Episode 185, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals came up short in their big time series matchup with the Chicago Cubs, losing two of three. But one player in particular stood out, pitching what might have been his best performance of the season. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the best and worst from the Nats series with the Cubs and talk about why MacKenzie Gore's 7 inning shutout performance versus one of the top offenses in the Major Leagues might have been the most signature performance of his...
Jun 06, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Episode 185, Segment 1 -- The Nationals came up short in their big time series matchup with the Chicago Cubs, losing two of three. But one player in particular stood out, pitching what might have been his best performance of the season. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the best and worst from the Nats series with the Cubs, and talk about why MacKenzie Gore's 7 inning shutout performance versus one of the top offenses in the Major Leagues might have been the most signature performance of hi...
Jun 06, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Episode 185, Segment 2 -- The Nationals Top Pitching Prospect has been rising up MLB Prospect rankings as of late as he's returned to the mound in dominant form. Grant Paulsen chats 1 on 1 with Nationals No. 1 Prospect, RHP Travis Sykora about his excellent start to his Minor League career, overcoming injuries and more! 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/adc...
Jun 06, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Episode 185, Segment 3 -- The Nationals wrap up their homestand with a 3-game weekend series versus the Texas Rangers. Grant & Tobi look ahead to the return of 2019 World Series Champion Patrick Corbin, who is having a surprising resurgent season for the Rangers. 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
Jun 06, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Episode 184, FULL SHOW -- The Nats are returning home after winning a pair of series out west versus the Mariners and Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap a successful west coast road trip where James Wood's stock continues to rise, Josh Bell's bat heats up, and the bullpen continues to solidify itself with the recent performances from some of their young arms; Late last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and The Athletic released an article where he dissected the Nationals organi...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Episode 184, Segment 1 -- The Nats are returning home after winning a pair of series out west versus the Mariners and Diamondbacks. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap a successful west coast road trip where James Wood's stock continues to rise, Josh Bell's bat heats up, and the bullpen continues to solidify itself with the recent performances from some of their young arms. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more a...
Jun 02, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Episode 184, Segment 2 -- Late last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports and The Athletic released an article where he dissected the Nationals organization and tried to assess where the team was in the years following trading Juan Soto. Grant & Tobi give their thoughts on Rosenthal's article and discuss why the article may have been released a year too late when compared to how the Nationals look in recent weeks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud...
Jun 02, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Episode 184, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi dive into some of the best performances from the Nationals Minor League system, including a ridiculous start to the season for top pitching prospect Travis Sykora, highlights from Alex Clemmey and Brady House, and more. Then, Grant & Tobi give their first look ahead to next month’s MLB Draft, where the Nationals hold the number 1 overall pick. Is Ethan Holliday a lock to be picked at the top of the draft? To learn more about listener data and our pr...
Jun 02, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Episode 183, FULL SHOW -- Despite the series loss to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, the Nationals pitching staff impressed over the weekend, with 3 quality starts and solid performances out of the bullpen. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the weekend that was, which featured 8 shutout innings from Jake Irvin, a surprising hot streak from a young arm in the bullpen, and more; Following the Major League debut of Robert Hassell III on Thursday, his former teammate at Rochester...
May 27, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 183
Episode 183, Segment 1 -- Despite the series loss to the San Francisco Giants over the weekend, the Nationals pitching staff impressed over the weekend, with 3 quality starts and solid performances out of the bullpen. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer breakdown the weekend that was, which featured 8 shutout innings from Jake Irvin, a surprising hot streak from a young arm in the bullpen, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy...
May 27, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Episode 183, Segment 2 -- Following the Major League debut of Robert Hassell III on Thursday, his former teammate at Rochester, OF Daylen Lile made his Major League debut on Friday. Grant & Tobi breakdown the expectations for Lile, plus look at scenarios of what happens when Dylan Crews and Jacob Young return from their injuries. 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://podcastc...
May 27, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Episode 183, Segment 3 -- With Daylen Lile's arrival to the Major Leagues, we wanted to throwback to our interview with Daylen Lile back in West Palm Beach when Bustin' Loose Baseball visited Nationals Spring Training. Then, hear from MacKenzie Gore as Tobi Altizer caught up with him after his Friday start where he threw 6 Innings of 1-run ball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http...
May 27, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Episode 182, FULL SHOW -- With injuries in the outfield to Dylan Crews and Jacob Young, the Nationals were forced to turn to their Minor League system for help. And there was no better place to turn to as their Top Outfield prospect, Robert Hassell III joined the team on Thursday to make his Major League Debut. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer look back as his dazzling first night as a member of the big-league roster and set the expectations for what he will provide to the lineup, and what the l...
May 23, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Episode 182, Segment 1 -- With injuries in the outfield to Dylan Crews and Jacob Young, the Nationals were forced to turn to their Minor League system for help. And there was no better place to turn to as their Top Outfield prospect, Robert Hassell III joined the team on Thursday to make his Major League Debut. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer look back as his dazzling first night as a member of the big league roster and set the expectations for what he will provide to the lineup, and what the l...
