The Bernie Williams episode. Al & Eric are back after the dust settles from the famous 50th epsidoe. We start with automotive repair conversation, don't be rude in places like that. Did you know McDonald's gives away food in the app? The guys discuss their best-in-the-league baseball teams. How the Phillies can manage without Realmuto, as they get …

It's finally here, we've reached 50 episodes. Thank you so much to everyone who's been along this journey with us. Here's to the next 50. We begin with a debut of a new segment, "Jake's Futbol Manifesto", where we talk a little Union, Copa America, Jake's top 5 most criminally insane supporters clubs, and what happens when your wiffleball manager g…

The Down Swinging Podcast 2024 MLB Preview. Complete with divsion-by-division breakdowns, overall playoff picture predictions and award winners. Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review! @downswingingpodBy Alfred Etter

Al & Eric give a shortened version of your normal weekly dose. Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review!By Alfred Etter

Happy Leif Erickson Day to those who celebrate. We begin with basketball, discussing the NBA fining Kelly Oubre & Nick Nurse $50k each for calling out the officials last week. James Harden's comments post-return to Philly, the Embiid situation and a quick look at the standings. NFL discussion includes rule changes, Lajarius Snead to the Titans and …

Ed, if you're out there, please let us know how you're doing. Plenty to discuss this week, the biggest of which might be a gambling problem with baseball's biggest star? We break down the Ohtani situation. Al goes off about Brian Snitker, and both Al & Eric give their dark horse picks in baseball as well as a pick each of teams that are going to un…

I aint gonna lie I'm gettin cooked! Back in action this week, a LOT of topics to cover. We get the basketball out of the way quick, the way Maxey gets treated is ridiculous, the NBA'S memo about "drawing fouls" is laughable. E's Baseball Heaven discusses a banged up Yankees roster. Gerrit Cole coming back anytime soon? Judge? Who knows! Because the…

We say goodbye for now to 1/3 of us. Eric & Al are back to discuss, mostly baseball but diving into a number of topics. Spring training is here, but the boys start with some off the field news. Scott Boras clients are getting crushed in the market (9:30), J.D Martinez is a moron (15:45), Kike Hernandez back to the Dodgers (18:15), Fanatics uniform …

We're learning to stop buying custom items online. Hana escaped Tom Cruise's clutches and has returned to us. E's Baseball Heaven begins discussing Rhys Hoskins signing with Milwaukee, Dave Robertson to Texas and Hector Neris to the Cubs. What are the Phillies going to do, anything? Plus our thoughts on the Hall of Fame announcements and the proces…

We go as a pair today, as our brother Hana has remained with his new religious afiliation in FL.. Come home soon buddy. A Closer Look starts us off this week, where we examine NBA coaches snapping on referees, a grown man with a plastic helmet throwing a temper tantrum in public, the wild Jay Gruden - Robert Griffin III feud and old people on zoom …

Time to URN our keep! A jam packed 2-week episode of DSP, we start as always with A Closer Look, where today we talk about David Tepper throwing a drink on a fan, Arthur Smith's last stand was taken cursing out Dennis Allen, and Connor the architect got stuck in an urn at a party. Do The Boys Care? talks about the 3 main coaching changes this week,…

Auld Lang Syne episode of the pod. A Closer Look reflects on adults dressed as the Grinch terrorizing children, cool or no? What happened at the end of Eagles-Giants? Ja Morant's all time headline, and the body & blood of the Pop Tarts mascot. Do The Boys Care? discusses Hana's big fantasy brag of the week, Al rants about the insufferable Sean Payt…

Seasons Greetings! Don't take our advice or you'll end up with coal in your stocking. We start with A Closer Look, where we discuss a kicker recovering his own kickoff, what's Jamal Adams' problem? And the Tommy DeVito mania sweeping the nation. E's Baseball Heaven dives deep into the Dodgers signing of TWO Japanese stars and where that leaves thei…

Hana & Al discuss all things Week 15 in both the NFL and Fantasy seasons Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review!By Alfred Etter

