The Al Galdi Podcast Blue Wire

14:38 - Commanders: discussion of Joe Whitt Jr., the Commanders' defense and whether he is the Washington defense coordinator who will have the team for the first time in decades being consistently good on defense over multiple seasons off comments from Whitt at a post-OTA-practice press conference on his philosophy regarding starters, what has stood out to him about his players during offseason practices, the impressive nature of linebacker Frankie Luvu, the leadership of linebacker Bobby Wagner, how linebacker Jamin Davis is doing in getting some work at edge defender, how corner Emmanuel Forbes Junior is doing in trying to bounce back from his bad rookie season and more

34:57 - Nationals: analysis of a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves in a game that included Mitchell Parker becoming the first pitcher for the Nats since the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. in the 2004-2005 offseason to allow three earned runs or less in each of his first 10 Major League regular-season starts

43:59 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-5 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays as one of the Orioles' top pitching prospects, Cade Povich, allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings in his Major League regular-season debut

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14:58 - Commanders: reaction to comments by Commanders head coach Dan Quinn at a pre-OTA-practice press conference on the team releasing kicker Brandon McManus off him being accused of sexual assault, the team finally removing the Astroturf field at the team facility and the appeal of center Tyler Biadasz

30:33 - Commanders: discussion of quarterback Jayden Daniels off comments from center Tyler Biadasz at a post-OTA-practice press conference, head coach Dan Quinn at a pre-OTA-practice press conference and ESPN NFL and college-football analyst Louis Riddick on ESPN's NFL Live...thoughts on the Commanders appearing to be poised to incorporate more no-huddle into their offense off comments from Biadasz...and an assessment of linebacker Jamin Davis off comments from him at a post-OTA-practice press conference on getting practice time at edge defender and on his contract situation

45:02 - Nationals: analysis of a 9-1 loss to the New York Mets to complete a three-game sweep, including Nats manager Davey Martinez during his postgame press conference calling out struggling shortstop CJ Abrams

52:43 - Orioles: breakdown of a 3-2 walk-off loss at the Toronto Blue Jays

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17:01 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with film-breakdown-style analysis of the state of the Commanders' offense, including deep dives on the team at running back, offensive line, receiver and tight end and an assessment of if the team has set up quarterback Jayden Daniels with a quality supporting cast

43:14 - Nationals: reaction to the Nats placing starting pitcher Trevor Williams on the 15-Day Injured List with a right flexor-muscle strain...and discussion of a 6-3 loss to the New York Mets

51:47 - Orioles: breakdown of a 10-1 win at the Toronto Blue Jays in a game in which first baseman and notorious Blue Jays destroyer Ryan Mountcastle hit two home runs

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17:57 - Guest: former Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons executive and founder of The33rdTeam.com Joe Banner on the Commanders' new front office, including what he especially likes about managing partner Josh Harris, an underrated positive about general manager Adam Peters, a key point about analytics in the current NFL, how senior vice president of football strategy Eugene Shen can serve head coach Dan Quinn especially well and what senior vice president of football initiatives Dave Gardi can bring to the team

31:33 - Nationals: analysis of an 8-7 loss to the New York Mets in a game that featured starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings

40:08 - Orioles: breakdown of a 7-2 win at the Toronto Blue Jays in a game in which the O's hit four home runs

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10:35 - Guest: former Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons executive and founder of The33rdTeam.com Joe Banner on the Commanders, including insight on head coach Dan Quinn (whose hiring as Falcons head coach was recommended by Banner), why Banner likes the hirings of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and assistant head coach/offensive pass-game coordinator Brian Johnson and why Banner believes the Commanders made the right call in taking Jayden Daniels with their No. 2-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft

30:01 - Commanders: reaction to comments from Detroit Lions offensive coordinator and former Commanders head-coaching candidate Ben Johnson on why he withdrew from head-coaching consideration in the 2024 offseason

44:58 - Nationals: breakdown of the Nats losing two of three games at the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians

58:25 - Orioles: analysis of the O's winning two of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays and of starting pitchers John Means and Tyler Wells being done for the season due to each guy needing UCL surgery

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21:51 - Guest: Commanders analyst Ben Standig of The Athletic on the situation with Commanders kicker Brandon McManus, the team's name issue from a business perspective for the Josh Harris group and the role and impact of new Commanders senior vice president of football operations Brandon Sosna

50:04 - Nationals: analysis of a 3-1 win at the Atlanta Braves for a big four-game-series win for the Nats

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