Episode 146, Segment 2 -- The Nationals deployed some of their youngest lineups of the season this week in their home series versus the Yankees. Grant & Tobi discuss why this youth movement has provided a jolt of energy to the organization. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 146, Segment 3 -- In a season full of critical baserunning mistakes from an aggressive baserunning Nats team, Wednesday Night may have been one of the biggest head scratching blunders of the season. Grant & Tobi look back at the wild baserunning mistake from the Bottom of the 8th in the series finale vs the Yankees. Plus, has OF Robert Hassell III become a forgotten prospect? Grant breaks down why he still has plenty of value left. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr...
Episode 145, FULL SHOW -- The Bustin' Loose Baseball Podcast team was in attendance on Monday for full coverage of the Major League debut for Nationals Top Prospect and 2023 #2 Overall Pick, OF Dylan Crews. Grant Paulsen, Tobi Altizer & Producer Darris Dameron react to what they saw and give their first impressions of the former LSU Tiger as he took center stage against Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees on Monday Night; The last time James Wood, CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews were i...
Episode 145, Segment 1 -- The Bustin' Loose Baseball Podcast team was in attendance on Monday for full coverage of the Major League debut for Nationals Top Prospect and 2023 #2 Overall Pick, OF Dylan Crews. Grant Paulsen, Tobi Altizer & Producer Darris Dameron react to what they saw and give their first impressions of the former LSU Tiger as he took center stage against Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees on Monday Night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practice...
Episode 145, Segment 2 -- The last time James Wood, CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews were in the same lineup was back in Spring Training several months ago. Monday would mark the first time the three would be in a Major League lineup together. James Wood and CJ Abrams both joined Grant & Danny on 106.7 The Fan during batting practice to talk about their advice for Dylan Crews ahead of his debut. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-pol...
Episode 145, Segment 3 -- Mr. National himself Ryan Zimmerman was in attendance on Monday for Dylan Crews' Major League debut. He caught up with Grant & Danny on the field during batting practice on 106.7 The Fan in DC to talk about the former LSU Tigers' rise through the minor league system and how he'll translate his progression into the big leagues. Then, Grant & Danny chat with George Crews, the father of Dylan Crews, about this special night for their family. To learn more about lis...
Episode 144, BONUS SEGMENT -- In a season of debuts of Top Prospects, news broke on Friday that the former #2 Overall Pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, OF Dylan Crews is officially set to make his Major League debut with the Washington Nationals on Monday, August 26th when they begin a 3-game home series with the New York Yankees at Nationals Park. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer get you ready for Dylan Crews' debut with everything you should know and expect from the Nats Number 1 Prospect. To learn ...
Episode 144, FULL SHOW -- The Nats took 2 of 3 from the Colorado Rockies in a quick home series, ending their season series with a 4-2 advantage. Despite being shut out in Game 1 of the series, the Nats saw several good performances and a couple of milestones hit. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the series that was, including Patrick Corbin recording his 100th career win, the latest hot streaks from Luis Garcia Jr. and James Wood, and a bounce back performance by Mitchell Parker; Grant &a...
Episode 144, Segment 1 -- The Nats took 2 of 3 from the Colorado Rockies in a quick home series, ending their season series with a 4-2 advantage. Despite being shut out in Game 1 of the series, the Nats saw several good performances and a couple of milestones hit. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the series that was, including Patrick Corbin recording his 100th career win, the latest hot streaks from Luis Garcia Jr. and James Wood, and a bounce back performance by Mitchell Parker. To learn...
Episode 144, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi spin around the Minor League system, highlighting some of the top performers over the last week from the Nationals Minor League Affiliates, including the latest from Travis Sykora, Dylan Crews, and Elijah Green. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 143, FULL SHOW -- After lots of discussion over the last couple weeks over the lack of pulling the ball for OF James Wood, the recently graduated top prospect finally put those discussions to rest. Wood took Phillies Reliever Jeff Hoffman deep over the Right Field Wall in Citizen's Bank Park on Sunday and left everyone's jaw dropped. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer admire Wood's majestic homerun from Sunday's win in Philly; Despite the win in the series finale on Sunday, the Nats played...
Episode 143, Segment 1 -- After lots of discussion over the last couple weeks over the lack of pulling the ball for OF James Wood, the recently graduated top prospect finally put those discussions to rest. Wood took Phillies Reliever Jeff Hoffman deep over the Right Field Wall in Citizen's Bank Park on Sunday and left everyone's jaw dropped. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer admire Wood's majestic homerun from Sunday's win in Philly. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis...
