Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Running Out of Gas

09 Aug 2024

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Episode 140, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi breakdown the latest pitching performances by the Nationals young starters, and question if there should be con...

Rendon Returns to DC

09 Aug 2024

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Episode 140, Segment 3 -- For the first time since Game 5 of the 2019 World Series, Anthony Rendon will play baseball at Nationals Park this weekend a...

Garcia Jr's Big Weekend; Development Matters; A Pair of Flamethrowers

05 Aug 2024

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Episode 139, FULL SHOW -- After a rough end to their recent road trip, the Nats returned home this weekend and win a series vs the NL Central leading ...

Garcia Jr's Big Weekend

05 Aug 2024

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Episode 139, Segment 1 -- After a rough end to their recent road trip, the Nats returned home this weekend and win a series vs the NL Central leading ...

Development Matters

05 Aug 2024

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Episode 139, Segment 2 -- While the spotlight offensively has been on Luis Garcia Jr and Juan Yepez as of late, James Wood has quietly entered a hot s...

A Pair of Flamethrowers

05 Aug 2024

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Episode 139, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi discuss what's going right for a pair of young right-handed pitching prospects who are lighting up radar guns a...

A Week to Forget; Storylines to Watch; Growth of a System

02 Aug 2024

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Episode 138, FULL SHOW -- From being No-Hit by the Padres, to back-to-back 9th inning walk-off losses, to a 17-0 blowout loss, and several trades of f...

A Week to Forget

02 Aug 2024

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Episode 138, Segment 1 -- From being No-Hit by the Padres, to back-to-back 9th inning walk-off losses, to a 17-0 blowout loss, and several trades of f...

Storylines to Watch

02 Aug 2024

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Episode 138, Segment 2 -- With the Nats now seemingly looking toward next season, what should fans be watching for in the final two months of the regu...

Growth of a System

02 Aug 2024

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Episode 138, Segment 3 -- While looking at some of the latest eye-popping numbers from some of the Nationals top prospects recent performances, Tobi A...

BREAKING NEWS: Lane Thomas Traded to Cleveland

30 Jul 2024

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Episode 137, BONUS SEGMENT -- With less than 24 hours to go before the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline, the Nationals have struck yet another deal. This time,...

Jesse Winker Traded to the Mets; What's Next as Trade Deadline Approaches

29 Jul 2024

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Episode 137, FULL SHOW -- After the Nats concluded their victory on Saturday Night in St. Louis, taking two of the first three games of the series, ne...

Jesse Winker Traded to the Mets

29 Jul 2024

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Episode 137, Segment 1 -- After the Nats concluded their victory on Saturday Night in St. Louis, taking two of the first three games of the series, ne...

What's Next As the Trade Deadline Approaches

29 Jul 2024

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Episode 137, Segment 2 -- The MLB Trade Deadline is Tuesday at 6pm. What other moves will Mike Rizzo and the Nationals Front Office seek to make in wh...

Wood You Look at That; Pitching Clinic; Minor League Check-In

22 Jul 2024

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Episode 136, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals opened up the unofficial 2nd half of the season with a 3 game series sweep over the Cincinnati Reds. James Woo...

Wood You Look at That

22 Jul 2024

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Episode 136, Segment 1 -- The Nationals opened up the unofficial 2nd half of the season with a 3 game series sweep over the Cincinnati Reds. James Woo...

Pitching Clinic

22 Jul 2024

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Episode 136, Segment 2 -- Despite a rough outing for MacKenzie Gore on Saturday, the rest of the pitching staff started the second half of the season ...

Minor League Check-In

22 Jul 2024

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Episode 136, Segment 3 -- The second half of the Minor League season is also underway. Tobi & Grant look back at the first Post All-Star Break series ...

Trade Deadline Expectations; Second Half Players to Watch; Back in Action vs Cincinnati

19 Jul 2024

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Episode 135, FULL SHOW -- The All-Star Break has come and gone, and the next big date on the MLB Calendar is the Trade Deadline. Grant Paulsen & Tobi ...

Trade Deadline Expectations

19 Jul 2024

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Episode 135, Segment 1 -- The All-Star Break has come and gone, and the next big date on the MLB Calendar is the Trade Deadline. Grant Paulsen & Tobi ...

