The Al Galdi Podcast

Segment 1 - Show open, including a tribute to former Washington Redskins linebacker Monte Coleman off his death at the age of 68, and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL Draft analyst Thor Nystrom of Thor's NFL Draft Substack and SKOR North on the six players who the Washington Commanders took in the 2026 NFL Draft, including why he's a big fan of Washington's two defensive picks in linebacker Sonny Styles and edge defender Joshua Josephs, what Styles can be in new defensive coordinator Daronte Jones' defense, whether Antonio Williams is more of a slot receiver or wide receiver, what running back Kaytron "Fat Man" Allen brings to Washington and the reason for Washington taking quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis in the seventh round

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of a 2-1 10-inning win at the Chicago White Sox to win two out of three games in the series and conclude the Nats going 9-8 in a stretch of 17 consecutive days with no off day

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to lose two out of three games in the series and drop the O's to just 4-8 over their last 12 games

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: analysis of what the team did on offense in the 2026 NFL Draft in taking Clemson receiver Antonio Williams in the third round, Penn State running back Kaytron "Fat Man" Allen and Michigan State center/guard Matt Gulbin in the sixth round and Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis in the seventh round and reaction to an update on Washington potentially acquiring San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk

 

Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: analysis of what the team did on defense in the 2026 NFL Draft in taking Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles in the first round and Tennessee edge defender Joshua Josephs in the fifth round

 

Segment 4 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of the Nats going 1-1 over the first two games of a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox via a 5-4 loss in a game in which the Nats blew a 3-1 sixth-inning lead but also overcame a 4-3 eighth-inning deficit and a 6-3 10-inning win in a game in which the Nats blew a 2-0 eighth-inning lead but scored four runs in the top of the 10th

 

Segment 5 - Baltimore Orioles: discussion of the O's going 1-1 over the first two games of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards via a 10-3 win and a 17-1 loss

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: reaction to and analysis of Washington taking Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles with the No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: breakdown of a 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park to lose three out of four games in the series

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: NFL analyst Dan Pizzuta of Snaps And Stats on positional value in the NFL given the possibility of the Washington Commanders spending the No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on a player at a non-premium position, the true meaning of positional value, whether we are looking at positional value all wrong, why Pizzuta is bullish on Washington for the 2026 season, how we should process Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels' 2025 season and more 

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of an 8-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in a game in which the Nats and Braves combined for seven home runs

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of an 8-6 win at the Kansas City Royals to win two out of three games in a wild series

 

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback

 

Segment 2 - Guest: Sam Fortier, who covered the Washington Commanders franchise for The Washington Post for the 2020 through 2024 seasons, on whether Washington should trade down from its No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, when it is appropriate to stick and pick, the nature of NFL Draft trade-value charts (on which Fortier wrote an extensive piece in April 2022), why Fortier is optimistic about Washington off its disappointing 2025 season and more

 

Segment 3 - Washington Nationals: analysis of an 11-4 win over the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in a game in which the Nats drew an astounding 12 walks 

 

Segment 4 - Baltimore Orioles: breakdown of a 6-5 walk-off loss at the Kansas City Royals in a game in which the O's overcame a 4-3 eighth-inning deficit but blew a 5-4 eighth-inning lead

 

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