Episode 1,100: insight with Howard Gutman on Commanders' stadium deal and potential uniform change and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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17:17 - Guest: former United States ambassador to Belgium, lawyer, radio-show host and Commanders fan Howard Gutman, who is a good friend of and strategic advisor for Commanders limited partner Mitchell Rales, on the Commanders, including Gutman's experience at 2025 NBA Finals Game 6 as it relates to the Commanders, what to make of the potential delay of the D.C. Council's vote on team's deal for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C., the significance of D.C. hosting the 2027 NFL Draft, what the Commanders have in team president Mark Clouse, why the Commanders' home attendance in the 2024 regular season was stunningly down from the team's home attendance in the 2023 regular season and whether a uniform change for the Commanders is coming 47:25 - Nationals: analysis of the Nats losing two out of three games at the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, including a bullpen implosion in a 13-7 loss at the Dodgers 01:00:51 - Orioles: breakdown of the O's losing two out of three games at the American League East-leading New York Yankees, including more bad injury developments for the O's Download the PrizePicks app and use the promo code "Galdi" for $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/GALDI The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $50 off any fireplace service before Sept. 1, 2025 - this includes cleaning, safety inspection, tune-up and diagnostic work For advertising inquiries, email [email protected] Please note that time stamps may be slightly off depending on rotating national ads

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand, 100 of the Al-Gulley podcast. It is Monday, June 23rd, 2025, and the 2024-2020
0:27.2	season is over. Sunday night, NBA Finals Game 7, the Oklahoma City Thunder, a 103-91 win over
0:36.5	the Indiana Pacers improving home teams to 16 and 4 all-time in NBA
0:42.7	finals game 7s. The Thunder went from winning 22 and 24 games, respectively, in the 2020,
0:49.8	2020, 2021 and 2021-2020, regular seasons to claiming the top spot in the Western Conference playoffs each of the past two seasons, including winning the NBA title in this just concluded season.
1:03.7	Quite the turnaround makes you wonder what could be possible for our rebuilding and tanking wizards.
1:10.2	And was there not something appropriate about the thunder winning the NBA title on Sunday night
1:15.7	hours after reports emerged that former thunder star Kevin Durant, native of Prince
1:21.6	Georgia's County, Maryland, right, was being traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets.
1:27.8	So the Rockets will become the fifth NBA franchise for Durant,
1:31.8	joining the Seattle Supersonics slash Oklahoma City Thunder,
1:36.0	the Golden State Warriors, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Phoenix Suns.
1:40.0	Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:43.7	Next segment, a conversation with a man who attended game six of the NBA finals.
1:48.7	Howard Gutman, former United States ambassador to Belgium, Howard, a longtime friend of
1:54.2	and strategic advisor for Commander's Limited Partner Mitch Rails.
1:58.1	Howard also a longtime friend of Commander's limited partner Mark Eyn.
2:02.3	And the ambassador is going to tell us about his experience at NBA Finals Game 6, especially as it relates to the commanders and more, including what to make of the potential delay of the DC Council's vote on the commanders deal for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C.,
2:19.2	the significance of DC hosting the 2027 NFL draft. Howard's thoughts on why the commander's home
2:25.1	attendance for the 2024 regular season was stunningly down from the 2023 regular season,
2:31.3	whether a uniform change for the commanders is coming, and more.
2:36.4	Howard Gutman, the ambassador, next segment with terrific insight and perspective on the commanders.
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