Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Opening Day Arrives + Interviews with Blake Butera, Ani Kilambi, Devin Pearson & Cade Cavalli

26 Mar 2026

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Episode 226, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer get you ready for Opening Day as the Washington Nationals are set to open their 2026 regular se...

2026 Pitching Staff Preview + Interviews with Simon Matthews, Cade Cavalli, Miles Mikolas, Foster Griffin & Clayton Beeter

25 Mar 2026

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Episode 225, FULL SHOW -- We're just one day away from Opening Day for the Washington Nationals and the rest of Major League Baseball! Today's episode...

2026 Position Player Preview + Interviews with James Wood, Jacob Young, Daylen Lile & CJ Abrams

24 Mar 2026

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Episode 224, FULL SHOW -- Our week long look ahead to the 2026 Washington Nationals season continues as we breakdown what lineup could look like to st...

Why Dylan Crews to Triple-A Makes Sense; Spring Training Recap + Interviews with Paul Toboni & Blake Butera

23 Mar 2026

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Episode 223, FULL SHOW -- Bustin' Loose Baseball is back just in time for a new Washington Nationals season! And a new season brings new things for yo...

Why Trading MacKenzie Gore Was the Right Move

23 Jan 2026

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Episode 222, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer are back to breakdown all the details of the huge trade that went down on Thursday, in which th...

BREAKING: MacKenzie Gore Traded to Rangers

23 Jan 2026

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Episode 221, FULL SHOW -- Bustin' Loose Baseball is back just in time for the breaking news that the Washington Nationals have traded All-Star LHP Mac...

The Blake Butera Era Begins in Washington; Paul Toboni on a New Start

19 Nov 2025

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Episode 220, FULL SHOW -- Monday was the official beginning of the next step for the Washington Nationals organization as the newest Manager, Blake Bu...

The Blake Butera Era Begins in Washington

19 Nov 2025

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Episode 220, Segment 1 -- Monday was the official beginning of the next step for the Washington Nationals organization as the newest Manager, Blake Bu...

Paul Toboni on a New Start for the Nationals Organization

19 Nov 2025

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Episode 220, Segment 2 -- President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni introduced his first managerial hire of his tenure on Monday. He joined The Gra...

BREAKING: Nationals Hire Blake Butera as Next Manager

30 Oct 2025

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Episode 219, FULL SHOW -- The Washington Nationals have locked in on their next Manager of the franchise as Blake Butera joins the organization as the...

Jane Leavy Describes How She Would Save Baseball

24 Oct 2025

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Episode 218, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen and Tobi Altizer have a captivating conversation with award winning Sportswriter and Author Jane Leavy about h...

Sweeping Changes; Paul Toboni Interview

10 Oct 2025

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Episode 217, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer got the chance to meet with New President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni this week and prov...

Sweeping Changes

10 Oct 2025

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Episode 217, Segment 1 -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer got the chance to meet with New President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni this week and prov...

Paul Toboni Interview

10 Oct 2025

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Episode 217, Segment 2 -- Hear the full interview with new President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni as he joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on ...

Dawn of a New Era; Barry Svrluga & Spencer Nusbaum; Paul Toboni's Press Conference

02 Oct 2025

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Episode 216, FULL SHOW -- Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday morning as the Washington Nationals new President of Baseball Operations. G...

Dawn of a New Era

02 Oct 2025

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Episode 216, Segment 1 -- Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday morning as the Washington Nationals new President of Baseball Operations. G...

Barry Svrluga, Spencer Nusbaum Recap Toboni Press Conference

02 Oct 2025

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Episode 216, Segment 2 -- To get additional perspective on Paul Toboni's introductory press conference and how this sets up the future of the Washingt...

Paul Toboni's Introductory Press Conference

02 Oct 2025

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Episode 216, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi give their final thoughts after Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday. Then, hear Paul Toboni's intr...

End of Season Evaluation; Veteran Approach; What to Expect from Paul Toboni Introduction

30 Sep 2025

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Episode 215, FULL SHOW -- The 2025 Nationals season has officially come to an end. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the final series of the season, ...

End of Season Evaluation

30 Sep 2025

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Episode 215, Segment 1 -- The 2025 Nationals season has officially come to an end. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the final series of the season, ...

