Episode 544: conversation with Ben Standig of The Athletic on sale of Commanders and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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16:51 - Guest: Commanders insider Ben Standig of The Athletic on the sale of the Commanders, including the continuing mystery of the extent to which Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a factor, whether the Josh Harris group is the favorite to win the bidding for the team, signs from the Commanders' organization that a sale of majority ownership is happening and whether when the sale happens matters 34:31 - Wizards: react to the Wizards continuing their tank with a 134-116 loss at the Atlanta Hawks and to a report from The Athletic that the Wizards are keeping Wes Unseld Jr. as their head coach for the 2023-2024 season 39:45 - Nationals: breakdown of a 7-2 loss to the Tampa Bays that completed a three-game sweep and highlighted the gap between the Nats and Rays 56:19 - Orioles: analysis of the Major League regular-season debut of the Orioles' top pitching prospect, Grayson Rodriguez, and more from a 5-2 loss at the Texas Rangers Visit ShadyRays.com and use the code AlGaldi for 50 percent off two or more pairs of polarized sunglasses! Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Panty mini cheddar. They don't get cheddar than this.
0:04.0	Mmm! Could be the greatest cheese snack ever!
0:08.0	They might well breed.
0:09.0	I just wish I had my own packet.
0:11.0	Give us another.
0:12.0	No chance. You're better by your own.
0:14.0	Well, that's mature.
0:16.0	Add some cheese to the moment, with mini-chedders baked with real cheese.
0:30.0	At the Way We Go!
0:37.0	Episode 544 of the Algaldi Podcast in its Thursday, April 6th, 2023.
0:47.0	And we now are three weeks away from the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
0:54.0	April 27th is the first round.
0:57.0	The NFL Draft News is picking up.
0:59.0	The commanders on Thursday reportedly are hosting Florida Guard Osiris Torrance for a pre-draft visit.
1:06.0	I love that name. Osiris Torrance.
1:09.0	You know, it is tricky with guards.
1:11.0	On the one hand, their position of value, not exactly sky high.
1:15.0	After all, there's a reason that Redskins head coach Jay Groot and years ago talked as he talked about the skins in the 2015 NFL Draft.
1:24.0	Having spent the number five overall pick on a guy who became a guard or, as Jay said, a guard branded sheriff.
1:33.0	Many other ones are guard.
1:35.0	Yes, as Jay said, a guard.
1:38.0	So the position of guard, not great positional value.
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