Second Half Players to Watch

19 Jul 2024

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Episode 135, Segment 2 -- Which Nationals do we need to see the most from in the final 2+ months of the 2024 season? Grant & Tobi list various young N...

Back in Action vs Cincinnati

19 Jul 2024

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Episode 135, Segment 3 -- The first series out of the All-Star Break puts the Nationals up against Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds. Grant & To...

Recapping the 2024 MLB Draft; Hit the Break; Put a Bow on It

15 Jul 2024

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Episode 134, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals entered Sunday's MLB Draft with 3 picks in the top 44. Producer Darris Dameron and Tobi Altizer are joined by ...

Recapping the 2024 MLB Draft

15 Jul 2024

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Episode 134, Segment 1 -- The Nationals entered Sunday's MLB Draft with 3 picks in the top 44. Producer Darris Dameron and Tobi Altizer are joined by ...

Hit the Break

15 Jul 2024

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Episode 134, Segment 2 -- The Nats won the final series before the All-Star break, taking two of three from the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers. ...

Put a Bow on It

15 Jul 2024

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Episode 134, Segment 3 -- Tobi & Darris put a bow on the 1st half of the 2024 MLB season with their final thoughts ahead of the break. Plus, the Savan...

BREAKING NEWS: Hunter Harvey Traded to Kansas City

14 Jul 2024

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Episode 133, BONUS SEGMENT -- The Nationals have struck their first trade of what is expected to be many more as the team announced on Saturday that R...

Reeling Toward the Break; Rutledge Gets Another Chance; 2024 MLB Draft Preview

12 Jul 2024

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Episode 133, FULL SHOW -- It was another disappointing series against the New York Mets as the Nats were swept in Citi Field. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Alt...

Reeling Toward the Break

12 Jul 2024

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Episode 133, Segment 1 -- It was another disappointing series against the New York Mets as the Nats were swept in Citi Field. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Alt...

Rutledge Gets Another Chance

12 Jul 2024

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Episode 133, Segment 2 -- With DJ Herz being sent back to Triple-A earlier this week, the Nationals needed a starter for the weekend series versus Mil...

2024 MLB Draft Preview

12 Jul 2024

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Episode 133, Segment 3 -- The Nationals hold the 10th pick in the MLB Draft this weekend. Who are the Nats poised to select to add to their talented f...

CJ Abrams Selected for 2024 All-Star Team; The Youth Movement is On; Another Top Prospect Promoted

08 Jul 2024

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Episode 132, FULL SHOW -- CJ Abrams is officially an All-Star, as he was named to the 2024 NL All-Star team on Sunday evening. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Al...

CJ Abrams Selected for 2024 All-Star Team

08 Jul 2024

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Episode 132, Segment 1 -- CJ Abrams is officially an All-Star, as he was named to the 2024 NL All-Star team on Sunday evening. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Al...

The Youth Movement is On

08 Jul 2024

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Episode 132, Segment 2 -- The Nationals made a major statement this week, moving on from veterans on short term contracts in favor of younger players ...

Another Top Prospect Promoted

08 Jul 2024

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Episode 132, Segment 3 -- The success of the Nationals Minor League system continues, as yet another Top Prospect gets their chance at the next level....

A Nationals Pastime; Standouts of the Week; Top 10 Prospect Promoted

05 Jul 2024

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Episode 131, FULL SHOW -- There's nothing like baseball on the 4th of July, as the Nationals continue their traditional 11am start on the national hol...

A Nationals Pastime

05 Jul 2024

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Episode 131, Segment 1 -- There's nothing like baseball on the 4th of July, as the Nationals continue their traditional 11am start on the national hol...

Standouts of the Week

05 Jul 2024

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Episode 131, Segment 2 -- Despite splitting the series with the Mets, the 4-game series versus New York spawned many key moments and big performances....

Top 10 Prospect Promoted

05 Jul 2024

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Episode 131, Segment 3 -- After putting up dominating numbers over his last six starts, flamethrowing RHP Jarlin Susana has been promoted to High-A Wi...

