18:42 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to and discussion of the Commanders poaching the Detroit Lions in hiring Lance Newmark as assistant general manager, demoting Martin Mayhew to senior personnel executive/advisor to the GM and Marty Hurney to advisor and reportedly hiring three more assistant coaches, including Anthony Lynn as run-game coordinator

37:33 - Wizards: analysis of a 133-126 loss at the New Orleans Pelicans in a game in which Deni Avdija had 43 points and 15 rebounds...and thoughts on the reveal that the Wizards could have traded Kyle Kuzma to the Dallas Mavericks but didn't per his request

47:17 - Maryland Basketball: breakdown of a 78-66 win over Iowa

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Episode 763: Commanders raid Detroit Lions in hiring Lance Newmark as assistant general manager and more

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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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Episode 840: conversation with former NFL executive Joe Banner on Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels and more

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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Episode 839: chat with Ben Standig on Brandon McManus, name issue, Commanders' new front office and more

19:22 - Guest: Detroit Lions insider Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com on what the Commanders have in former Lions executives Brandon Sosna as senior vice president of football operations and Lance Newmark as assistant general manager, what the Commanders can learn from the Lions' great turnaround, insight on Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson withdrawing from head-coaching consideration for the Commanders and Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 offseason and what went wrong for Commanders run-game coordinator/running-backs coach Anthony Lynn as Lions offensive coordinator

37:24 - Nationals: analysis of a 7-2 win at the Atlanta Braves in a game in which starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore allowed two runs (one earned) in 5 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts versus no walks...and thoughts on Homestead Grays and Washington, D.C.-baseball legend Josh Gibson now being MLB's all-time leader in career regular-season OPS, career regular-season slugging percentage and career regular-season batting average

50:42 - Orioles: breakdown of a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in a game in which shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a grand slam and starting pitcher Corbin Burnes allowed one run (unearned) in seven innings

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Episode 838: chat with Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com on Brandon Sosna and Lance Newmark and more

24:04 - Guest: Michigan football insider Clayton Sayfie of The Wolverine.com on cornerback Mike Sainristil, who the Commanders took in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, including why Sainristil is among the most popular players in Michigan history, the significance of Sainristil to Michigan having an elite defense in each of the last two seasons, the transition that Sainristil made from receiver to cornerback and what made Sainristil so effective as a cornerback

42:57 - Nationals: analysis of a 2-0 loss at the Atlanta Braves despite Nats starting pitcher Jake Irvin tossing six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts

49:58 - Orioles: breakdown of an 8-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox in a game in which O's starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez allowed four runs in six innings but also had 10 strikeouts versus one walk

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Episode 837: deep dive with Michigan insider Clayton Sayfie of TheWolverine.com on Mike Sainristil and more

20:17 - Guest: Commanders analyst and former Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen with observations and insights on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels off watching him at rookie-minicamp and OTA practices, including why and how his throwing mechanics are so good, perspective on Daniels' work ethic, whether Daniels needs to put on weight or is just fine as is and what we should expect from the offense of Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for Daniels

39:51 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats over Memorial Day Weekend winning two of three games against the American League West-leading Seattle Mariners and then authoring an 8-4 win at the Atlanta Braves...and reaction to the Nats designating outfielder Victor Robles for assignment

56:45 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's going 4-0 over Memorial Day Weekend via winning the final three games of a four-game sweep at the Major League-worst Chicago White Sox and then hammering the Boston Red Sox, 11-3

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Episode 763: Commanders raid Detroit Lions in hiring Lance Newmark as assistant general manager and more

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