Bad Calls - Pickleball Podcast
Bad Calls is where pickleball talk meets questionable judgment. Hosted by Graham D’Amico and Travis Rettenmaier—co-owners of Major League Pickleball’s Florida Smash and self-proclaimed experts in bad decisions—this show is a mix of unfiltered takes, trash talk, and whatever else comes to mind between games.
Travis is a top PPA pro and a former pro tennis player, which gives him just enough confidence to think he knows what he’s talking about. Graham? Well, he’s got opinions.
Recorded at Crescent Lake Park in St. Pete, Florida, these are the courts where we first learned the game, talked way too much smack, and fell in love with the sport. If you love pickleball but don’t take yourself too seriously, welcome to the party.
The Johnsons Show Up at Crescent… and Get Humbled
Roasting Travis While Recapping Vegas and MLP Cup
John Lucian: The Chess Brain Taking Over Pickleball
Wooden Paddles Made Pickleball… Better?!
Are Pros Softer Than Tennis Players? Hindrance Chaos and Line-Call Cheating
Andrei Daescu the Best Men’s Player in the World
Lifetime Ball Hype & Open Singles Could Shake Up Pickleball
Inside the New Player Collective Shaking Up Pickleball
Are Pickleball Pros Making Too Much Money?
Ben Johns Gets Traded... and Everyone's Mad
We Kidnapped Little Gucci Rach
It will not be my last intentional hook, I can tell you that.
$50,000 and a Super Rare Conspiracy
Kendra Lust Wants a Smash Jersey (And We’re Not Complaining)
Hayden Patriquin Owns Up to His Words
Agassi’s Playing the U.S. Open… and We’re Kinda Coaching Him?
Andre Agassi: Pickleball Lit a Fire in Me
The End of ALW & CP: What Happened?!
Pickleball Execs Get Heated at RacquetX 🔥
Hand Battles & Trash Talk Are Dying in Pickleball
Drafting the Florida Smash & Reaction to MLP Rosters
Travis' Controversial Challenge in Mesa & New Player Stealing Rule in Major League Pickleball
Major League Pickleball Says Goodbye to Rally Scoring
Recapping the drama from The PPA Masters
Predicting Ben John's New Partner
PPA Finals Reaction & Predictions for 2025
Setting the Record Straight & Predicting PPA Finals
Reacting to the MLP final & predicting who is getting dropped
The best and worst video in pickleball history
Bad Calls & Wake Up Calls… Ft. Ryan Sherry