Walter Sports Bar has been recognized by many local publications as one of the best sports bars in Washington, D.C., located across the street from Nationals Park and open year round.

Slide step delivery and a long drive to left field. Wood back on this one, looking up at the wall, and it's gone.

Petreras flips the bat away. He has done it again to the Nationals.

His ninth home run of the season breaks it open. It's now 8 to 3 St. Louis.

I'm really proud of him for taking ownership and really taking the lead of a spot and doing the little things that's helped him get better. You know, I mean, it's all him. So, um, but as I told him, I said, hey, this ain't the end all. So many more all-star games for you, but we keep getting better. And welcome to that chat for Monday, July 8th, 2024, along with Mass and Sports.com, Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Nationals Park.

I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Sunday was an eventful day for the Nationals.

We on Sunday morning learned that the Nats had promoted third baseman Brady House from

AA Harrisburg to AAA Rochester, House per MLB pipeline, the number 44 overall prospect and baseball. Another sign that the Nats youth movement is in full effect.

We on Sunday afternoon head the Nats losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8.3 at Nationals Park in game three of a four game series.

And we on Sunday evening learned of pitchers and reserves for next week's 2024 MLB All-Star game. The Nats have one All-Star shortstop.

CJ Abrams, congrats to him. Well-deserved. But at least for now, neither starting

pitcher Jake Irvin nor reliever Kyle Finnegan is on the 2024 National League

All-Star team. The Nats for this regular season now are 42 and 48.

Coming up later in the show, a special treat of conversation that our own Tim Schovers

had with the great Bob Kendrick, who is the president of the Negro League's

Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

But, Mark, there has been a lot happening with the Nats here in recent days. A lot to take in, to say nothing of this series with the Cardinals, which has been a grueling series, no doubt. It has been brutally hot in the D.C. area. These games have been long. We've talked about the Nats being in the midst of a stretch of 17 games and 17 days going into the All-Star break. I feel like we all need to just like take a deep breath

and just relax a little bit here, but it's hard to do that right now with everything happening.

That's the problem, Al. And I think it applies to the team as well. They would love to have Monday

off after what they've been through over the last, it's now 10 days, they've played straight.

And the problem is they don't have Monday off.

They've got a 405 game against the Cardinals.

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