Nationals Talk

Now that it has sunk in, Bryce Harper is in the NL East, but not in Washington. The Tim's and Todd react to the 13 year deal for Harper in Philadelphia.

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Listen to NBC Sports Washington's immediate coverage of Bryce Harper signing a 13 year/ $330 million deal with the rival Philadelphia Phillies. Our roundtable of Travis Thomas, Chase Hughes, Grant Paulsen, and Todd Dybas analyze all the angles. Guests include Harold Reynolds of MLB Network (5:29) and USA Today's Bob Nightengale (25:32).

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Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press", joins The Racing Presidents as we are almost a month away from Opening Day. Chuck is a passionate baseball fan and Nats season ticket holder. Hear him express his reasons for optimism this year in Washington, thoughts on Bryce Harper, what changes he would make to MLB, and more.

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A different type of episode for you today as Racing Presidents meets Redskins Talk for a debate unique to D.C. Which contract saga was more annoying to cover locally? Bryce Harper or Kirk Cousins?

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Must listen conversation between Todd Dybas and Nationals Managing Principal Owner Mark Lerner. Hear what he has to say regarding Bryce Harper (4:14) and Anthony Rendon's future (5:01).

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Todd welcomes on the voice of the Nationals Charlie to help set the table for Nats fans. What's the roster looking like? How competitive is the NL East?

Then it's Todd's exclusive with GM Mike Rizzo, which a few of our dedicated listeners had a sneak peek of earlier this week (14:03).

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Manny Machado signs a 10 year/ $300 million deal with the Padres. How does that affect Bryce Harper's free agency? Immediate reaction to Machado finally signing.

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Forgive us for being too on the nose and having an episode on Presidents Day. Todd tells the Tims what MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told Grapefruit League reporters in addition to the latest Bryce Harper musings, and more Vegas over/unders. Pus, Murray explains life without having a Washington baseball team to root for growing up (32:12).

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Todd had a chance to sit down with the Nationals Manager entering his 2nd year with the club and talk about what he plans on doing differently this season compared to 2018 (19:17). Before that interview Todd tells Tim #2 how the clubhouse vibes are in relation to Bryce Harper, the current lineup, and more background on Aaron Barrett returning to the mound after many injury filled years.

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The Tims chat with Todd who is in rainy West Palm Beach, Florida as Spring Training has begun. Conversation centers around players reporting despite Bryce Harper and other big names still being un-signed. The beginning of this podcast features Closer Sean Doolittle's answer to Todd about the unusual MLB offseason.

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