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Playoff pressure is real. We break down the NL West weirdness (Giants hot, Dodgers wobbling, Padres sliding), ask if the Diamondbacks are the league’s ultimate spoilers, and size up the Mets’ path with a shaky bridge between the starters and Edwin Díaz. Then we flip to the AL: Rays resurging, Yankees/Boston lurking, Toronto vulnerable, Texas inconsistent, Seattle stalling, Houston steady. Who actu...

The Texas Rangers are running out of runway. With Nathan Eovaldi out, Jacob deGrom managed, and the offense flipping between hot and cold, can Texas still claw into October? We break down the remaining schedule (A’s, D-backs, Astros x2, Brewers, Mets), the exact win totals needed, and which bats have to carry the clutch moments (Seager, Langford, García). We also spotlight Jack Leiter’s surge and...

Are the Phillies actually in freefall while the Mets catch fire? We dig into the September playoff picture: NL wild card chaos (Reds, Mets, Padres, Cubs, Brewers, Dodgers) and the American League logjam (Astros, Mariners, Rangers, Royals, Guardians, Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays). We walk schedules, defense, bullpen health, and why this month’s streaks decide everything. 00:00 Welcome to Batter Spor...

The Texas Rangers just wrapped up a rollercoaster week — two wins over the Yankees, then a meltdown against the Phillies. Aidan and the crew break down the struggles with runners in scoring position, the elite pitching that’s being wasted, and why August might be the make-or-break month before a brutal September schedule. We talk Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, and how the Rangers can (and must) stack wi...

The SwingBadder crew is back with another Badder Five breakdown — the five worst-performing MLB teams this week, and some legendary-level disasters. From the Colorado Rockies’ mind-boggling -330 run differential to the New York Mets’ ice-cold collapse, we’re looking at teams who can’t buy a win, no matter how much they spend. We break down why the Brewers’ insane hot streak might be peaking too ea...

Welcome to another jam-packed episode of SwingBadder, where we dive into the week’s worst MLB performances in the Badder5! The Nationals continue to spiral, the Rangers hit the rare Badder5 “cycle,” and the Mets prove yet again that they can’t have nice things — even after a $500 lobster roll binge. We break down: • The Brewers’ historic 56-hit week and the “Milwaukee Massacre” of Washington • The...

The Texas Rangers just put together their best week in years, going 8–1 and lighting up both sides of the field. In this SwingBadder Rangers Recap, Brendan and Aidan break down what’s really fueling the turnaround—elite pitching, clutch hitting, and a red-hot Corey Seager. We dive into: • What a 3.15 team ERA really means • Patrick Corbin’s surprise success • Seager, García, and the hunt for 30+ H...

Baseball is back after the All-Star break — and so is chaos. This week’s SwingBadder dives into the most disappointing teams in baseball, and it’s a shocking list: the Tigers completely fall apart, the Braves confirm what we’ve been warning about for weeks, and the Giants lose in brutal fashion to teams like the Mets and Blue Jays. We also cover the Cardinals’ crash, the Twins’ wasted opportunity,...

The All-Star break is here—but before the league took a breather, five teams bottomed out. In this week’s SwingBadder recap, the crew digs into who made the Badder Five, why the Tampa Bay Rays are crashing again, and how the Astros might be quietly slipping. The Rockies remain a familiar failure, but teams like Pittsburgh and Washington aren’t letting them have all the shame. We also look ahead: W...

The Texas Rangers just went 4–3—but the score doesn’t tell the whole story. In this SwingBadder Rangers Recap, Brendan and Aidan dive deep into a week that could signal the start of a major turnaround. From clutch wins over the Astros to disappointing losses in extra innings, we explore: • Why the offense finally looks dangerous again • Seager, Simeon, and Langford heating up • DeGrom’s “bad luck”...

The Texas Rangers are stuck in neutral — again. In this week’s SwingBadder recap, Brendan and Aidan break down another 3–3 week that could have been a 5–1 stretch if clutch hitting and bullpen performance came through. From extra-inning collapses to promising starts by deGrom and Eovaldi, they explore what’s working (pitching), what isn’t (timely offense), and what’s at stake as the Rangers head i...

This week’s SwingBadder recap dives into the ugliest performances in Major League Baseball. For the first time in Batter Five history, the Cleveland Guardians top the list in back-to-back weeks after a winless 0–6 stretch. But they’re not alone in misery. The St. Louis Cardinals managed just one win and scored zero runs in four losses, the New York Yankees make their debut on the list after gettin...