Veteran Approach

30 Sep 2025

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Episode 215, Segment 2 -- After breaking down the season and outlook for several of the young players on the Nationals roster, Grant & Tobi look towar...

What to Expect from Paul Toboni Introduction

30 Sep 2025

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Episode 215, Segment 3 -- With the Nationals expected to formally introduce Paul Toboni as the new President of Baseball Operations, Grant & Tobi look...

Nationals Hire Paul Toboni as New President of Baseball Ops; Alex Speier; Will Flemming

25 Sep 2025

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Episode 214, FULL SHOW -- News broke on Wednesday that the Nationals have finally found their new President of Baseball Operations. Paul Toboni arrive...

Nationals Hire Paul Toboni as New President of Baseball Ops

25 Sep 2025

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Episode 214, Segment 1 -- News broke on Wednesday that the Nationals have finally found their new President of Baseball Operations. Paul Toboni arrive...

Alex Speier of The Boston Globe

25 Sep 2025

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Episode 214, Segment 2 -- With the hiring of Paul Toboni from the Red Sox, Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier caught up with Alex Speier of The Boston Glob...

Will Flemming Talks Everything Paul Toboni

25 Sep 2025

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Episode 214, Segment 3 -- The voice of the Boston Red Sox, Will Flemming, joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday to ...

MacKenzie Gore on the Future of the Organization; Latest on GM Search

18 Sep 2025

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Episode 213, FULL SHOW -- After a good start to September, the Nats winning ways came to a halt this week as they were swept by the Braves in 4 games....

MacKenzie Gore on the Future of the Organization

18 Sep 2025

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Episode 213, Segment 1 -- After a good start to September, the Nats winning ways came to a halt this week as they were swept by the Braves in 4 games....

Latest on GM Search

18 Sep 2025

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Episode 213, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi discuss the latest reports on where the Nationals are in their search for a new General Manager and President o...

Is It Hot in Here?

15 Sep 2025

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Episode 212, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals continue their winning ways to start the month of September as they win another series. Tobi Altizer & Produce...

Better in September; GM Search; MacKenzie Gore

11 Sep 2025

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Episode 211, FULL SHOW -- Since the calendar has flipped to September, the Nationals have been playing some of their best baseball in a while. Grant &...

Better in September

11 Sep 2025

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Episode 211, Segment 1 -- Since the calendar has flipped to September, the Nationals have been playing some of their best baseball in a while. Grant &...

GM Search Picks Up

11 Sep 2025

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Episode 211, Segment 2 -- Reports have surfaced that the Nationals have begun interviews with potential candidates for their vacant General Manager po...

MacKenzie Gore on Ramping Up to Return

11 Sep 2025

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Episode 211, Segment 3 -- MacKenzie Gore is set to return to the mound in the series finale versus Miami on Thursday night. He joined Grant Paulsen & ...

Activating the Spark Plugs; Field Trip to Fredericksburg; MacKenzie Gore

05 Sep 2025

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Episode 210, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals were able to sweep the Marlins to finish off their latest homestand. Grant & Tobi recap the best from the seri...

Activating the Spark Plugs

05 Sep 2025

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Episode 210, Segment 1 -- The Nationals were able to sweep the Marlins to finish off their latest homestand. Grant & Tobi recap the best from the seri...

Field Trip to Fredericksburg

05 Sep 2025

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Episode 210, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi hit the road this week to visit the Fredericksburg Nationals and get a first look at top prospects Eli Willits,...

MacKenzie Gore Hopes for Short IL Stint

05 Sep 2025

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Episode 210, Segment 3 -- LHP MacKenzie Gore joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan this week to discuss his injury that sent him to the Injured List a...

Worst Season Ever

01 Sep 2025

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Episode 209, FULL SHOW -- The Nats losing streak continues as they were dealt yet another sweep over the weekend. And as if things couldn't get any wo...

Beat Up in the Bronx; MacKenzie Gore

29 Aug 2025

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Episode 208, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals wrapped up their road trip with a three-game series in New York against the Yankees. Despite having their top ...