Why buy the cow when you can get it's gambling picks for free? Episode 41 is free-basing, the takes are potent and flying fast. We start with A Closer Look, where we talk about Zach Wilson wanting to not play (allegedly), a player at Colorado says Deion was mean to him, and Al goes after Eric for his defense of Pat McAfee's Gameday FG grifting. Do …

Lordy Lordy! Look who's 40! We've reached another milestone folks, thanks for sticking with us. We begin our 40th with A Closer Look, where we ogle over D.K Metcalf, give Chet Holmgren some props for not poking the bear and we look back on another absolutely bat shit insane Ironbowl. Do The Boys Care? dives into Jason Kidd actually making a good po…

Sorry for the audio issues down the line. Unrelated, Hell's Wawa is confirmed real. A Closer Look this week dives in Caleb Williams being wasted by USC, Blake Corum's generocity, Zach Wilson had a DAY in Buffalo on Sunday, and Drake University's new hot dog gun is... relatable. Do The Boys Care? discusses the John Fisher situation on Oakland, MetLi…

What's happened to people like me? And people like you? Episode 38 begins with a new segment called "A Closer Look" (it's just us cleaning out our group chat of all the stuff Al sent all week that the guys didn't answer). Do The Boys Care? dives into the Bill firing Ken Dorsey, Texas A&M buying out Jimbo Fisher for $70m+ and that time Demarcus Cous…

Never, ever give up on your dreams, but if you're running digs and 7 routes at Crunch Fitness at 35 years old? Maybe find a new dream? DTBC (?) this week dives into real estate deals, racist soccer language and more. NFL Week 9 recap, Eagles squeak by the Cowboys, Giants get smoked by the Raiders AND lose Daniel Jones, the Raiders might've found th…

If you aren't wearing a hat, take your top off for Bruce Bochy. As the baseball season leaves us, Do The Boys Care? returns triumphantly. Among the things we might care about include Marcus Jordan dating Scottie Pippen's wife, Westbrook disrespecting Lebron, and the Michigan sign stealing scandal. E's Baseball Heaven recaps the World Series, which …

The ejection episode. We start with football again, a great weekend for Al's Eagles AND Hana's G-Men. One of these weeks we're gonna get a clean sweep for the boys. Lions-Ravens shocker, Niners upset by the Vikings begins to bring their quality into question for sure. Plus, our two fantasy stars of the week REAALLY came thru for the fellas. NBA Rou…

We start in the craziest place imaginable. Like google searching "Ted Bundy's Day Job". The NFL was a mess last week, the Jets beat the Eagles, the Giants beat themselves. Upsets everywhere. Lane Johnson deserves more respect. NBA Roundtable is rounding into form. Wemby is upsetting, Harden takes a PTO day. E & Al break down the MLB Postseason to t…

Our maiden voyage with our new platform, trying to see how we like it with just the raw audio. Basic epsiode, we start with baseball postseason, why the Phillies blew a golden opportunity and why it doesn't matter that much. Rangers are bullying the Orioles, Astros look like the same old thing again, and Arizona might've ended Kershaw's career. Bri…

Where was Joe Namath last night? You need to start believing bad fantasy players when they consistently tell you that they're bad (1:23), Do The Boys Care? (4:17) talks real life Little Big League, What happens when you just refuse to show up for work & the NFL's latest celebrity couple?? E's Baseball Heaven (12:31) discusses the Wild Card races ti…

Al returns with the Down Swinging Podcast Betting Guide with a full slate of College Fotoball Week 2 games as well as NFL Week 1! *All lines provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER* @downswingingpod on Twitter, Instagram and TikTokBy Al Etter

Those Washington Ragoons caused quite the commotion on this week's show. E fills us in on his Labor Day Weekend lessons from strangers (2:02), a brand new Do The Boys Care? (8:58) dives into 147mph tennis serves, Coach Prime arrives and a Shohei Ohtani body double. E's Baseball Heaven (18:07) talks about the possibility of Craig Counsell managing t…

Al returns with the Down Swinging Podcast Betting Guide, and has a full slate of NCAA Week 1 picks. Enjoy! *All lines provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER* @downswingingpod on Twitter, Instagram and TikTokBy Al Etter

