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The Sports Junkies

Best of Nationals on 106.7 The Fan/Team 980: May 19-23, 2025

The Sports Junkies

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Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

The Nats swept the Orioles and the Braves for a five-game heater going into Memorial Day weekend, and now, Robert Hassell III has arrived! Listen as our hosts discuss the Nats’ hot bats and outfield surplus, Mike Rizzo checks in on Hassell’s development, Mark Zuckerman recounts the importance of the Beltway Battle sweep, and Bobby Blanco breaks down the hot week.

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0:00.0

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0:02.7

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0:08.3

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0:29.3

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0:41.9

But joining us right now is Mark Zuckerman. Zuck, of course, covers the Nats for Mass and Sports at Massinsports.com.

0:46.5

You can follow Mark on X and on Twitter at Mark Zuckerman.

0:48.2

So the Nats swept the Orioles.

0:49.7

I just want to start with this.

0:51.8

What happened to the Orioles this year?

0:56.5

It's obviously a pitching issue, but they were supposed to be,

1:03.6

you know, a playoff contending team in the American League East. They currently have, I think,

1:09.5

the third or fourth worst record in all of baseball. Yeah, well, it was a pitching issue this weekend, but I think it's an everything issue as far as the season goes.

1:13.3

I mean, you name it, it's gone wrong for them.

1:16.5

And, you know, I'm not around them every day, but what I've gathered, certainly from being there this weekend,

1:22.4

talking to a lot of people around that team, there was the sense that, okay, they've done such a great job of building an

1:29.6

organization from within, some great draft picks, had the two outstanding seasons, made the

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