Episode 550: Dan Snyder agrees to sell to Josh Harris, chat with The Washington Post's Barry Svrluga and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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16:34 - Commanders: in-depth reaction to Commanders owner Dan Snyder and Josh Harris reportedly reaching an agreement by which Harris' group will buy the Commanders for $6.05 billion 30:42 - Guest: Barry Svrluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on an agreement on a deal for a sale of the Commanders being reached, including how we got here, why ultimately Dan Snyder is selling the team, expectations for a Josh Harris ownership of the team, whether new ownership on its own will bring fans back and whether new ownership should mean another new name for the team 47:11 - Capitals: thoughts on a season-ending 5-4 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils to conclude the Caps' first non-playoff season in nine seasons 51:21 - Orioles: analysis of a wild 8-7 walk-off win over the Oakland A's that featured catcher Adley Rutschman smashing a walk-off home run but also starting pitcher Cole Irvin struggling again Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent ya! Visit ShadyRays.com and use the code AlGaldi for 50 percent off two or more pairs of polarized sunglasses! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Music
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0:56.0	And away we go, Episode 550 of the Algoldi podcast. It is Friday, April 14, 2023.
1:07.0	It was in 1932 that a team in the National Football League called the Boston Braves was founded.
1:16.0	That team, the next year, changed its name to the Boston Redskins.
1:21.0	That team then moved to the Washington D.C. area in 1937 and has been in the D.C. area ever since.
1:30.0	There are over the years have been many great achievements by the team and by players on the team, but there are over the last 24 years.
1:40.0	Haven't been nearly enough, great achievements.
1:44.0	Instead, there are over the last 24 years have been way too many losses and way too much dysfunction and way too much controversy and way too many scandals and way too many investigations.
1:59.0	We have seen the fan base of the team be lessened drastically. We have seen the team become a punchline.
2:08.0	We have seen the fall of our team, a team that I love, a team that I know so many of you love.
2:19.0	But the man who has owned the team over these last 24 years, the man who bears more responsibility for the fall of the team than anyone.
2:31.0	Daniel M. Snyder, he is about to own the team no more.
2:40.0	As we on Thursday afternoon had multiple reports that he has reached an agreement to sell the team to a group led by one Josh Harris.
2:57.0	Josh Harris, his initials of course are J.H.
3:04.0	And so what I'd like to do right now is let another man with the initials J.H. do his thing.
3:14.0	Maybe the single greatest guitar player ever, Jimmy Hendrix.
3:20.0	Jimmy, wherever you are right now, wherever you may be right now, sync to him, that is.
4:14.0	Yes sir, we are in celebration mode on this most historic instrument of the Al Goldie podcast.
4:32.0	As hello and welcome to episode 550, a nice round number for this truly special show.
4:43.0	The sale of the commanders, it is not done, it is not final, but an agreement has been reached.
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