Beat Up in the Bronx

29 Aug 2025

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Episode 208, Segment 1 -- The Nationals wrapped up their road trip with a three game series in New York against the Yankees. Despite having their top ...

MacKenzie Gore Talks Pitching in Historic Stadiums

29 Aug 2025

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Episode 208, Segment 2 -- Nats lefty MacKenzie Gore joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC for his weekly guest spot to talk abou...

Bringing Scrappy Back; Strikeouts with a Side of Nuggets

25 Aug 2025

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Episode 207, FULL SHOW -- Despite the Nationals dropping the final two games of their weekend series in Philadelphia, the team overall continues to pl...

Bringing Scrappy Back

25 Aug 2025

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Episode 207, Segment 1 -- Despite the Nationals dropping the final two games of their weekend series in Philadelphia, the team overall continues to pl...

Strikeouts with a Side of Nuggets

25 Aug 2025

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Episode 207, Segment 2 -- Jarlin Susana continues to show why he's climbing the ranks as one of the top pitching prospects across Minor League Basebal...

Playing Spoiler; MacKenzie Gore; Eli Willits Shines in Pro Debut

22 Aug 2025

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Episode 206, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown a series win versus NL East rival New York Mets, including encouraging performances b...

Playing Spoiler

22 Aug 2025

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Episode 206, Segment 1 -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown a series win versus NL East rival New York Mets, including encouraging performances b...

MacKenzie Gore on Preparing Between Starts

22 Aug 2025

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Episode 206, Segment 2 -- Nationals Ace MacKenzie Gore joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier this week for his weekly guest spot on 106.7 The Fan in DC...

Eli Willits Shines in Pro Debut

22 Aug 2025

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Episode 206, Segment 3 -- Nationals number 1 overall pick from last month's draft made his professional debut on Thursday as he clocked his first thre...

Heart & Soul; Cavalli Impresses; System Depth

18 Aug 2025

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Episode 205, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals split the series with the Phillies over the weekend, but the return of OF Dylan Crews seems to have injected n...

Heart & Soul

18 Aug 2025

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Episode 205, Segment 1 -- The Nationals split the series with the Phillies over the weekend, but the return of OF Dylan Crews seems to have injected n...

Cavalli Impresses

18 Aug 2025

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Episode 205, Segment 2 -- Cade Cavalli made his third Major League start of the season on Saturday, and it was his best one yet. Grant & Tobi discuss ...

System Depth

18 Aug 2025

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Episode 205, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi dive into the latest updates from MLB Pipeline, which now features the Nationals recent draft class. To lear...

One Two Punch; Logjam in the Outfield; MacKenzie Gore

14 Aug 2025

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Episode 204, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals were able to avoid the sweep on Wednesday as they took the series finale in Kansas City, finishing their two-c...

One Two Punch

14 Aug 2025

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Episode 204, Segment 1 -- The Nationals were able to avoid the sweep on Wednesday as they took the series finale in Kansas City, finishing their two c...

Logjam in the Outfield

14 Aug 2025

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Episode 204, Segment 2 -- With Dylan Crews set to return to the Major League roster in the series opener versus Philadelphia, Grant & Darris try to fi...

MacKenzie Gore on His All-Star Season

14 Aug 2025

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Episode 204, Segment 3 -- Nats All-Star MacKenzie Gore will be a weekly guest for the rest of the season on The Grant & Danny Show on 106.7 The Fan in...

Pitching Matters; Back to Form; Cade Cavalli Interview

11 Aug 2025

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Episode 203, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals got their 6-game road trip off to a good start as they take two of three in San Francisco over the weekend, le...

Pitching Matters

11 Aug 2025

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Episode 203, Segment 1 -- The Nationals got their 6-game road trip off to a good start as they take two of three in San Francisco over the weekend, le...

Back to Form

11 Aug 2025

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Episode 203, Segment 2 -- Another big part of the Nationals taking two out of three from the San Francisco Giants was big performances from their All-...

Cade Cavalli on His Return to the Majors

11 Aug 2025

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Episode 203, Segment 3 -- Cade Cavalli made his long-awaited return to the Major Leagues last week with an impressive outing. Grant Paulsen caught up ...

