Bustin’ Loose Baseball

Episode 219, FULL SHOW -- The Washington Nationals have locked in on their next Manager of the franchise as Blake Butera joins the organization as the first Managerial hire by New President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer react to the news and look back at the managerial career of Butera, who comes from the Tampa Bay Rays organization and coached with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic in 2023. 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 218, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen and Tobi Altizer have a captivating conversation with award winning Sportswriter and Author Jane Leavy about her newest book, "Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and I Can Fix It", which details how Major League Baseball has evolved over the years and the problems the sport is facing in the modern era, including the infusion of analytics, getting kids to Major League games, the pace of the game, the impending lockout, and much 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/adchoices

Episode 217, FULL SHOW -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer got the chance to meet with New President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni this week and provide their first impressions of the new leading man for the Nats. Plus, Toboni made his first set of sweeping changes in the organization, relieving several longtime members of the front office and organizational staff of their duties. Grant & Tobi discuss what's next after the series of changes to the staff; Hear the full interview with new President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni as he joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan this week to talk about choosing to come to Washington and preparing for the future of 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 217, Segment 1 -- Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer got the chance to meet with New President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni this week and provide their first impressions of the new leading man for the Nats. Plus, Toboni made his first set of sweeping changes in the organization, relieving several longtime members of the front office and organizational staff of their duties. Grant & Tobi discuss what's next after the series of changes to the staff. 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 217, Segment 2 -- Hear the full interview with new President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni as he joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan this week to talk about choosing to come to Washington and preparing for the future of 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 216, FULL SHOW -- Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday morning as the Washington Nationals new President of Baseball Operations. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap his introductory press conference, which featured an appearance from Owner Mark Lerner. What did we learn from Toboni and Lerner?; To get additional perspective on Paul Toboni's introductory press conference and how this sets up the future of the Washington Nationals, Barry Svrluga and Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday to do just that; Grant & Tobi give their final thoughts after Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday. Then, hear Paul Toboni's introductory press conference in its entirety. 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 216, Segment 1 -- Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday morning as the Washington Nationals new President of Baseball Operations. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap his introductory press conference, which featured an appearance from Owner Mark Lerner. What did we learn from Toboni and Lerner? 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 216, Segment 2 -- To get additional perspective on Paul Toboni's introductory press conference and how this sets up the future of the Washington Nationals, Barry Svrluga and Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday to do just that. 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 216, Segment 3 -- Grant & Tobi give their final thoughts after Paul Toboni was formally introduced on Wednesday. Then, hear Paul Toboni's introductory press conference in its entirety. 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 215, FULL SHOW -- The 2025 Nationals season has officially come to an end. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the final series of the season, and look back at the seasons for a plethora of the Nationals core young players, and what's coming next for them as the offseason gets underway for the organization; After breaking down the season and outlook for several of the young players on the Nationals roster, Grant & Tobi look toward what's next for some of the veteran players on the roster, including Keibert Ruiz and Jake Irvin. And then get into how they think the bullpen could shape up going into next season; With the Nationals expected to formally introduce Paul Toboni as the new President of Baseball Operations, Grant & Tobi look toward what they hope to hear from Toboni in his press conference on Wednesday. Plus, there have been several veteran MLB Managers that have been released from their clubs since the MLB regular season came to a close. Will any of them be candidates for the Nats? 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 215, Segment 1 -- The 2025 Nationals season has officially come to an end. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer recap the final series of the season, and look back at the seasons for a plethora of the Nationals core young players, and what's coming next for them as the offseason gets underway for 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 215, Segment 2 -- After breaking down the season and outlook for several of the young players on the Nationals roster, Grant & Tobi look toward what's next for some of the veteran players on the roster, including Keibert Ruiz and Jake Irvin. And then get into how they think the bullpen could shape up going into next season. 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 215, Segment 3 -- With the Nationals expected to formally introduce Paul Toboni as the new President of Baseball Operations, Grant & Tobi look toward what they hope to hear from Toboni in his press conference on Wednesday. Plus, there have been several veteran MLB Managers that have been released from their clubs since the MLB regular season came to a close. Will any of them be candidates for the Nats? 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 214, FULL SHOW -- News broke on Wednesday that the Nationals have finally found their new President of Baseball Operations. Paul Toboni arrives to the organization, leaving his role as Assistant General Manager for the Boston Red Sox. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer discuss what this means for the future of the organization, what Toboni could bring to the org, and look back at his quick rise to stardom in the world of scouting, development and front office recognition; With the hiring of Paul Toboni from the Red Sox, Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier caught up with Alex Speier of The Boston Globe to get insight on all there is to know about the new hire by the Nationals; The voice of the Boston Red Sox, Will Flemming, joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday to talk about everything he knows about new Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni during his time with the Red Sox organization. Plus, James Wood's recent power surge or and the continued emergence of Daylen Lile highlight our final thoughts. 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 214, Segment 1 -- News broke on Wednesday that the Nationals have finally found their new President of Baseball Operations. Paul Toboni arrives to the organization, leaving his role as Assistant General Manager for the Boston Red Sox. Grant Paulsen & Tobi Altizer discuss what this means for the future of the organization, what Toboni could bring to the org, and look back at his quick rise to stardom in the world of scouting, development and front office recognition. 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 214, Segment 2 -- With the hiring of Paul Toboni from the Red Sox, Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier caught up with Alex Speier of The Boston Globe to get insight on all there is to know about the new hire by the Nationals. 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 214, Segment 3 -- The voice of the Boston Red Sox, Will Flemming, joined Grant Paulsen & Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday to talk about everything he knows about new Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni during his time with the Red Sox organization. Plus, James Wood's recent power surge or and the continued emergence of Daylen Lile highlight our final thoughts. 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 213, FULL SHOW -- After a good start to September, the Nats winning ways came to a halt this week as they were swept by the Braves in 4 games. Grant & Tobi recap the series that was, and then dive into comments made by MacKenzie Gore during his weekly appearance on 106.7 The Fan in DC about the future of the organization; Grant & Tobi discuss the latest reports on where the Nationals are in their search for a new General Manager and President of Baseball Operations as the continue to conduct interviews. 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 213, Segment 1 -- After a good start to September, the Nats winning ways came to a halt this week as they were swept by the Braves in 4 games. Grant & Tobi recap the series that was, and then dive into comments made by MacKenzie Gore during his weekly appearance on 106.7 The Fan in DC about the future of 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 213, Segment 2 -- Grant & Tobi discuss the latest reports on where the Nationals are in their search for a new General Manager and President of Baseball Operations as the continue to conduct interviews. 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