Dominic Toretto makes another appearance on this week's show. E tells us all about his experience with the wilderness known as Tacony (0:00). Al poses the most important question remaining unanswered in the world today, how long is too long to wait for a sandwich? Do The Boys Care? (11:15) is all over the place today. E's Baseball Heaven (28:12) co…

Al returns with the Down Swinging Podcast Betting Guide for another year. This week we have 5 NCAA Week 0 picks. Enjoy! *All lines provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER* @downswingingpod on Twitter, Instagram and TikTokBy Al Etter

BREAKING: You heard it hear first, FLAPACAMINGOS win Wifflepalooza XVII, with Down Swinging hosts Al Etter & Eric Leonard along for the ride. S/o Ryan Ricci, Kevin Engasser, Jake Lambert, Rob Humes, Joe Saverino, Dave Fridolph, Pat Ney. Legends forever. THE BOYS ARE BACK from their summer hibernation. We begin in the most logical place, when was th…

Workin' on the weekend very unusual. We're back, with Episode 28. Al tells his story from a long long night at the Luke Combs concert (0:00), Hana shares his path toward finding a new coffee creamer (10:43), the DSP Yard Sale is a community one this week (17:00), E's Baseball Heaven (30:54) touches on the Yankees getting Aaron Judge back, the Oriol…

Do you also, from time to time, feel like you missed the evolutionary boat? Come along for the ride. The Mike Trout Episode (27). Some obligatory Comcast hate (0:00), followed by some terrible news about Chipotle (5:41). DSP Yard Sale is back (11:23), Hana's mom threw her back out moving the takes out of the shed. E's Baseball Heaven (22:56) is inc…

Our first live episode, Al & Eric talk over the 2023 MLB All-Star Game live from Seattle. We discuss sellers at the deadline, players who are fun who we also hate, we phone our good friend @shawnstrubeck to commit to a future episode, plus some movie commercial critiques. Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review! @downswingingpod on Twitter, Instagram and…

Hot dog days of summer baby. Minor league baseball is great (1:11), DSP Yard Sale (5:22), E's Baseball Heaven (22:11) we hear about E's experience at Yankees photo day, right before they revealed a serious betrayal. Buck Showalter needs to be shown the door, but not everyone agrees, Wander Franco was benched and sent a message, & could the Angels r…

HERE I GOOOOO, ON THE ROAD AGAIN. Big Mac Mark McGwire episode, legalize steroids in MLB! Theme today is "turning the page". The scouts are coming boys (1:30), DSP Yard Sale (4:35) goes long today, failed coaching searches, fans being scumbags, baseball takes, washed player takes, we got it all. Eric's Baseball Heaven (31:41) sees a rough one for E…

I'm tired boss. It's the Kobe episode, we try to get it right, but fail again. What made the men in 300 great? (:00), A lesson on positive road rage transitions into Numbers Don't Lie (:43), Down Swinging Yard Sale (5:30), Hana's NBA Roundtable (20:27) dissects the Nuggets winning the NBA Championship. Jokic played great, Jokic is great, but his po…

JORDAN EPISODE, BUILT LIKE A BAKED BEAN. Orange jumpsuit apparatus (:00), E's California adventure (3:25), DSP Yard Sale (5:50), Hana's NBA Roundtable (22:30) has a lot of NBA finals talk, as well as a dive into the latest Kyrie mess, trying to recruit Lebron... to Texas..., Quick NFL update (33:16), Eric's Baseball Heaven (37:35) goes on longer th…

The Simmering Rage episode begins with Phillies discourse (:35), we start officially with the DSP Yard Sale (4:50), Hana's NBA Roundtable (17:05) includes an Eastern Conf.Finals recap, Boston losing tastes so good, NBA Finals Preview, it's Nuggets-Heat just like we all thought it would be.... Caleb Martin is getting PAID, Eric Lewis and the NBA's r…

A week's break did us good, and hopefully you as well. Al discusses his recent trip to Cooperstown, NY (1:02), The DSP Yard Sale is back (6:02), Eric's Baseball Heaven (16:22) includes the Yankees getting hot, the Phillies falling apart, San Diego might be sellers? DeGrom returning soon, A's broadcaster fired, Hana's NBA Roundtable (33:35) includes…

