The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open, including four takeaways from a joint, season-ending press conference for Washington Capitals president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan and Washington Capitals senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick, and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Benjamin Robinson, creator of Grinding The Mocks, an innovative website that uses mock drafts, the wisdom of crowds and data science to predict NFL Drafts, on what the data is saying about what the Washington Commanders will do with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, which notable players will be available to Washington at 7, the likelihood of Washington trading down from 7 and much more

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 9-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in a game in which the Nats blew a 3-2 sixth-inning lead by allowing five runs in the top of the sixth

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: discussion of a 7-5 12-inning win at the Kansas City Royals in a game in which the O's overcame a 1-0 ninth-inning deficit

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL analytics pioneer and NFL analyst Mike Tanier of Too Deep Zone on Substack on the Washington Commanders and the 2026 NFL Draft, including whether the draft is a bad draft, whether positional value matters less than normal for this draft, who Washington should most hope is available with its No. 7-overall pick in the draft, the likelihood of trades in the first round of the draft, the phenomenon of Washington general manager Adam Peters rebuilding while also contending and the truth about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (as Tanier is a big Eagles fan)

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two out of three games against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing three out of four games at the Cleveland Guardians

 

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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin indicating that he isn't retiring and will play for the Caps in the 2026-2027 season, and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: discussion of comments from general manager Adam Peters during a joint, pre-draft press conference with assistant general manager Lance Newmark, including the predictability of what will happen before Washington's No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the pressure on Peters to get the pick right, the issue of positional value, the likelihood of Washington trading down from 7, praise for the team's Football Solutions department and Peters being a big fan of Washington's new uniforms

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a wild 8-7 10-inning win at the Pittsburgh Pirates for a split of a four-game series to conclude a 5-2 road trip

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 4-2 loss at the Cleveland Guardians in a game in which the O's got no-hit for eight innings

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to and discussion of Washington's new uniforms, including why Galdi likes them, what he'd change, the word "Commanders" not appearing anywhere on any of the new uniforms, how the new uniforms represent a certain strategy from the Josh Harris ownership group and what more could be coming regarding that strategy

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 2-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of an 8-5 10-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL analyst Sam Monson, co-host of Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson, which has nearly 79,000 subscribers on YouTube, on what the Washington Commanders should do with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including why he in his mock first round of the 2026 NFL Draft has Washington taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love at 7, who Monson has as the WR1 in the draft, why Monson has LSU's Mansoor Delane as the CB1 in the draft, the trickiness of who the top edge defender in the draft is, how willing Washington should be to trade down from 7, whether we should feel as good about Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels now as we did a year ago at this time and the sale - and demise - of Pro Football Focus

 

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of the future of winger Alex Ovechkin and why the Caps didn't make the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs off the team concluding going 43-30-9 in the NHL's 2025-2026 regular season with a 2-1 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets

 

Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 5-4 win at the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks

 

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