Grant and Danny

The Nats got their .500 parade, but a sweep at the hands of the Matlins this week has them back below even heading into the weekend. We discuss that swoon, plus CJ Abrams trade rumors, on this week’s Best of Nationals.

Week 2 of Commanders OTAs has come and gone, and between that and more on the Brandon Aiyuk saga, we’ve got plenty to discuss in this week's Best of Commanders!

00:00-22:32 - Louis Riddick Expects a Massive Jayden Daniels Bounce Back 22:34- 38:22 - The Nationals Should Pause the CJ Abrams Trade Talks For Now 38:25 - 51:37 - How Much Confidence Do You Have Jayden Daniels Returns to Top 10 Form? 51:38 - 1:05:15 - Playing D.C. Sports GM

From 'Take Command' (subscribe here): The second week of Commanders OTA's has come and gone... so Logan and Grant break down what they make of the practice structure under the 2 new coordinators, Sonny Styles and the rest of the Commanders rookie depth not getting run with the starters, and more!

From 'Bustin' Loose Baseball' (subscribe here): After an impressive series win at home versus the Padres, the Nats couldn't keep up the momentum as they were swept by their pesky NL East rivals from Miami. Tobi Altizer & Grant Paulsen highlight some highs and lows from the series sweep and try to determine if this was just a small misstep, or if there concerns coming back to the forefront ahea...

Full show: 6/5/2026 -- Tobi's in for Grant, and he and Danny talk Commanders offense around Terry McLaurin, reveal sports bucket list items, and play a game of D.C. Sports GM. Plus, Matt Moore and the guys preview NBA Finals Game 2, and we talk about Ovi's decision waiting another month!

Hour 1: 06/05/2026 -Danny and Tobi break down NBA Finals Game 2 -Danny and Tobi play GM for a segment, debating what moves they would make if they were in charge of any of the D.C. sports team -One Move You'd Make as the Head of a DC Sports Team

Hour 2: 06/05/2026 -Matt Moore from Action Network breaks down NBA Finals Game 2 storylines -Alex Ovechkin will decide if he continues playing in July. Does this hurt the Caps because they are waiting on him? -Friday means the Double Play is all about Winning Off The Field!

Hour 3: 06/05/2026 -Andrew Golden (Nats), Mike Jones (NFL), and Michael Phillips (Commanders) join the Beltway Blitz -Former Nats announcer Bob Carpenter completes bucket list item: visit all 50 stats -What's On Your Sports Bucket List?

Hour 4: 06/05/2026 -Is a Terry McLaurin bounce back something to be confident about? -Do the Commanders have enough protection to make McLaurin succeed within the offense? -Danny Just Can't Keep Up with Viral Social Media Trends

The Nationals are back on the road, and they need to get back to what worked for them in May.

Do the Commanders have enough protection to make McLaurin succeed within the offense?

Is a Terry McLaurin bounce back something to be confident about?

Bob Carpenter accomplished his bucket list of visiting all 50 states. What's your top sports bucket list?

Andrew Golden (Nats), Mike Jones (NFL), and Michael Phillips (Commanders) join the Beltway Blitz

Alex Ovechkin will decide if he continues playing in July. Does this hurt the Caps because they are waiting on him?

Matt Moore from Action Network breaks down NBA Finals Game 2 storylines.

Danny and Tobi play GM for a segment, debating what moves they would make if they were in charge of any of the D.C. sports team.

Danny and Tobi break down NBA Finals Game 2.

***Second Segment*** Post-June 1st Trade Season is underway and chaos has ensued... so Logan and Grant break down what they make of Myles Garrett getting traded to the Rams, how that impacts the Commanders, the next player they'd like to see traded out of the NFC East, and more!

Full show from June 4th, 2026 -Knicks take Game 1 of the NBA Finals -Russell Wilson announces retirement...is he a Hall of Famer? -Trent Williams says this could be his final season -Myles Garrett praised Laremy Tunsil for giving him fits...where does Tunsil rank among most valuable Commanders? -Outside of JD5, who has the most trade value of other Commanders? -Double Play: What's going on in our...

Hour 1: 06/04/2026 -Knicks take Game 1 of the NBA Finals -Russell Wilson announces retirement...is he a Hall of Famer? -Trent Williams says this could be his final season

Hour 2: 06/04/2026 -Myles Garrett praised Laremy Tunsil for giving him fits...where does Tunsil rank among most valuable Commanders? -Outside of JD5, who has the most trade value of other Commanders? -Double Play: What's going on in our lives outside of sports?

Hour 3: 06/04/2026 -Spencer Nusbaum (Nats), Nick Ashooh (NBA), and Johnny 'Cakes' Auville (Commanders) join the Beltway Blitz. -VT gets major donation - would you do that if you had the money? -Could the Caps go after Dylan Larkin after he requested a trade?

Hour 4: 06/04/2026 -Brian Geltzeiler talks NBA Finals -Should Commanders be interested in Kayshon Boutte? -Jeff Passan gives an update on what Nats should do at trade deadline