A Historic Sweep; Extended Slump; Mike DeBartolo

05 Aug 2025

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Episode 202, FULL SHOW - The Nationals found themselves on the wrong side of history over the weekend after allowing 56 hits to the Milwaukee Brewers ...

A Historic Sweep

05 Aug 2025

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Episode 202, Segment 1 - The Nationals found themselves on the wrong side of history over the weekend after allowing 56 hits to the Milwaukee Brewers ...

Extended Slump

05 Aug 2025

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Episode 202, Segment 2 -- As the Athletics come to town for a three-game series, Grant & Tobi look at the ongoing struggles for Nats slugger James Woo...

Mike DeBartolo Details Nats Trade Deadline

05 Aug 2025

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Episode 202, Segment 3 -- Nationals Interim GM Mike DeBartolo joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan on Friday to detail everything that went into the ...

Trade Deadline Recap

01 Aug 2025

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Episode 201, FULL SHOW -- It was a busy trade deadline for the Washington Nationals and Interim GM Mike DeBartolo as they completed five trades, shipp...

Lacking Dance Partners

01 Aug 2025

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Episode 201, Segment 1 -- It was a busy trade deadline for the Washington Nationals and Interim GM Mike DeBartolo as they completed five trades, shipp...

Deadline Recap

01 Aug 2025

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Episode 201, Segment 2 -- Grant & Darris go through each of the five total trades that the Nationals conducted over the last week and breakdown the pr...

Wins Over The Twins; Trade Chips

28 Jul 2025

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Episode 200, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals have won back-to-back series for the first time in a long time as they took the final two of three games versu...

Wins Over The Twins

28 Jul 2025

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Episode 200, Segment 1 -- The Nationals have won back-to-back series for the first time in a long time as they took the final two of three games versu...

Trade Chips

28 Jul 2025

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Episode 200, Segment 2 -- With the MLB Trade Deadline looming, Grant & Tobi look ahead to who the Nats will potentially make available, including Kyle...

Drop in Velocity; Tom Verducci; Justin Upton

25 Jul 2025

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Episode 199, FULL SHOW -- The Nats came away with a series win versus the Cincinnati Reds this week and played some quality baseball for the first tim...

Drop in Velocity

25 Jul 2025

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Episode 199, Segment 1 -- The Nats came away with a series win versus the Cincinnati Reds this week and played some quality baseball for the first tim...

Tom Verducci on the State of the Nationals

25 Jul 2025

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Episode 199, Segment 2 -- Tom Verducci of FOX Sports joined Grant Paulsen in Atlanta during the All-Star Week festivities to discuss the state of the ...

Catching Up with Justin Upton

25 Jul 2025

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Episode 199, Segment 3 -- Former Number 1 Overall Pick and local product Justin Upton joined Grant while in Atlanta for the All-Star Week festivities,...

Trade Deadline Dilemmas; 1 on 1 with Eli Willits; Mike DeBartolo Speaks to the Media

21 Jul 2025

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Episode 198, FULL SHOW -- The Major League Baseball Trade Deadline approaching, Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer talk about scenarios in which the Nationa...

Trade Deadline Dilemmas

21 Jul 2025

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Episode 198, Segment 1 -- The Major League Baseball Trade Deadline approaching, Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer talk about scenarios in which the Nationa...

1 on 1 with Eli Willits

21 Jul 2025

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Episode 198, Segment 2 -- Nats Number 1 Overall Pick Eli Willits was introduced at Nationals Park on Saturday, took the field for batting practice, an...

Mike DeBartolo Speaks to the Media

21 Jul 2025

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Episode 198, Segment 3 -- Interim GM Mike DeBartolo spoke to the media after introducing Eli Willits on Saturday. Hear what he has to say about the pl...

Recapping Day 1 of MLB 2025 Draft

14 Jul 2025

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Episode 197, BONUS -- Grant Paulsen is live in Atlanta covering the 2025 MLB Draft and the 2025 All-Star festivities. He joins Tobi Altizer to recap t...

BREAKING -- Nationals Select SS Eli Willits Number 1 Overall

13 Jul 2025

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Episode 197, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals entered the 2025 MLB Draft with the number 1 overall selection, and selected the 17 year old High School Short...

