keys for a WFT win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1...and Galdi's predictions for the game and for Washington's 2021 record58:02 - College Football: GaldiLocks for Week 2 - picks for Virginia-Illinois, Virginia Tech-Middle Tennessee and Navy-Air Force01:07:12 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-6 10-inning loss at the Atlanta Braves, including impressive performances by Luis Garcia, Lane Thomas and Juan Soto01:20:20 - Orioles: thoughts on John Means pitching well in a 6-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals, Matt Harvey going on the 10-Day Injured List and more 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.

11:13 - Washington Football Team: breakdown of the cause of the name-change confusion from Tanya Snyder's appearance on The Adam Schefter Podcast24:01 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Curtis Samuel regressing in terms of his practice participation off a potential setback with his groin injury34:55 - Washington Football Team: a scouting report on the Los Angeles Chargers, including their skill-position players, Chase Young vs. Rashawn Slater and Joey Bosa44:40 - Washington Football Team: analysis of - and some scheduled fun with - Washington's bad recent history with team captains off the WFT announcing its team captains for the 2021 season54:57 - Nationals: react to Sean Nolin being ejected for standing up for Juan Soto, an excellent performance by the Nats' bullpen, mammoth homers by Soto and Josh Bell and more from an eventful 4-2 win at the Atlanta Braves...and a rant on the National Baseball Hall of Fame holding its induction ceremony on a random Wednesday afternoon01:13:14 - Orioles: examining a 9-8 win over the Kansas City Royals, another lost season for Hunter Harvey and the O's setting all-time attendance lows on back-to-back nights at Oriole Park at Camden Yards 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.

12:42 - Washington Football Team: analysis of what Tanya Snyder said on The Adam Schefter Podcast about the WFT's final candidates for a permanent name and about all of the off-the-field issues for Washington over the last 16 months38:42 - Washington Football Team: additional thoughts on the departure of Jimmy Moreland, including a breakdown of the complicated transactional path45:36 - Guest: Chargers insider Jeff Miller of The Los Angeles Times with an in-depth look at the Washington Football Team's opponent in Week 101:02:38 - Guest: Dr. Matthew Mintz, who has been rated as a top doctor by Bethesda Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine, on the 2021 NFL season and the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of competitive balance, including how the league mandating that players get vaccinated could lead to the removal of protocols01:17:39 - Nationals: examining how an 8-5 loss at the Atlanta Braves epitomizes the 2021 Nats - bad pitching but sneaky-good hitting01:27:11 - Orioles: react to Mike Baumann's Major League debut and to Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays continuing to rake in a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals 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.

09:22 - Washington Football Team: react to Curtis Samuel practicing to a significant extent for the first time this summer, including key comments from Samuel and Ron Rivera25:29 - Washington Football Team: examining whether Washington should have taken Justin Herbert and not Chase Young with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft off Ron Rivera seemingly suggesting that he wishes that he had selected Herbert36:09 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-3 come-from-behind and walk-off win over the New York Mets, including a number of unlikely heroes for the Nats48:30 - Orioles: thoughts on a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals, including a nice outing from pitching prospect Zac Lowther 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.

09:54 - Washington Football Team: is Dustin Hopkins now in trouble off Washington signing kicker Eddy Pineiro to the practice squad?17:17 - Guest: Dan Pizzuta, writer and editor for Sharp Football Analysis, on the Washington Football Team, including analytics-based breakdowns of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Terry McLaurin, Washington's defense and more41:24 - Maryland Football: analysis of the Terrapins' big season-opening 30-24 win over West Virginia49:53 - Virginia Tech Football: thoughts on the Hokies' big season-opening 17-10 win over No. 10 North Carolina57:47 - College Football: react to Navy's season-opening 49-7 loss to Marshall and Virginia's season-opening 43-0 blowout of William & Mary01:04:34 - Nationals: sorting through a wild first four games for the Nats in their five-game series with the New York Mets, including bad outings for Josiah Gray and Erick Fedde and more major production from Lane Thomas01:33:07 - Orioles: observations from a series win at the New York Yankees, including good series for Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins and Trey Mancini 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.

09:51 - Washington Football Team: react to what Ron Rivera had to say in speaking at length about the Curtis Samuel situation off him still having not practiced fully in months due to a groin injury21:50 - Washington Football Team: analysis of Washington's now-concluded "quarterback competition" and more off comments from Ron Rivera and Ryan Fitzpatrick39:10 - Guest: Jeff Ermann, founder and publisher of InsideMDSports.com, with a preview of Maryland football50:49 - Guest: Mike Barber, ACC insider for Richmond.com, with previews of Virginia Tech and Virginia football01:05:57 - GaldiLocks: Galdi's picks for Maryland-West Virginia, Virginia Tech-North Carolina and Navy-Marshall in College Football Week 101:14:40 - Nationals: analysis of a history-making 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, including another collapse by the Nats' bullpen 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.

07:12 - Washington Football Team: react to all of of the players who Washington released in its cutdown to 53 clearing waivers and a good number of those players being signed to the WFT's initial practice squad21:03 - Washington Football Team: three bigger-picture takeaways from Washington's cutdown to 5331:45 - Nationals: thoughts on longtime Nats executive Bob Boone and other Nats employees leaving due to not complying with the team's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all full-time staff38:06 - Orioles: analysis of a 5-4 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays, including more success for Ryan Mountcastle, Jorge Mateo and Jorge Lopez 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.

08:54 - Washington Football Team: analysis of who the WFT kept and cut for its defensive position groups on the initial 53-man roster, including Troy Apke making the team but Jimmy Moreland and Jeremy Reaves being released28:26 - Washington Football Team: analysis of who the WFT kept and cut for its offensive position groups on the initial 53-man roster, including Jaret Patterson and Sammis Reyes making the team and Peyton Barber and Antonio Gandy-Golden being released42:52 - Nationals: react to Victor Robles being optioned to Triple-A Rochester, Patrick Corbin getting rocked again and more from a 12-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays designating ex-Nat Brad Hand for assignment01:00:36 - Orioles: thoughts on a second consecutive good outing for Keegan Akin and more from a 4-2 win at the Toronto Blue Jays 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.

07:50 - Washington Football Team: Galdi gives his projected season-opening 53-man roster for the WFT, including examining the key questions, dilemmas and possibilities34:03 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, including the Major League debut for Keibert Ruiz as a Nat and a rough outing by Josiah Gray49:39 - Orioles: thoughts on a 7-3 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays, including Ryan Mountcastle continuing his torrid August 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.

09:59 - Washington Football Team: The Front Five - Galdi's five biggest takeaways from Washington's preseason-ending 37-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at FedEx Field45:31 - Washington Football Team: other thoughts off Washington's preseason-ending 37-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at FedEx Field59:59 - Nationals: react to the Nats announcing that they're promoting their top prospect, catcher Keibert Ruiz, to the Majors...and analysis of the Nats losing two of three games at the New York Mets01:30:34 - Orioles: an appropriate commemoration of the O's going 1-18 against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2021 season...and a few other observations from the O's getting swept by the Rays in three games 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.