The Al Galdi Podcast

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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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to the Washington Capitals being eliminated from contention for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs and to the Washington Wizards' Anthony Davis saying,  "I'm under contract...I love my money...", and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with an All-22-style deep dive on Washington with its No. 7 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft potentially taking one of the major four prospects out of Ohio State in linebacker/edge defender Arvell Reese, linebacker Sonny Styles, safety Caleb Downs or receiver Carnell Tate, including the strengths and concerns with the players, who Washington should most want and how each guy would fit on the Commanders

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 16-5 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game in which the Nats allowed the Pirates to score four runs in the bottom of the second and 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in a game in which the O's overcame a 7-1 sixth-inning deficit

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of Bullock's Film Room on Substack with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders potentially taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including where Bullock stands philosophically on Washington spending a No. 7-overall pick on a running back, how good Love is as a pass catcher, what makes Love so dynamic as a ball carrier and how Love compares with Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson as a prospect

 

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: discussion of a 6-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Capital One Arena as the Caps fight to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs and as the possibility of winger Alex Ovechkin retiring looms

 

Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: reaction to the Wizards' 140-117 loss to the Miami Heat at Capital One Arena and 130-117 loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers, concluding the tanking Wizards going an NBA-worst 17-65 in the 2025-2026 regular season and thus guaranteeing that they will have no worse than the No. 5-overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft

 

Segment 5 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of the Nats sweeping a three-game series at the Milwaukee Brewers, including the Nats' shockingly great offense

 

Segment 6 - Baltimore Orioles: thoughts on the O's winning two out of three games against the San Francisco Giants at Oriole Park at Camden Yards despite more injuries for the O's

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Matt Waldman, creator of the innovative Rookie Scouting Portfolio, on whether NFL teams regarding the NFL Draft are better now as compared to 20 years ago, how open the Washington Commanders should be to taking Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with their No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, how Love compares with Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, why Ohio State's Carnell Tate is the WR1 in the 2026 NFL Draft, why USC's Makai Lemon is the WR2 in the draft, a surprising WR3 in the draft and why Waldman still prefers Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels over New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye

 

Segment 3 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 119-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls, clinching the Wizards finishing with a bottom-two record in the NBA's 2025-2026 regular season and thus guaranteeing that they will pick no lower than sixth in the 2026 NBA Draft

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst, Tampa Bay Buccaneers analyst and Pittsburgh Steelers analyst Jon Ledyard of Audibles & Analytics on Substack on the possibility of the Washington Commanders in the 2026 NFL Draft trading down from their No. 7-overall pick with a quarterback-needy team wanting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson and on the best players at two premium positions that have come up a lot as potentially being addressed by Washington at 7 in receiver and edge defender

 

Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: update on the future of winger Alex Ovechkin and analysis of a 4-0 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs

 

Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals to lose two out of three games in the series and a tribute to former Nats first-base coach and former Baltimore Orioles first-base coach Davey Lopes off his death at the age of 80

 

Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: reaction to starting pitcher Zach Eflin undergoing season-ending right-elbow UCL reconstruction and discussion of a 5-3 win at the Chicago White Sox to complete a three-game sweep

 

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