James Wood Day Recap

02 Jul 2024

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Episode 130, BONUS SEGMENT -- James Wood's Major League debut has come and gone, and it was quite the spectacle. Grant Paulsen, Tobi Altizer, and Prod...

What to Expect from James Wood's Debut; Minor League News & Notes; Abrams, Irvin End June On Fire

01 Jul 2024

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Episode 130, FULL SHOW -- James Wood Day is upon us, as the #3 Prospect in all of baseball makes his much anticipated Major League debut on Monday, Ju...

What To Expect from James Wood's Debut

01 Jul 2024

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Episode 130, Segment 1 -- James Wood Day is upon us, as the #3 Prospect in all of baseball makes his much anticipated Major League debut on Monday, Ju...

Minor League News & Notes

01 Jul 2024

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Episode 130, Segment 2 -- As James Wood is set to make his Major League debut, who could be next in line to receive a promotion in the Minor League sy...

Abrams, Irvin End June On Fire

01 Jul 2024

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Episode 130, Segment 3 -- As the month of June comes to a close, SS CJ Abrams and RHP Jake Irvin are making their cases to represent the Nationals in ...

BREAKING: James Wood Set to Debut on July 1st

28 Jun 2024

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Episode 129, BONUS SEGMENT -- It's official, Monday July 1st is James Wood Day. As reported by our very own Grant Paulsen, Nationals Top Prospect OF J...

Dave Jageler Details Nationals’ 2019 World Series Run From Radio Booth Perspective | 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball'

28 Jun 2024

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From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): This week's episode of "The PBP: Voices of Baseball" features Washington Nationals voice Dave Jag...

Not So Classy San Diego; Assessing Abrams; How James Wood Developed His Swing

28 Jun 2024

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Episode 129, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals entered San Diego with yet another chance to get their record to .500 and beyond. Unfortunately, they leave Sa...

Not So Classy San Diego

28 Jun 2024

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Episode 129, Segment 1 -- The Nationals entered San Diego with yet another chance to get their record to .500 and beyond. Unfortunately, they leave Sa...

Assessing Abrams

28 Jun 2024

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Episode 129, Segment 2 -- CJ Abrams has quickly reemerged as a potential All-Star in his 3rd year as a member of the Nationals. But despite the succes...

How James Wood Developed His Swing

28 Jun 2024

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Episode 129, Segment 3 -- Grant was joined by Aram Leighton of 'Just Baseball' on 106.7 The Fan to discuss his extensive research on how James Wood ev...

Elevate to Celebrate; Farm Report; Visiting Slam Diego

24 Jun 2024

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Episode 128, FULL SHOW -- It was a wacky series at Coors Field in Colorado for the Nationals, but they escaped the Mile High City with a series win, t...

Elevate to Celebrate

24 Jun 2024

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Episode 128, Segment 1 -- It was a wacky series at Coors Field in Colorado for the Nationals, but they escaped the Mile High City with a series win, t...

Farm Report

24 Jun 2024

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Episode 128, Segment 2 -- With Dylan Crews and Brad Lord being promoted, and the return of James Wood, Triple-A Rochester is the place to be to see so...

Visiting Slam Diego

24 Jun 2024

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Episode 128, Segment 3 -- After taking 2 of 3 from Colorado, the Nats are headed to San Diego for a 3-game set and look to send 3 lefty starters to th...

Snake Bitten; You Get a Promotion; On to the Left Coast

21 Jun 2024

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Episode 127, FULL SHOW -- For the first time in a couple of weeks, the Nationals lost a series, losing 2 of 3 to the Diamondbacks. While the pitching ...

Snake Bitten

21 Jun 2024

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Episode 127, Segment 1 -- For the first time in a couple of weeks, the Nationals lost a series, losing 2 of 3 to the Diamondbacks. While the pitching ...

You Get a Promotion

21 Jun 2024

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Episode 127, Segment 2 -- The Nationals Minor League System saw a flurry of promotions for some of their top prospects, including Dylan Crews, Brad Lo...

On to the Left Coast

21 Jun 2024

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Episode 127, Segment 3 -- The team is headed out West for six games against the Rockies and Padres before heading back east to finish their road trip ...