Episode 143, Segment 2 -- Despite the win in the series finale on Sunday, the Nats played some ugly baseball over the course of the 4-game series in Philadelphia. Grant & Tobi look over some of the glaring mistakes from a brutal series loss to the NL leading Phillies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 143, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi deliver the latest news and notes from around the Nationals Minor League system, including an injury update on RHP Brad Lord, Joey Gallo and Robert Hassell's latest rehab games, and more! Plus a look ahead to the upcoming slate of games, and a prediction on when we could see Top Prospect Dylan Crews in a Nats uniform. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choi...
Episode 142, FULL SHOW -- As the 2024 Season is approaching its final month, a pitching staff that was once performing at a high level has hit a stretch of inconsistency. Has the young pitching staff hit a wall as the inning pile up? Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown their performances over the last week and determine what the next steps are in the development of this group; Manager Davey Martinez announced earlier this week that his entire coaching staff received extensions into the ne...
Episode 142, Segment 1 -- As the 2024 Season is approaching its final month, a pitching staff that was once performing at a high level has hit a stretch of inconsistency. Has the young pitching staff hit a wall as the inning pile up? Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown their performances over the last week and determine what the next steps are in the development of this group. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...
Episode 142, Segment 2 -- Manager Davey Martinez announced earlier this week that his entire coaching staff received extensions into the next season, ensuring that there is stability across the staff for the young developing players going into the 2025 season. But many Nats fans seem to be scratching their heads at the decision to retain a staff that coaches a team under .500 with several deficiencies. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on why some of those deficiencies may be overblown. To le...
Episode 142, Segment 3 -- While there are struggles on the Major League roster, several top prospects are putting up eye popping numbers across the Minor League system. Grant & Tobi have the latest updates on who's heating up across the Nats Minor League Affiliates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 141, FULL SHOW -- The Nats won a weekend series versus the Los Angeles Angels thanks to walk-off victories on Friday and Saturday Night. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer highlight the offensive heroes from a pair of wild finishes over the Halos. Then, should the lack of pull side power for James Wood be a concern? Grant & Tobi tell you why you shouldn't worry about the 21-year-old's lack of hitting the ball to the pull side with power; The biggest story to come from Sunday's failure ...
Episode 141, Segment 1 -- The Nats won a weekend series versus the Los Angeles Angels thanks to walk-off victories on Friday and Saturday Night. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer highlight the offensive heroes from a pair of wild finishes over the Halos. Then, should the lack of pull side power for James Wood be a concern? Grant & Tobi tell you why you shouldn't worry about the 21-year-old's lack of hitting the ball to the pull side with power. To learn more about listener data and our privac...
Episode 141, Segment 2 -- The biggest story to come from Sunday's failure to complete the sweep of the Angels was yet another disappointing outing for LHP MacKenzie Gore. What's gone wrong for the promising lefty? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 141, Segment 3 -- Two of the Nationals top pitching prospects have been putting up ridiculous numbers over the last couple of months. And so far into August, there are no signs of either slowing down. Grant & Tobi look back at another pair of stellar outings for RHP Travis Sykora, and RHP Jarlin Susana. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
Episode 140, FULL SHOW -- The Nats failed to take the season series versus the San Francisco Giants after an extra inning collapse in a stop and start affair on Thursday. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the series and highlight what we learned about various members of the roster out of the 4-game set versus San Francisco; Grant & Tobi breakdown the latest pitching performances by the Nationals young starters, and question if there should be concerns that Parker, Gore, Irvin and He...
Episode 140, Segment 1 -- The Nats failed to take the season series versus the San Francisco Giants after an extra inning collapse in a stop and start affair on Thursday. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the series and highlight what we learned about various members of the roster out of the 4-game set versus San Francisco. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastch...
Episode 140, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi breakdown the latest pitching performances by the Nationals young starters, and question if there should be concerns that Parker, Gore, Irvin and Herz are running out of steam as the season goes on and the innings continue to pile up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 as the Los Angeles Angels come to town. Grant & Tobi remember the good times, where Rendon was a major part of the Nationals World Series run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 Milwaukee Brewers, part in thanks to a big weekend on offense by 2B Luis Garcia Jr. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the offensive outburst by the 24 year old Second Baseman and why this breakout for Garcia Jr. is for real; While the spotlight offensively has been on Luis Garcia Jr and Juan Yepez as of late, James Wood has quietly entered a h...
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 Milwaukee Brewers, part in thanks to a big weekend on offense by 2B Luis Garcia Jr. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the offensive outburst by the 24 year old Second Baseman and why this breakout for Garcia Jr. is for real. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more a...
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 stretch of hitting as well as he continues to develop as a Major League and is set to graduate from his Prospect status later this week. Grant & Tobi breakdown the recent hot streak for Wood, as well as pitching performances from LHP DJ Herz & LHP Mitchell Parker as they each continue their rookie campaigns from the mound. To learn more abou...
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 and shutting down offenses for their respective minor league teams in RHP Jarlin Susana and RHP Travis Sykora. Plus, a quick look ahead to a 4-game series with the San Francisco Giants. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podca...
