The Al Galdi Podcast

13:35 - Commanders: analysis of the (confusing) reports of the Commanders positioning themselves to buy 200 acres of land in Woodbridge, Virginia for a new stadium and surrounding area, including why the new stadium being in Virginia can work and what has happened with fan-favorite Washington, D.C. as the site for the new stadium31:29 - Commanders: react to new details on the death of Dwayne Haskins37:39 - Nationals: breakdown of an ugly 10-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, including the jarring juxtaposition between the Nats and Dodgers49:40 - Orioles: thoughts on a 6-4 win at the New York Yankees, including another solid outing from Jordan LylesVisit https://Go.Factor75.com/Galdi120 to save $120! 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.

13:52 - Commanders: in-depth react to a USA Today Sports report featuring multiple anonymous quotes from NFL owners saying that Dan Snyder is on thin ice as Commanders owner like never before37:43 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats losing two of three games at the Milwaukee Brewers, including Davey Martinez making significant lineup changes...and analysis of injury updates on Stephen Strasburg, Joe Ross and Carter Kieboom01:01:48 - Orioles: thoughts on an exciting weekend for the O's that featured Adley Rutschman making his MLB debut, two extra-inning victories in winning two of three games over the Tampa Bay Rays, more dominance by Grayson Rodriguez for Triple-A Norfolk and moreVisit https://Go.Factor75.com/Galdi120 to save $120!i 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.

18:43 - Commanders: in-depth react to and discussion of Carson Wentz in an appearance on The Collin Cowherd Podcast taking the high road on being called "a mistake" by Jim Irsay and continuing to take ownership of struggling late in the 2021 season - what might this mean regarding the Wentz who the Commanders have?36:58 - Guest: Pro Football Focus salary-cap analyst Brad Spielberger on the Commanders, including him having them No. 5 n the NFL in his 2022 Cap Health Rankings and No. 5 in the NFL in his 2022 Top-51 Roster Valuations, what a potential contract extension for Terry McLaurin would look like, whether the Commanders should be doing more in free agency in the 2022 offseason, what they have in Carson Wentz, whether they should have restructured Wentz's contract and more54:15 - Orioles: thoughts on a 9-6 walk-off win over the New York Yankees that featured a monster game for Anthony Santanderhttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

12:18 - Commanders: react to the Philadelphia Eagles - and not the Commanders - agreeing on a contract with free-agent cornerback James Bradberry...and an examination of the Commanders not having signed more external free agents in the 2022 offseason - why is that and is it necessarily a bad thing?30:16 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 10-inning win at the Miami Marlins that featured a big performance from Keibert Ruiz...and react to a report that Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez are in the final guaranteed years of contract extensions that were signed in Sept. 202046:06 - Orioles: thoughts on a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees, including Austin Hays and Jordan Lyles doing wellhttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

14:34 - Guest: former Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan with his evaluations of key picks by the Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft - Jahan Dotson, Sam Howell, Phidarian Mathis and Brian Robinson Jr. - and with some story time on him and Jay Gruden convincing Dan Snyder and Bruce Allen that Kirk Cousins needed to be the Skins' QB1 in 201534:28 - Wizards: react to the Wizards getting the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft via yet another NBA Draft Lottery that did them no favors43:59 - Nationals: analysis of more ugliness in a 5-1 loss at the Miami Marlins and of Cade Cavalli struggling for Triple-A Rochester59:38 - Orioles: thoughts on a 5-4 loss to the New York Yankees, Grayson Rodriguez continuing to dominate for Triple-A Norfolk and Matt Harvey being suspended for 60 games by MLB for distributing opioids to the late Tyler Skaggshttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

11:32 - Commanders: react to new intel on Jack Del Rio's reveal that Washington's secondary did not have full participation in the team's 2021 offseason program and that the lack of full participation was part of why the 2021 defense struggled19:51 - Guest: Adam Lucas, co-host of the Carolina Insider podcast and writer for GoHeels.com, on what the Commanders are getting in Sam Howell, including the truth about his supposedly down 2021 season42:03 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of Russian Machine Never Breaks, on the Caps' first-round-series loss to the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and what should be next for the Caps01:03:38 - Nationals: analysis of a hideous 8-2 loss at the Miami Marlins01:16:38 - Orioles: thoughts on a 6-2 loss to the New York Yankeeshttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

12:12 - Commanders: analysis of the NFL inexplicably having the Commanders four times over the final nine weeks of the 2022 regular season play an opponent with three more days of rest than the Commanders will have...and some scheduled fun off Robert Griffin II saying that the Commanders "have surprise Super Bowl contender written all over them"26:01 - Capitals: in-depth breakdown of what went wrong for the Caps in their first-round-series loss to the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and what now for the Caps off them having lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last four seasons58:29 - Nationals: thoughts on the Nats losing two of three games to the Houston Astros, including the two very different paths for the teams since the Nats beat the Astros in the 2019 World Series01:18:12 - Orioles: react to the O's getting swept in three games at the Detroit Tigershttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

12:45 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule, including it setting up to be the easiest schedule in the NFL's 2022 regular season, how the schedule offers the Commanders opportunity for both a good start and a good finish, the reality of the Week 14 bye week, the biggest negative of the schedule and more41:52 - Nationals: thoughts on a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets that included Mark Lerner being in attendance, a terrible base-running sequence by Juan Soto and Josh Bell and more control problems for Joan Adon01:03:35 - Orioles: react to a gutsy 3-2 win at the St. Louis Cardinals in which the O's bullpened their way to a series victory and an eighth win in 12 gameshttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

13:29 - Guest: Commanders insider JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington on whether the Commanders have gotten better in the 2022 offseason, how he now feels about the trade for Carson Wentz, what the contract extension for Scott Turner is about, Jack Del Rio's comments on 2021 OTA no-shows and on Jamin Davis, the Terry McLaurin contract situation, where the Commanders had Jahan Dotson on their board for the 2022 NFL Draft and more47:24 - Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' 5-3 loss at the Florida Panthers in Game 5 - including the Caps blowing a 3-0 second-period lead - to go down, 3-2, in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs58:56 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-3 win over the New York Mets01:09:57 - Orioles: thoughts on a 10-1 loss at the St. Louis Cardinalshttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.

12:07 - Guest: Tej Seth of Pro Football Focus on his groundbreaking metric, Wins Over Expected Coaching; what it tells us about the job that Ron Rivera has done over his two seasons as Washington head coach and the job that Ron did during his time as Carolina Panthers head coach; what college Completion Percentage Over Expected tells us about Sam Howell; what the Commanders should expect from Carson Wentz; and more38:25 - Nationals: analysis of a 4-2 loss to the New York Mets that featured a third consecutive good start from Patrick Corbin but also major sloppiness by the Nats52:05 - Orioles: react to a gem from Kyle Bradish and more from a 5-3 win at the St. Louis Cardinalshttps://HelloFresh.com/Galdi16 and use the promo code Galdi16 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.