Frying the Fish; Buyers or Sellers?; Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Brad Lord

17 Jun 2024

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Episode 126, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals are winners of 8 of their last 9 after sweeping a weekend series over the Marlins behind another string of str...

Frying The Fish

17 Jun 2024

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Episode 126, Segment 1 -- The Nationals are winners of 8 of their last 9 after sweeping a weekend series over the Marlins behind another string of str...

Buyers or Sellers?

17 Jun 2024

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Episode 126, Segment 2 -- Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Monday that multiple Nationals players are generating trade interest around the league...

Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Brad Lord

17 Jun 2024

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Episode 126, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi get you up to date with the latest performances in the Nats Minor League system. Then, Tobi & Producer Darris a...

Roller Coaster Ride; Checking on the Kids; Mail Time

14 Jun 2024

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Episode 125, FULL SHOW -- The 2024 Nationals score another series win on the road despite a disappointing loss in the series finale out in Detroit. As...

Roller Coaster Ride

14 Jun 2024

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Episode 125, Segment 1 -- The 2024 Nationals score another series win on the road despite a disappointing loss in the series finale out in Detroit. As...

Checking on the Kids

14 Jun 2024

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Episode 125, Segment 2 -- After a stretch of struggles over the last couple of weeks, Nats Top 3B prospect Brady House is back to showing off some of ...

Mail Time

14 Jun 2024

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Episode 125, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi are joined by Producer Darris to dip into some of the leftover questions from our Mailbag episode. Plus, a quic...

Sitting Down With Top Prospect James Wood | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

11 Jun 2024

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From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): If you're looking for the next big thing in Major League Baseball you might want to start following Nat...

The Bustin' Loose Baseball Mailbag Episode

10 Jun 2024

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Episode 124, FULL SHOW -- For the first time in Bustin' Loose Baseball history, we present to you a Mailbag Episode, featuring your questions as submi...

Nats Country

10 Jun 2024

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Episode 124, Segment 1 -- The Nationals chopped on through the Atlanta Braves yet again taking 3 of 4 from their NL East rivals. Behind strong pitchin...

News & Notes

10 Jun 2024

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Episode 124, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi recap some of the latest notes from the weekend in the organization, including Patrick Corbin's next start bein...

The BLB Mailbag

10 Jun 2024

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Episode 124, Segment 3 -- We put out the Bat Signal and requested your questions for our first mailbag episode of Bustin' Loose Baseball, and you deli...

A Sweeping Letdown; Latest from The Farm; Fair or Foul

06 Jun 2024

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Episode 123, FULL SHOW -- The once struggling New York Mets came to Nationals Park this week and looked like a now competent team as they swept the 3-...

A Sweeping Letdown

06 Jun 2024

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Episode 123, Segment 1 -- The once struggling New York Mets came to Nationals Park this week and looked like a now competent team as they swept the 3-...

Latest from The Farm

06 Jun 2024

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Episode 123, Segment 2 -- OF James Wood and RHP Brad Lord were named Players of the Month for their respective leagues. Grant & Tobi look back at thei...

Fair or Foul

06 Jun 2024

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Episode 123, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi are joined by Producer Darris for a round of 'Fair or Foul', featuring a round of bold statements or questions ...

Letting Their Guard Down; VP of Player Development Eddie Longosz; A Date with The Mets

03 Jun 2024

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Episode 122, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals were able to avoid the sweep in Cleveland on Sunday as their defeated the Guardians in the series finale behin...

Letting Their Guard Down

03 Jun 2024

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Episode 122, Segment 1 -- The Nationals were able to avoid the sweep in Cleveland on Sunday as their defeated the Guardians in the series finale behin...

VP of Player Development Eddie Longosz

03 Jun 2024

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Episode 122, Segment 2 -- Back in the offseason, there were several changes amongst the Nationals Front Office and Organizational Staff. One of those ...

A Date with The Mets

03 Jun 2024

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Episode 122, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi get you set for the upcoming homestand, featuring the Nationals first matchup of the season with the struggling...

A Pitching Factory; Jake Irvin on His 10 Strikeout Performance; Building A Frontline

31 May 2024

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Episode 121, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals are winners of 5 of their last 7 games, winning 3 of 4 in Atlanta versus the Braves this week. And a big facto...

