The Al Galdi Podcast Blue Wire

17:07 - Commanders: three final thoughts before the Commanders' No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, including why North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye should be the pick but also why whomever is the pick is worthy of excitement

40:13 - Nationals: analysis of an 11-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game that featured starting pitcher Jake Irvin allowing six runs in 4 2/3 innings

46:21 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-5 win at the Los Angeles Angels in a game in which shortstop Gunnar Henderson reached base five times and made a key defensive play

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15:09 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with a film breakdown of why the Commanders with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft should take LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels over North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye and Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, including final comparisons of the three in a variety of categories

42:59 - Capitals: analysis of a 4-3 loss at the New York Rangers to go down, 2-0, in a best-of-seven first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

52:11 - Nationals: breakdown of a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the Nats made three key outs on the base paths

01:01:35 - Orioles: discussion of a 7-4 loss at the Los Angeles Angels in a game in which starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez allowed seven runs in 4 1/3 innings

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20:49 - Guest: Benjamin Robinson, creator of Grinding The Mocks, on his groundbreaking and innovative work projecting NFL Drafts via a "wisdom of crowds" approach with mock drafts, what his work tells us about the Commanders' quarterback decision with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, where and how NFL teams go wrong in the NFL Draft, which NFL Draft trade-value chart is the best and more

44:56 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-2 win at the Los Angeles Angels as starting pitcher Albert Suarez tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings for a second consecutive start off having not pitched in a Major League regular-season game since Sept. 26, 2017

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14:08 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the meaning and causes of a chaotic last few days regarding the Commanders and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and on the Commanders' 2024 NFL Draft, including the likelihood of trades by the Commanders and who Standig is projecting for them to take with their No. 2-overall pick

52:21 - Capitals: thoughts on a 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

58:06 - Nationals: deep dive on the Nats winning two of three games over the Houston Astros, including impressive outings from starting pitchers Mitchell Parker and Trevor Williams and the continued rise of shortstop CJ Abrams

01:14:32 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two of three games at the Kansas City Royals, including more impressive home runs by the O's and a strong outing from starting pitcher Cole Irvin

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20:38 - Commanders: reaction to and discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters and assistant general manager Lance Newmark in a joint press conference previewing the Commanders' 2024 NFL Draft, including Peters essentially saying that the team will not be trading down in the first round, a lot from Peters and Newmark on the Commanders' quarterback decision via their No. 2-overall pick, Peters and Newmark on the chance for the 2024 Draft to be a franchise-altering draft, Peters and Newmark on basic NFL Draft philosophy and more

46:58 - Guest: Peter Hassett, co-founder of Russian Machine Never Breaks, on the Capitals' improbably making the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including whether the postseason appearance is a sign of the retool working or more a function of very good luck, a breakdown of left wing Alex Ovechkin's season, analysis of the Caps' goaltending situation in which Charlie Lindgren has supplanted Darcy Kuemper as the team's No. 1 goaltender, whether the Caps making the postseason should alter their approach to the retool, an assessment of rookie head coach Spencer Carbery, why the Caps can beat the New York Rangers in the first round and more

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12:10 - Commanders: reaction to ESPN reporting that Commanders limited partner Magic Johnson "lobbied hard" for former New England Patriots head coach to be the Commanders' head coach but that managing partner Josh Harris "told confidants in early December that he respected Belichick but wasn't going to hire him"

23:59 - Guest: Pro Football Focus NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema on if the Commanders should be considering taking Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, why the Commanders traded quarterback Sam Howell, the greatness of the offensive-tackle class in the 2024 NFL Draft and whether the Commanders should trade back into the first round, what the team has in general manager Adam Peters and assistant general manager Lance Newmark in terms of draft acumen and more

45:00 - Nationals: analysis of a 2-0 win at the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete a 5-4 road trip in California

53:49 - Orioles: breakdown of a 4-2 walk-off win over the Minnesota Twins to complete a three-game sweep as the O's hit exactly three home runs for a fifth consecutive game

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