HOUR 1 - Pirates get ready for Cubs, Pens clinch playoff spot, Penguins dunking on Poni

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.