Episode 1,189: Washington vs. Seattle on SNF preview with Seahawks insider Mike Dugar of The Athletic and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open, reaction to the Washington Nationals reportedly hiring Tampa Bay Rays senior director of player development Blake Butera as manager and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the latest injury report for the team for its game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football and discussion of comments from offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., including Kingsbury on the impact of the injuries at receiver and Whitt on the changes for the defense and on the defense having the proper mindset for a turnaround Segment 3 - Guest: Seattle Seahawks insider Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic with a deep dive on the Seahawks in preparation for the Washington Commanders' game against the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, including how Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury can best attack the Seahawks' great defense Segment 4 - Washington Commanders: Rhyming Keys for a win against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football and a prediction for the game Segment 5 - College Football: GaldiLocks picks for the FBS teams of the Mid-Atlantic region and thoughts on Maryland's game against No. 2 Indiana Segment 6 - Washington Wizards: discussion of a 127-108 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game in which the Wizards committed 23 turnovers to the Thunder's six Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50 percent off site-wide during their Semi-Annual Sale. And use the promo code ALGALDI at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Visit Roda.com and use the promo code GALDI20 for 20 percent off any service Exclusive NordVPN deal at NordVPN.com/Galdi - try it risk free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Follow @WSHOnTheDaily on Instagram and visit WSHOnTheDaily.com for great merch Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube For advertising inquiries, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred eighty-nine of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, October 31st, 2025. It is Halloween, 2025. It is the day after we had reports on Thursday morning that the Washington Nationals are hiring Blake Boutera as manager. He's 33, will be the youngest manager in MLB since the immortal Frank
0:40.0	Quillacy for the Minnesota Twins in 1972. Blake Boutera, he has been with the Tampa Bay
0:46.8	Ray's organization either as a player, a coach, or an executive since June 2015. He most recently
0:53.0	was the Ray's senior director of player development.
0:56.2	Now, he has never played or coached above the single A-level of professional baseball. There
1:01.8	absolutely has some risk with this hire, but this to me is a bold hire. And this to me continues
1:07.3	what has become an undeniable theme, and that is that everything that the Nants are doing
1:12.2	in their baseball operations overhaul, led by the hiring of Paul Toboni as president of
1:17.7	baseball operations, is about the team becoming better at drafting and player development
1:22.6	of having been abysmal at those things for years. And it is great to see this. From ESPN MLB insider, Jeff
1:30.1	Passon in an ESPN.com piece that came out on Thursday morning, quote, with fluency in advanced
1:36.0	metrics and the detail-oriented approach that has made Ray's employees coveted by other teams,
1:41.5	Butera was regarded in the industry as a future manager. His combination of
1:46.3	managerial and player development experience appealed to the nationals whose hiring of Toboni,
1:51.3	35, gave them the youngest head of baseball operations as well, end quote. I love reading that.
1:59.0	Now, nothing matters if Nats ownership, the Lerner
2:01.6	ownership group doesn't spend properly on infrastructure and players, but the Nats right now are
2:06.6	going about their baseball ops revamp in the right way. Hello and welcome to this Friday
2:11.4	installment of the Al Galdi podcast coming up on the show, in-depth preview of a game at Northwest
2:16.8	Stadium against a team from the Northwest.
2:20.1	The Washington Commanders versus the Seattle Seahawks at Northwest Stadium on Sunday night football this Sunday night at 820.
2:27.1	Next segment, a breakdown of the latest injury report for the commanders for Sunday night and discussion off comments from offensive coordinator Cliff Kingsbury
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