The Al Galdi Podcast

09:02 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats' reportedly trading Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a major selloff...and thoughts on a doubleheader split at the Philadelphia Phillies

35:16 - Wizards: react to a wild NBA Draft night for the Wizards that featured them trading Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers and taking Gonzaga's Corey Kispert with the No. 15 pick

47:20 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Washington's quarterback competition - including where Kyle Allen stands - off Ron Rivera's and Ryan Fitzpatrick's training-camp press conferences on Thursday, July 29, 2021

01:05:56 - Washington Football Team: deep dive on Chase Young off his and Ron Rivera's training-camp press conferences from Thursday, July 29, 2021, including Chase on Washington's COVID-19 player-vaccination-rate situation

01:19:22 - Washington Football Team: an Antonio Gibson health update, Ron Rivera talks Jeremy Reaves and Jamin Davis discusses how he is impressing

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16:10 - Guest: NFL and college football analyst Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network on the perceived position groups of strength in the 2025 NFL Draft, a running back who the Commanders should consider taking with their No. 29-overall pick in the draft, whether the Commanders' Brian Robinson Jr. is a true NFL RB1, the belief that the draft is not a good one for receivers, why the Commanders should do what they can to trade for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, breakdowns of the rookie seasons of three notable Commanders in cornerback Mike Sainristil, interior defensive lineman Johnny Newton and left tackle Brandon Coleman and more

40:51 - Capitals: discussion of a 4-3 win at the Philadelphia Flyers as left wing Alex Ovechkin had a strong game that included him scoring a goal to get to just 16 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL regular-season goals

47:57 - Wizards: deep dive on the four trades that the Wizards made in the lead-up to the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline, including why what was done was very good for the team's rebuild

59:20 - College Basketball: thoughts on No. 18 Maryland's 73-70 loss at Ohio State, Liberty's 77-53 win over Louisiana Tech and William & Mary's 86-66 loss at Drexel

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14:03 - Commanders: thoughts on incoming Commanders owner Josh Harris reportedly being set to meet with the NFL Finance Committee and the possibility of an expedited timeline for the finalizing of the sale of the team

17:34 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the potential for edge defenders Montez Sweat and Chase Young to no-show the Commanders' mandatory minicamp, whether head coach Ron Rivera was bothered by Young not attending the team's first two weeks of OTA practices, what assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy may be concocting with the Commanders' offense in terms of pre-snap motion and shifting, how quarterback Sam Howell is doing, whether Chris Rodriguez Jr. might emerge as the team's RB1 and more

38:56 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two of three games to the Philadelphia Phillies...react to a major report on what's going on with starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg...and thoughts on the promotion of starting pitcher Jake Bennett to High-A Wilmington

57:09 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two of three games at the San Francisco Giants to improve to a Major League-best 20-10 on the road

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12:33 - Commanders: analysis of quarterback Marcus Mariota reportedly agreeing to re-sign with the Commanders, the team reportedly agreeing on contracts with three defensive unrestricted free agents in New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, Pats edge defender Deatrich Wise Jr. and Atlanta Falcons interior defensive lineman Eddie Goldman, the Commanders losing unrestricted-free-agent cornerback Benjamin St-Juste and reportedly losing unrestricted-free-agent safety Darrick Forrest and unrestricted-free-agent linebacker and special-teams ace Mykal Walker and more

30:59 - Guest: Houston Texans insider Cody Stoots, who has more than 10,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, on why the Texans reportedly have agreed to trade left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Commanders, the truth about Tunsil as a player and person, what the deal with Tunsil's penalty problem is, whether Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud had a step-back second NFL season, why the Texans fired offensive coordinator and former Commanders head-coaching candidate Bobby Slowick and more

54:05 - College Basketball: discussion of American's 74-52 win over Navy in the Patriot League Tournament Final to make the NCAA Tournament, Georgetown's 71-67 loss to DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament, Virginia's 66-60 loss to Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament, Virginia director of athletics Carla Williams announcing that UVA interim head coach Ron Sanchez is not being retained as the team's head coach and wins for Liberty and Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of those teams' conference tournaments

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11:54 - Washington Football Team: examining what's realistically possible for Washington over its final 10 games in the 2021 regular season

20:38 - Washington Football Team: thoughts on Washington's banged-up offense as it begins its practice week for Week 8 at the Denver Broncos...and on Taylor Heinicke off comments on his mindset as the WFT's QB1 and more

34:10 - Washington Football Team: rant on the idea that Washington''s defense has been better in recent weeks...and react to comments from Ron Rivera on Landon Collins and Jamin Davis

44:50 - Wizards: why Galdi is really liking this Wizards team off a 116-107 win at the Boston Celtics

51:33 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings

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