Join us on the SwingBadder Podcast for the Badder Five: June Edition, where hosts Todd and Dad rank baseball’s top five underperformers of the month. From shocking slumps by the Washington Nationals and Kansas City Royals to surprising turns by the Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies, we analyze why high-payroll teams fizzled and which first-timers need to make moves before the All-Star break. Whet...

The Rangers had their chance — and blew it. In this week’s SwingBadder recap, Brendan and Aiden break down the Rangers’ frustrating 3-3 week, where brutal extra-inning losses, clutch hitting failures, and mounting injuries continue to define the season. Despite top-tier pitching — and a Cy Young-caliber resurgence from deGrom — Texas continues to tread water in a division where the Astros are surg...

This week on SwingBadder, we break down the five worst-performing MLB teams in our weekly Badder Five list — and the list is rough. ➡️ Cleveland’s offense has all but disappeared. ➡️ Colorado returns after a short break — with one home run every 103 ABs! ➡️ The Giants hit a wall after facing the Marlins and White Sox. ➡️ The Royals’ offense is falling apart despite a handful of doubles. ➡️ And the...

Welcome back to SwingBadder! In this week’s Texas Rangers recap, Brendan and Aidan break down one of the most disappointing stretches in recent memory for the $217 million roster. After getting outscored and outclassed by the Royals and Pirates, the Rangers are flirting with full-on collapse. We compare them to the Rockies (yes, really), question if Bruce Bochy has anything left in the tank, and d...

The Badder Five returns! This week, the Mets hit a new low and debut at #1 on the Badder Five after a brutal collapse against the Braves and Phillies. The Twins continue their free fall with back-to-back weeks in the bottom five, and the Rangers’ offensive inconsistency lands them in third place. Rounding out the list are the Nationals and the always-disappointing White Sox. Todd, Dad, and the Swi...

The Texas Rangers just dropped 34 runs in three games—but does that mean they're officially back? In this episode of SwingBadder’s Texas Rangers Recap, Aidan and Chad dive into the highs and lows of the week, from torching the Twins to squeaking by the White Sox. They break down: What’s really changed in the Rangers' lineup Why scoring is still a massive question mark How upcoming matchups against...

Welcome to SwingBadder: Badder Five – where we don’t just talk baseball, we expose the worst-performing MLB teams of the week and the dollars they wasted doing it. 💸⚾ This week’s Badder Five features: • The Kansas City Royals scoring just 11 runs despite playing the A’s (!) • The Washington Nationals tumbling with a six-game losing streak • The Minnesota Twins allowing 34 runs in 3 games to the...

Rafael Devers has officially been traded from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants—and no one saw this coming. The SwingBadder crew dives deep into the biggest mid-season MLB trade bombshell, breaking down the real story behind Devers’ departure, what Boston gains (if anything), and whether the Giants just made a power move to take down the Dodgers. From clubhouse rumors to front office...

The Texas Rangers are flirting with historic offensive futility—and we’re not exaggerating. In this episode of SwingBadder, Brendan and Aidan dive into the disaster that is the 2024 Rangers offense. From abysmal OPS numbers to Marcus Semien and Corey Seager combining for fewer RBIs than you’d expect from a backup catcher, it’s time to ask: is this just a slump… or the end of a championship window?...

The June 9th edition of SwingBadder delivers one of the most SHOCKING Badder Five breakdowns yet – FOUR NL East teams make the list, with the Braves and Phillies topping the chart for all the wrong reasons. We dive deep into Atlanta’s catastrophic bullpen collapse, Philadelphia’s offensive disappearance, and the Mariners’ baffling underperformance. Meanwhile, Todd celebrates a huge Mets week as th...

This week on Swing Baddder, we unveil the latest MLB "Badder Five" — the five worst-performing teams in baseball! The Rockies hit a shocking 9-50 record with a brutal -39 run differential. Oakland continues its nosedive with a third straight week on the list. The Angels, despite a recent win streak, stumble hard. Chicago's White Sox clock in for the fifth time, and even the Phillies, fresh off a h...

Texas Rangers' Offensive Struggles: In-Depth Analysis with Aidan In this episode of SwingBadder, host Brendan is joined by Aidan, who is finally free from finals and ready to dive deep into the ongoing struggles of the Texas Rangers. The duo analyzes the Rangers' performance, highlighting their placement as number one in the 'batter five' last week, signifying a particularly bad week in baseball....

In this episode of SwingBadder, Brendan flies solo while Aidan focuses on finals. The spotlight is on a nightmare week for the Texas Rangers — swept by the Yankees, nearly swept by the White Sox, and officially landing on the Badder Five list, the dreaded ranking of the worst-performing teams of the week. With Cory Seager still sidelined and the offense ranked among MLB’s bottom five, Brendan brea...