Splendiferous week's worth of content, the Yard Sale is back (5:02), Eric's Baseball Heaven (16:07) for the week's MLB headlines, Hana's NBA Roundtable (39:05), the NFL Schedule gets released tomorrow (59:12), Do The Boys Care? (1:00:16), Numbers Don't Lie (1:08:00), Final Thoughts (1:09:25) Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review! @downswingingpod on Tw…

This week starts with Joel Embiid winning the NBA MVP (0:33), we have another DSP Yard Sale (4:28), E's baseball heaven (15:07) includes the Pirates are the best team in baseball so far, Bryce Harper returns, we talk about the rule changes 1/5 into the season, the Yankees stink and it's Brian Cashman's fault. Hana's NBA Roundtable (32:44) includes …

Hana's is back, action packed episode ahead. More airline talk (0:45), the debut of the Down Swinging Yard Sale (5:09), MLB talk (16:54), Hana's NBA Roundtable (28:55), Aaron Rodgers is a Jet (46:21), Quick DSP Mock Draft (52:42), Do The Boys Care? (1:02:32), Numbers Don't Lie (1:06:33), final thoughts (1:08:10) Subscribe! Download! Rate! Review! @…

Hana is off getting married in Guam.. or at a wedding... or something. Al & Eric lead an action packed show, Comcast needs their asses beat (0:00), Intro (3:23), Yankees talk (5:35), Shohei Ohtani is amazing (9:24), Phillies talk (10:33), the A's rally possum is covered in poo (15:44), the Rays are great but their attendance is not (22:30), & then …

In the pilot of our first mini-pod series, "203 Files", Eric & Al sit down with former Yankee bat-boy, clubhouse attendant and best-selling author, Luis Squeegee Castillo, to talk about his journey, his latest book "Clubhouse Confidential: A Yankee Bat Boy's Insider Tale of Wild Nights, Gambling and Good Times with Modern Baseball's Greatest Team",…

Jam packed episode this week, we hear about someone trying smoking for the first time (0:51), E tried to help out a stranger (4:45), our weekly baseball segment (10:17) includes the Rays undefeated start, Oneill Cruz's injury fiasco, Yankees winning their first 4 series, and Aaron Nola scuffling. A quick football wrap up (17:04) discusses OBJ joini…

E takes a week off to go to the Yankees game, Al & Hana pick up the slack discussing Al's Final Four weekend in Houston (:40), UConn wins the National Championship (2:00), their fans however should probably be in a cage (7:33), we announce the winner of the DSP Bracket Challenge (NoahDiana14 contact us!) (12:20), Hana's NBA Roundtable (14:40) inclu…

LOUD NOISES! The guys work through our baseball preview (3:00), division by division going NL East (14:35), NL Central (18:59), NL West (21:52), AL West (35:28), AL Central (36:50), & AL East (39:56), with World Series and MVP picks along the way. Hana's NBA Roundtable (51:25) includes disappointment over no MVP showdown in Denver, Lebron & KD's re…

*Slightly different format* On baseball's biggest night, we talk almost a half hour of basketball. We begin learning about oreo thins (:45), Hana's NBA Roundtable (3:15) includes Sixers talk, Western Conference standings talk, we've had enough of the Grizzlies-Warriors beef & Durant & Ja updates. Eric's Dugout (name for the segment?) (22:00) is us …

The guys discuss spring training injuries (2:05), a WBC update (5:36), Al rips team USA's performance (9:00), Great Britain's whack ass uniforms (14:19), Set-It-And-Forget-It backfires again (16:26), NBA Roundtable (17:40), your weekly Mavericks talk (18:30), Ja Morant update (21:55), Joel Embiid- for your MVP consideration & exposing the Boston la…

Too much to explain, we eviscerate Frontier Airlines (2:15), discuss the scary Justin Turner injury (7:05), the damn vuvuzela at the WBC (11:35), Dodgers injury situation and MLB's cover up of the Mike Clevinger issue (15:50). Hana's NBA Roundtable, Ja Morant has more than a few problems (24:30), Luka/Booker/Curry updates (29:38), MVP discussion (3…