The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including a salute to legendary former Washington Redskins running back John Riggins off the Washington Commanders announcing that they'll be retiring his No. 44

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider and Washington Wizards insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on the state of the Washington Commanders' roster as the team approaches its 2026 training camp, including an evaluation of Adam Peters' roster building over his three offseasons as Washington's general manager, Washington's best non-quarterback position group and worst position group going into camp and the position group that has the most potential to pleasantly surprise us

Segment 3 - Guest: Ben Strober, co-host of the Locked on Wizards podcast, on the Washington Wizards' exciting 2026 offseason, including what kind of a rookie season we should expect from AJ Dybantsa, what to make of the mega-money contract to which the Wizards re-signed Trae Young as an unrestricted free agent, the possibility of the Wizards signing Anthony Davis to a max contract extension, why Strober is a fan of the Wizards' trades for Deandre Ayton and Khris Middleton, whether the Wizards should sign Bilal Coulibaly to a rookie-scale contract extension, what the Wizards have in Tre Johnson and Will Riley and whether there now is true pressure on head coach Brian Keefe to win games

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including scheduled fun with San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk posting an Instagram video in which he asked for a call from Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and thoughts on the Washington Wizards' big-money contract for Trae Young off the team's re-signing of him as an unrestricted free agent becoming official

Segment 2 - Guest: Joe Pisapia, podcast host for Fantasy Pros and Betting Pros and author of The 2026 Fantasy Football Black Book, on the Washington Commanders from a fantasy perspective, including how they rate in Pisapia's innovative E.C.O. System metric, why Jayden Daniels is the No. 5 quarterback in the NFL in terms of fantasy, what the offense of new Washington offensive coordinator David Blough will mean for Daniels, why Pisapia is bullish on receiver Terry McLaurin for a bounce-back season and why Pisapia has the four NFC East QB1s as being among the top 11 quarterbacks in the NFL in terms of fantasy

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of an 8-2 win over the Houston Astros at Nationals Park

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 9-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and thoughts on former Orioles manager Phil Regan off his death at the age of 89 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including reaction to San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk indicating that he will not be applying for reinstatement and discussion of the Washington Wizards reportedly agreeing with the Dallas Mavericks on a sign-and-trade for Khris Middleton

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with All-22-style analysis of edge defender K'Lavon Chaisson serving in the Andrew Van Ginkel role in defensive coordinator Daronte Jones' Brian Flores-style defense, the extent to which there in the defense will be ample playing time for three linebackers in Sonny Styles, Leo Chenal and Frankie Luvu, how linebacker Jordan Magee fits with the defense and Washington apparently shifting to a 3-4 base defense

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros at Nationals Park and examination of manager Blake Butera taking the blame for the handling of relief pitcher Cole Henry in a rough outing

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: thoughts on a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including reaction to the Washington Commanders reportedly agreeing with unrestricted-free-agent cornerback Rasul Douglas on a one-year contract and a mailbag on the saga of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk wanting to play for Washington off his back-and-forth with Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels on Instagram

Segment 2 - Guest: former Washington Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell, who currently is the executive vice president of client compensation for a prominent agency in 3 Strand Sports And Entertainment, on how the saga of disgruntled San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk in his quest to play for the Washington Commanders can realistically end, what will/should go into Washington's decision on whether to acquire Aiyuk, what Halsell thinks about Washington's 2026 offseason, Halsell's assessment of quarterback Jayden Daniels potentially signing a mega-money contract extension in the 2027 offseason upon becoming contract-extension-eligible and what Halsell makes of Daniels having his mom as his agent

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of comments from winger Alex Ovechkin, lead owner Ted Leonsis, president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan and senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick at a media availability in honor of the Caps having re-signed Ovechkin as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract for a 22nd NHL season, including the coming season not necessarily being Ovechkin's final season as an NHL player and what has gone into the Caps' aggressive, all-in approach to their 2026 offseason

Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 12-11 win over the Houston Astros at Nationals Park in a game in which the Nats overcame a 6-1 third-inning deficit but allowed a 12-6 sixth-inning lead to get whittled down to 12-11 in the top of the eighth

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including sorting through a wild interaction between San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk and Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels on Instagram and thoughts on the Washington Wizards reportedly agreeing on a trade for the Los Angeles Lakers' DeAndre Ayton and on multiple reported coaching-staff moves by the Wizards