May 23, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Episode 182, Segment 2 -- After losing 3 of 4 in Atlanta last week, the Nationals were able to bounce back against the division rivals with a two-game sweep at home this week. Grant & Tobi highlight some of the best performances from the two-game set as they look toward finishing their homestand strong when the Giants come to town. 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://podcas...
May 23, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Episode 182, Segment 3 -- We throw back to our interview with Robert Hassell III from Spring Training, where he established himself as a player to watch out for in 2025 with a hot start to his 2025 campaign. Enjoy this interview from March with the Nationals top Outfield prospect. 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
May 23, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Episode 181, FULL SHOW -- The Nationals not only won the season series this weekend when they squared off with Baltimore for the 2nd series early this season, but they would go on to sweep them at Camden Yards in dominating fashion. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer analyze how the faces of the Nationals stepped up big to lead the team to a comeback win on Friday, followed by two double digit run performances; Aside from the performances from the faces of the franchise, the Nationals got several ...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Episode 181, Segment 1 -- The Nationals not only won the season series this weekend when they squared off with Baltimore for the 2nd series early this season, but they would go on to sweep them at Camden Yards in dominating fashion. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer analyze how the faces of the Nationals stepped up big to lead the team to a comeback win on Friday, followed by two double digit run performances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin...
May 19, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Episode 181, Segment 2 -- Aside from the performances from the faces of the franchise, the Nationals got several other encouraging performances in their sweep of the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend. Grant & Tobi look back at how Nasim Nuñez's performance on Friday sparked the team to a comeback victory, and how Cole Henry is solidifying himself as one of the more reliable arms in the bullpen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/priv...
May 19, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Episode 181, Segment 3 -- There's a lot to like with what's happening in the Nationals Minor League system. Grant & Tobi discuss when we could see Brady House, Robert Hassell III, or Daylen Lile at the Major League level, Travis Sykora's latest start, and Luke Dickerson's first full week in professional ball. 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...
May 19, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Episode 180, FULL SHOW - It was another rough series for a Nationals offense that has gone mostly cold and a pitching staff that is struggling to get deep into games. Tobi Alitzer & Darris Dameron assess what went wrong as the Nationals dropped 3 of 4 in Atlanta; Tobi & Darris dive down to the Minor League level, where the bats of some top hitting prospects are heating up, another top prospect made his professional debut, and two top pitching prospects have returned from rehab assignment...
May 16, 2025•37 min
Episode 180, Segment 1 - It was another rough series for a Nationals offense that has gone mostly cold and a pitching staff that is struggling to get deep into games. Tobi Alitzer & Darris Dameron assess what went wrong as the Nationals dropped 3 of 4 in Atlanta. 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
May 16, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Episode 180, Segment 2 -- Tobi & Darris dive down to the Minor League level, where the bats of some top hitting prospects are heating up, another top prospect made his professional debut, and two top pitching prospects have returned from rehab assignments. 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
May 16, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Episode 180, Segment 3 -- It's Rivalry Weekend across the Major Leagues, which means the Nationals will head to Camden Yards for Round 2 of the Battle of the Beltway Series. Tobi & Darris set the table for the weekend ahead. 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
May 16, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Episode 179, FULL SHOW -- A home series sweep at the hands of the Cardinals has the Nationals offense searching for answers. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer look back at a rough series for the offense that was outscored 20-3 over the 3-game stretch; Dylan Crews' struggles throughout his rookie campaign have been evident. But his disappointing season so far at the plate hasn't affected the other parts of his game that made him the Number 2 overall pick back in 2023. Grant & Tobi discuss why ...
May 12, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Episode 179, Segment 1 -- A home series sweep at the hands of the Cardinals has the Nationals offense searching for answers. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer look back at a rough series for the offense that was outscored 20-3 over the 3-game stretch. 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
May 12, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Episode 179, Segment 2 -- Dylan Crews' struggles throughout his rookie campaign have been evident. But his disappointing season so far at the plate hasn't affected the other parts of his game that made him the Number 2 overall pick back in 2023. Grant & Tobi discuss why Crews remains an integral part of the makeup of the Major League roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http...
May 12, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Episode 179, Segment 3 -- There's a flurry of updates on three of the top pitching prospects in the Nats Minor League system. Some of those updates are good, and some of them aren't. Grant & Tobi breakdown the latest on Jarlin Susana, Travis Sykora & Cade Cavalli. 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
May 12, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Episode 178, FULL SHOW -- The Nats played three games in a span of 24 hours against the Cleveland Guardians to open their homestand this week, but after taking the series opener on Tuesday afternoon, they would go on to drop their last two to lose the series. Tobi Altizer & Darris Dameron look back at the series that was against the Guardians, that saw another set of tough outings for the bullpen, the return of Michael Soroka to the rotation, and another spectacular homerun from James Wood; ...
May 09, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Episode 178, Segment 1 -- The Nats played three games in a span of 24 hours against the Cleveland Guardians to open their homestand this week, but after taking the series opener on Tuesday afternoon, they would go on to drop their last two to lose the series. Tobi Altizer & Darris Dameron look back at the series that was against the Guardians, that saw another set of tough outings for the bullpen, the return of Michael Soroka to the rotation, and another spectacular homerun from James Wood. ...
May 09, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 178