A Pitching Factory

31 May 2024

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Episode 121, Segment 1 -- The Nationals are winners of 5 of their last 7 games, winning 3 of 4 in Atlanta versus the Braves this week. And a big facto...

Jake Irvin on His 10 Strikeout Performance

31 May 2024

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Episode 121, Segment 2 -- Following his 10 Strikeout performance over 6 innings at Atlanta this week, Nats SP Jake Irvin joined Grant Paulsen & Danny ...

Building a Frontline

31 May 2024

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Episode 121, Segment 3 -- While things are looking good for the Major League Pitching Staff, there is plenty of praise to go around for the Minor Leag...

Robles Out, Thomas In; Getting Warmed Up; Latest on James Wood Injury

28 May 2024

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Episode 120, FULL SHOW -- With Lane Thomas nearing a return from his Rehab Assignment, we knew it was a matter of time before the Nationals had a toug...

Robles Out, Thomas In

28 May 2024

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Episode 120, Segment 1 -- With Lane Thomas nearing a return from his Rehab Assignment, we knew it was a matter of time before the Nationals had a toug...

Getting Warmed Up

28 May 2024

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Episode 120, Segment 2 -- Things are starting to look up for several key pieces on the Major League level for the Nats. Grant & Tobi look at recent ho...

Latest on James Wood Injury

28 May 2024

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Episode 120, Segment 3 -- Nationals Manager Davey Martinez announced that Nats Top 5 Prospect RHP Cade Cavalli will head out for his first official re...

In Need of a Tweak or Few; On the Farm; From the Reviews Section

23 May 2024

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Episode 119, FULL SHOW -- As the Nationals continue to struggle with various veterans falling well short of expectations, the fan base is starting to ...

In Need of a Tweak or Few

23 May 2024

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Episode 119, Segment 1 -- As the Nationals continue to struggle with various veterans falling well short of expectations, the fan base is starting to ...

On the Farm

23 May 2024

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Episode 119, Segment 2 -- We provide your weekly update on all the latest happening in the Nationals Minor League system, including James Wood continu...

From the Reviews Section

23 May 2024

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Episode 119, Segment 3 -- Tobi Altizer reminisces on Brady House's recent power display for Double-A Harrisburg. Then, we read our most recent reviews...

Bad Body Language; Due Theory; Wood Hitting Lefties

20 May 2024

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Episode 118, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals wrapped up their 3-city road trip with 5 straight losses to the White Sox and Phillies. As they prepare the re...

Bad Body Language

20 May 2024

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Episode 118, Segment 1 -- The Nationals wrapped up their 3-city road trip with 5 straight losses to the White Sox and Phillies. As they prepare the re...

Due Theory

20 May 2024

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Episode 118, Segment 2 -- Despite the recent struggles of the offense, there's reason to believe various Nats should snap out of their offensive woes ...

Wood Hitting Lefties

20 May 2024

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Episode 118, Segment 3 -- It wasn't long ago that the word from around the Nats organization was that Top Prospect James Wood needed more work against...

Cold as Ice; Why Prospects Struggle; A Weekend at The Bank

17 May 2024

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Episode 117, FULL SHOW -- The first two series of a three-city road trip has cooled off a once hot Nationals lineup. Grant & Tobi recap the series tha...

Cold as Ice

17 May 2024

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Episode 117, Segment 1 -- The first two series of a three-city road trip has cooled off a once hot Nationals lineup. Grant & Tobi recap the series tha...

Why Prospects Struggle

17 May 2024

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Episode 117, Segment 2 -- As we dive into our obligatory James Wood update, Grant & Tobi discuss a recent article by Ken Rosenthal, which detailed why...

A Weekend at The Bank

17 May 2024

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Episode 117, Segment 3 -- The Nationals finish out their 3-city road trip with a weekend series against the Phillies, who just happen to be the best t...

MLB Saves Leader Kyle Finnegan Talks Entrance Music | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

14 May 2024

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From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Rob Bradford catches up with Kyle Finnegan, the Washington closer who leads the majors in saves and is ...