Segment 2 - Guest: former Washington Redskins salary-cap analyst J.I. Halsell, who currently is the executive vice president of client compensation for a prominent agency in 3 Strand Sports And Entertainment, on the saga of disgruntled San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk in his quest to play for the Washington Commanders, including the legitimacy of Aiyuk's gripes with his former agent and with the 49ers, what to make of Aiyuk and the NFL Players Association not going after the money that the 49ers voided, the possibility of the 49ers going after more of Aiyuk's money and whether Washington is at risk for a tampering charge

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of the Caps re-signing unrestricted-free-agent winger Alex Ovechkin to a one-year contract for a 22nd NHL season and of the Caps' aggressive, all-in offseason off comments from head coach Spencer Carbery

Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two out of three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park, reaction to the Nats having two 2026 All-Stars in shortstop CJ Abrams and outfielder James Wood and examination of the Nats designating outfielder Robert Hassell III for assignment

Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's winning two out of three games at the Cincinnati Reds and reaction to the O's having one 2026 All-Star in catcher Adley Rutschman 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including discussion of the Washington Capitals re-signing unrestricted-free-agent winger Alex Ovechkin to a one-year contract for his 22nd NHL season and reaction to MLB suspending Washington Nationals starting pitchers Cade Cavalli and Miles Mikas as part of punishments for an in-game scuffle with the Boston Red Sox

Segment 2 - Guest: Warren Sharp of SharpFootballAnalysis.com, author of The Sharp Football Analysis 2026 Football Preview, on the Washington Commanders, including advanced statistical breakdowns of why head coach Dan Quinn should be on the hot seat, the spectacular extent to which the defense was bad in the 2025 regular season, the outlook for the defense in the 2026 regular season and the good news and bad news with Washington's 2026 regular-season schedule

Segment 3 - Guest: Steve Buckhantz, who was the television play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards for the 1997-1998 through 2018-2019 seasons, on the excitement with the Wizards, what the Wizards might have in AJ Dybantsa, who the best player for the Wizards was over Buckhantz's 22 seasons as the television voice of the team and stories of his Buckhantz's time with Michael Jordan over his two seasons as a player for the Wizards

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including commemoration of the six-year anniversary of the infamous statement from FedEx calling for the Washington Redskins to change their name and reaction to the Washington Capitals making a big splash on Day 1 of free agency in the NHL's 2026 offseason

Segment 2 - Guest: Warren Sharp of SharpFootballAnalysis.com, author of The Sharp Football Analysis 2026 Football Preview, on the Washington Commanders' offense, including advanced statistical breakdowns of why Sharp is a big believer in quarterback Jayden Daniels, what to expect under new offensive coordinator David Blough and why Sharp is concerned about Daniels' supporting cast on offense

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: discussion of a 10-2 win at the Boston Red Sox to conclude a 4-2 road trip and examination of an apology from Nats starting pitcher Cade Cavalli for saying, "Sit down, boy," to Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: thoughts on a 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for just the Orioles' ninth win in 24 games

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including thoughts on the Washington Wizards reportedly not trading Anthony Davis but potentially being a contender to sign unrestricted free agents LeBron James and Russell Westbrook and discussion of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk in his quest to join the Washington Commanders

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Justin Melo of SI.com on why the Washington Commanders pulled off a steal in getting Penn State running back Kaytron Allen in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, what Washington has in running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt and how tight end Chig Okonkwo can help Washington

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of an 8-1 win at the Boston Red Sox in a game in which starting pitcher Cade Cavalli was outstanding and was involved in a benches-and-bullpens-clearing incident

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to a 9-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, dropping the O's to their most games below .500 in MLB's 2026 regular season at 39-48

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback, including reaction to the Golden State Warriors reportedly wanting to trade for the Washington Wizards' Anthony Davis and discussion of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk in his quest to join the Washington Commanders

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with All-22-style analysis of offensive coordinator David Blough wanting to get receiver Terry McLaurin at least 10 targets per game in the 2026 regular season, Blough having McLaurin move around more in terms of where he's lining up and what receiver Treylon Burks can be in Blough's offense

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 6-3 loss at the Boston Red Sox

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: thoughts on an 8-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk continuing his social-media campaign to be released by the team and be signed by Washington, including him at last providing specifics on his grievances with the 49ers and him addressing a fracture and parting with his agent

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of what the Caps did in the 2026 NHL Draft, their active offseason and the future of winger Alex Ovechkin off comments from senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick in a post-draft press conference

Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: thoughts on Felix Okpara off his introductory press conference for the Wizards, including the potential for him to be part of a defensive resurgence for the team

Segment 5 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of the Nats winning a three-game series at the Baltimore Orioles, including first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. continuing his amazing month

Segment 6 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing a three-game series to the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, including reaction to notable comments from president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Elias

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