Category: Podcasts

Nationals Have Become the Kings of Queens

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The Nationals traveled to New York to face the Mets in a four game series and left with three BIG wins! Steve and Joe are joined by Mat (da Met) to discuss the weekend series including the Nationals continued pitching woes, the strength of their bats, and talk about the historical significance of Trea Turner stealing a team-record FOUR bases in the final game of the series. Steve and Mat also share some insights on other teams they are watching and make a few bold predictions regarding how the Mets can become competitive again and could the Nationals still find a way to lose the division… plus a whole lot more! (Photo credit to Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA Today)

DTC Special: USMNT Win One & Draw on the Road … to Russia!

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In this Special Edition DTC Podcast Joe and LP are joined by John (by way or Rucker Park) and Dan (by way of Long Beach State) to discuss the US Men’s National Team [the Outlaws] performances against Trinidad and Tobago and against Mexico. The foursome breakdown Bruce Arena’s never changing long-ball tacitcs, highlight studs and duds, and one bold voice claims that 2026 is the year the U-S-A bring home the World Cup! I… I Believe… I Believe That We… I Believe That We Will Win! I Believe That We Will Win!

Triple R: Running Backs & Inside Linebackers

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This is the Redskins Roster Report, also known as the TripleR!. LP and FP dive deep into the current talent on the Redskins roster at the RB and ILB positions. Will Matt Jones be on the roster come opening day? How much of an improvement is Z.Brown as the “Mike”? Expectations for an unproven ILB core given their previous body of work? Has the roster improved at either position between this time last year and now? These are just some of the questions the boys discuss plus Joe chimes in with some observations specific to fantasy football too!

Nats Fall to Rangers & the Cavs On the Verge of History?

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In a recap of the week that was LP, Steve, and Joe dive into what went wrong causing the Nationals to drop three straight coming home and expectations for Dusty and the team moving forward. The guys also dive a mile-deep into how the Cavaliers made the NBA Finals interesting, even though nobody was watching live, and the historical significance of Lebron and Kyrie and this team IF they do the unthinkable and win 4 straight!

DTC Special: NL East Roundtable

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NL-East

On this special edition of the DTC Podcast, Steve and Joe are joined by a life-long Phillies fan (Dan) and a die-hard Mets fan (Mat) to discuss all things NL East. After a quick “state-of-the-team” the debate heats up discussing potential trade scenarios, the historical significance of the poor play in the NL East, and some interesting thoughts on the playoffs and beyond. Spoiler alert, only one panelist has the Nationals in the World Series, and it isn’t who you think!