The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

Pittsburgh sports is on a big upswing, the Penguins are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Pirates have signed Konnor Griffin and the NFL Draft is only a couple weeks away!

PM Team FULL Show 4-10-26

Pirates 2, Cubs 0 in the first of three at Wrigley Field this weekend. The Pirates got clutch pitching and a clean 9th inning from Dennis Santana. We tipped our cap to Carmen Mlodzinski, who pitched into the 6th inning after struggling in previous outings when he sees a lineup multiple times. Big credit went to the bullpen for closing the door. A deeper look into the numbers following the Pirates win at Wrigley to open the series against the Cubs. Another ugly day for Marcell Ozuna – how do his numbers early on stack up to guys like Tommy Pham and Rowdy Tellez at this point in the season? More Bucco Reaction following the win in Chicago.

Steelers correspondent Mark Kaboly from The Pat McAfee Show joined the show. Mark now believes Aaron Rodgers will be back with the Steelers before we reach the draft in 13 days. That being said, Mark doesn’t see Rodgers going as far as announcing the Steelers draft pick on 4/23. If the Steelers select a QB, will that spell the end for his guy Mason Rudolph? Mark doesn’t think the Steelers were ever really interested in the Kirk Cousins idea. More w/ Mark – We joked with Mark about us meeting his nephew last week at the Pirates’ home opener. Mark said the chance of the Steelers trading TJ Watt is ‘zero, none.’ This discussion sparked into a debate over the edge rushers and what the future could look like for Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig. Out of others that are up for contract, who will and won’t get paid? We found out that Kaboom really likes Sebastian Joseph-Day, one of the sneaky Steelers free agent signings. More w/ Mark – Mark shared his take on Poni hoping the Penguins and Pirates throw him a bone. We tried getting to the bottom of the Pirates City Connect apparel being shared with the morning show, but nobody else at the station. Mark shared that he is a fan of Denzel Boston as we quickly approach the draft. If Vega Ioane is still available at 21, will the Steelers rush to the podium to draft the left guard? Mark was salivating at the idea of Gennings Dunker joining Mason McCormick and Zach Frazier on the interior of the Steelers offensive line.

At least one Steelers insider reached out to Poni to say the Gerry Dulac report on TJ Watt being floated for a trade is ‘complete BS.’ Chris and Donny guessed Mark Kaboly, who tends to enjoy poo-pooing any big news. Another layer on this is Nick Herbig, who got interest from another team, but the call reportedly ‘went nowhere.’ Steelers insider Nick Farabaugh from Penn Live dot com joined the show for a little Fair Game w/ Farabaugh. Is TJ Watt getting traded and is his contract even tradable? Nick is worried about Nick Herbig being blocked from a starting role as somewhat coming up on a contract year. Nick told the guys why a safety will be considered in the 1st round because of the lack of depth at the position in this year’s class. The discussion went back to Herbig and if the Steelers would pay/tag him after this season. Nick believes the Steelers would bet a ‘significant haul’ if they traded Herbig right now. Nick doesn’t think TE will be considered in the 1st round, even if Kenyon Sadiq is still on the board, but it should be on the table in the middle rounds. Donny Football Debrief – We now know the 16 players that will be attending the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.

A Pirates pregame to start the show as the Buccos begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. What are the takeaways from the lineup put out there by Donny Kelly? The Pirates have struggled mightily against Shota Imanaga in the past. Why are players already getting planned off days this early in the season? The Penguins are IN. The 5-2 win in New Jersey clinched a playoff spot for the first since the 2021-2022 season. The Pens proved A LOT of people wrong this season, which was one many expected the Penguins to be a lottery team. It sounds like Sidney Crosby had more motivation than usual to get this team into the postseason. Penguins social media decided to dunk on Poni a few times last night, even though they had many doubters. Joe Starkey was featured in the Penguins hype video after they qualified for the postseason. We think it is kind of a flex for Poni that the Penguins social team keeps picking on him despite 99.9% of the city expecting the team to be bad.

Pirates 2, Cubs 0 in the first of three at Wrigley Field this weekend. The Pirates got clutch pitching and a clean 9th inning from Dennis Santana. We tipped our cap to Carmen Mlodzinski, who pitched into the 6th inning after struggling in previous outings when he sees a lineup multiple times. Big credit went to the bullpen for closing the door.

Steelers insider Nick Farabaugh from Penn Live dot com joined the show for a little Fair Game w/ Farabaugh. Is TJ Watt getting traded and is his contract even tradable? Nick is worried about Nick Herbig being blocked from a starting role as somewhat coming up on a contract year. Nick told the guys why a safety will be considered in the 1st round because of the lack of depth at the position in this year’s class. The discussion went back to Herbig and if the Steelers would pay/tag him after this season. Nick believes the Steelers would bet a ‘significant haul’ if they traded Herbig right now. Nick doesn’t think TE will be considered in the 1st round, even if Kenyon Sadiq is still on the board, but it should be on the table in the middle rounds.

At least one Steelers insider reached out to Poni to say the Gerry Dulac report on TJ Watt being floated for a trade is ‘complete BS.’ Chris and Donny guessed Mark Kaboly, who tends to enjoy poo-pooing any big news. Another layer on this is Nick Herbig, who got interest from another team, but the call reportedly ‘went nowhere.’

The Penguins are IN. The 5-2 win in New Jersey clinched a playoff spot for the first since the 2021-2022 season. The Pens proved A LOT of people wrong this season, which was one many expected the Penguins to be a lottery team. It sounds like Sidney Crosby had more motivation than usual to get this team into the postseason. Penguins social media decided to dunk on Poni a few times last night, even though they had many doubters.

A Pirates pregame to start the show as the Buccos begin a series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. What are the takeaways from the lineup put out there by Donny Kelly? The Pirates have struggled mightily against Shota Imanaga in the past. Why are players already getting planned off days this early in the season?

PM Team FULL Show 4-9-26