New Era, Same Mistakes; All-Star Bound; Joe Doyle

11 Jul 2025

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Episode 196, FULL SHOW - The first series of the post-Davey Martinez era has begun as the Nationals went to St. Louis and dropped two out of three gam...

New Era, Same Mistakes

11 Jul 2025

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Episode 196, Segment 1 - The first series of the post-Davey Martinez era has begun as the Nationals went to St. Louis and dropped two out of three gam...

All-Star Bound

11 Jul 2025

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Episode 196, Segment 2 -- Overshadowed by the big news earlier this week, the Nationals will be sending two representatives to the MLB All-Star Game n...

Joe Doyle Makes the Case for Nats No. 1 Pick

11 Jul 2025

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Episode 196, Segment 3 – With the MLB Draft approaching on Sunday, questions remain as to who the Nationals will select with the Number 1 overall pi...

Miguel Cairo Named Nationals Interim Manager; Jeff Passan Interview; Jim Duquette Interview

08 Jul 2025

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Episode 195, FULL SHOW -- Less than 24 hours after firing Davey Martinez & Mike Rizzo, the Nationals named Miguel Cairo as their Interim Manager for t...

Miguel Cairo Named Nationals Interim Manager

08 Jul 2025

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Episode 195, Segment 1 -- Less than 24 hours after firing Davey Martinez & Mike Rizzo, the Nationals named Miguel Cairo as their Interim Manager for t...

Jeff Passan on the State of the Nationals

08 Jul 2025

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Episode 195, Segment 2 -- ESPN's Jeff Passan broke the news on Sunday evening when the Nationals fired Davey Martinez & Mike Rizzo. He joined Grant Pa...

Jim Duquette on Future Options For Nats

08 Jul 2025

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Episode 195, Segment 3 -- Former MLB General Manager Jim Duquette joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan to give his thoughts on the fi...

BREAKING NEWS -- Nationals Fire Davey Martinez & Mike Rizzo; Live Reaction Show from Martinez & Rizzo Firings

07 Jul 2025

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Episode 194, FULL SHOW -- Following a sweep at the hand of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, the Nationals would later announce that they have f...

BREAKING NEWS -- Nationals Fire Davey Martinez & Mike Rizzo

07 Jul 2025

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Episode 194, Segment 1 -- Following a sweep at the hand of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, the Nationals would later announce that they have f...

Live Reaction Show After Martinez & Rizzo Firings

07 Jul 2025

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Episode 194, Segment 2 -- Grant Paulsen went live on 106.7 The Fan in Washington DC soon after the news broke that the Washington Nationals fired Mana...

Home Run Derby Bound; Selection Sunday Awaits; Spencer Nusbaum Details Nats Missing Resource

04 Jul 2025

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Episode 193, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals wrapped up a second consecutive series win versus an American League team on Thursday. On that same day, James...

Home Run Derby Bound

04 Jul 2025

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Episode 193, Segment 1 -- The Nationals wrapped up a second consecutive series win versus an American League team on Thursday. On that same day, James...

Selection Sunday Awaits

04 Jul 2025

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Episode 193, Segment 2 -- While the starters were named for the 2025 All-Star Game earlier this week, the Nationals will have to wait until Sunday to ...

Spencer Nusbaum Details Nats Missing Resource

04 Jul 2025

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Episode 193, Segment 3 -- Earlier this week, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post released a detailed story that dug into the Nationals lacking a re...

BREAKING -- Nats Reach Agreement to Add Jersey Patch Sponsor

30 Jun 2025

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Episode 192 BONUS -- The Nationals announced on Monday that for the first time in franchise history, they have reached an agreement to add 'AARP' as a...

Signs of a Superstar; Push It to the Limit; Options at the Top

30 Jun 2025

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Episode 192, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals were able to salvage a series win to end their west coast road trip on Sunday versus the Angels, where the Nat...

Signs of a Superstar

30 Jun 2025

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Episode 192, Segment 1 -- The Nationals were able to salvage a series win to end their west coast road trip on Sunday versus the Angels, where the Nat...

Push It to the Limit

30 Jun 2025

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Episode 192, Segment 2 -- Grant brings attention to the recent success on the mound for Michael Soroka and asks if the Nationals should be considering...