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Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode we discuss the Steelers' preseason opener against the Houston Texans! Football is back at Acrisure stadium, and we talk about what and who stood out in their return to game action. Monty Adams, DeMarvin Leal, Ryan Watts, Jeremiah Moon, etc... all had nice nights. Payton Wilson had a night of very high highs and lo...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates season may as well be over. Just one week after there was a large sense of optimism surrounding the team following their approach at the trade deadline, they had a homestand that just may have been the nail in the coffin of the 2024 season. As they continue to lose ground and fall further back, we look at the cause. Look n...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode we discuss Smitty's time at training camp and who & what stood out to him while he was there. How are the rookies progressing? Is Beanie Bishop taking a firm hold on the slot CB spot? Who will step up with Roman Wilson set to miss multiple weeks? How much does Tomlin love the physical nature provided in the traini...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. They did it! The Pirates added a couple of bats at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline. While Bryan De La Cruz and Isiah Kiner-Falefa aren't names that will make you scream World Series contender, they were much needed additions with what this club was missing. Kiner-Falefa is having an awesome season and can play anywhere in the field. De La Cruz fills...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode we discuss the team kicking off 2024 training camp at Saint Vincent College and what took place on day one of practice. Russell Wilson sat out of team drills due to a calf injury that he got an MRI on. Justin Fields was the beneficiary as he got to spend time with the starters in his absence. Pat Freiermuth moved...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates went 4-2 in their first two series post all-star break against the Phillies and Cardinals. They continue to get the starting pitching they need from Paul Skenes, Mitch Keller and let's throw Luis Ortiz into that mix as well with what he's provided. The question is will this team commit to this group and do what they can to help them...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode we discuss what and who we are most looking forward to seeing as training camp approaches. Who do we think will stand out and who needs to stand out to secure a job? How will the WR room shakeout behind George Pickens? What is the status of Cole Holcomb? Will Pat Freiermuth and/or anyone else get a contract extens...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates begin their unofficial second half of the season, still very much in the thick of things. At .500 and firmly in the playoff mix, they have their work cut out for them out of the gate facing the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. We question the setup of the rotation to begin, as neither Mitch Keller nor Paul Skenes will p...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Penguins. Jesse Marshall of The Athletic and McKeens Hockey joins the show to go over the Penguins' offseason thus far. Was bringing back Alex Nedeljkovic the right call? What do we make of the Reilly Smith and Kevin Hayes trades? What about the free agent signings of Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Grzelcyk and others? How does Jesse feel about their draft ha...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. On today's episode we do something different. In the dead period of the summer just ahead of training camp, we thought it would be fun to go back and forth in the style of a fantasy football draft and select Steelers players to build our best rosters. Who came away with the better team? Let us know in the comments! Rockin' Around T...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. Paul Skenes and Bryan Reynolds have been named 2024 NL All-Stars. This comes just 2 months after Skenes made his MLB debut. As he continues to take the league by storm and garner more and more national attention, we ponder if it's possible that he's already the best pitcher in baseball. If you had to pick one pitcher to start a Game 7 tomorrow,...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Pirates. It's the same story week in and week out. The starting pitching (and bullpen as of late) continue to give the team opportunity after opportunity but they don't have the offense to capitalize on it. Bryan Reynolds continues to rake in June. Rowdy Tellez has turned his season around in June. Andrew McCutchen is exceeding expectations given his age...

Smitty and Tyler talk all things Pittsburgh Penguins. It's a busy week in the NHL World. The NHL Draft is underway (at the time of recording this) and free agency is set to kick off. Kyle Dubas should be a busy man. Will we see the team move on from Reilly Smith and/or Tristan Jarry. Will he look to improve the forward group via trade or primarily through free agency? Who are some players to keep...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver appeared on 'The Pivot' amid his frustrations with not yet receiving a contract extension from the team. He openly stated that if he isn't with the 49ers next year, he will probably be a Washington Commander or a Pittsburgh Steeler. Since then, he has met with the team and by all accounts, it was a...

Smitty and Tyler discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins gave goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic a two-year contract extension worth $2.5M per season. With him locked into being in the fold, will the team look to move on from Tristan Jarry or run it back with the same goalie tandem? Where do the Pens compare league wide in terms of how expensive their goalie room is? We also...

Smitty and Tyler are back to talk all things Pittsburgh Steelers. The New England Patriots gave RB Rhamondre Stevenson a nice new 4-year extension and we discuss how this could impact Najee Harris for better or worse. Does it make a deal between he and the Steelers more or less likely? It's hard to blame Omar Khan for moving on from Diontae Johnson. It's also hard to give him flak for not coughing...

The Pittsburgh Pirates strength all season has been their starting pitching. That may come as a surprise based off expectations before the season, but here we are. Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller and Bailey Falter continue to lead a playoff quality rotation. The problem? The bats haven't followed suit. Every game seems like a race to 3 runs to see who will come out on top. Bryan Reynolds, R...

Smitty and Tyler discuss the latest surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have hired ex-Rangers and Sharks head coach David Quinn to fill the void after parting ways with Todd Reirden. Quinn has a long track record in the game and his connection with Mike Sullivan goes all the way back to Boston University playing days. Is this the right move for what the Penguins needed to add to the...

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their 2024 mandatory minicamp on Thursday. Right before they got the week started though, Mike Tomlin was given a new three-year contract by the team. We dive into both sides of the coin. Why we agree with the move, why we can see the point of view of those that don't and everything in between. Was Art Rooney II right to provide this much security and a pay raise...

The Pittsburgh Pirates strength all season has been their starting pitching. That may come as a surprise based off expectations before the season, but here we are. Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller and Bailey Falter continue to lead a playoff quality rotation. The problem? The bats and bullpen haven't followed suit. The team has seemingly had one or the other for the entirety of the season an...

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their 2024 OTAs on Thursday. We talked about some takeaways from that as we prepare for mandatory minicamp next week, and then it's full steam ahead to training camp. Justin Fields mixed in with some starters, taking snaps from Nate Herbig and throwing to George Pickens. Is this even more of an indication that he and Russell Wilson will have a true QB battle in t...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to get great starting pitching from Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller and Bailey Falter (despite the Dodgers getting to him a little bit). The bullpen, however, continues to cost the team games every single week. The argument could be made that Colin Holderman and David Bednar are the only two reliable arms out of the pen right now. While they couldn't have for...

The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to go through their OTAs and we continue to hunt for storylines from them. The team has told offensive lineman James Daniels that there will be no extension talks with him ahead of the season, so he will play out the final year of his contract. Joey Porter Jr. claimed that he is CB1 in the entire league and we discuss how we feel about that statement from the sopho...

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to get great starting pitching from Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller and even a pleasantly surprising Bailey Falter. The team has had its fair share of letdowns this season, but along with the starting pitching, is Nick Gonzales' offensive turnaround the most pleasant surprise? Since being recalled, he continues to rake, and the underlying numbers suggest it i...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have reported for OTAs and there have been a few things that stand out immediately. Patrick Queen wants his presence to be seen, heard and felt. Pat Freiermuth is in for a massive season. Joey Porter Jr. and George Pickens both look physically bigger. We discuss all of this and then take to X to answer questions about the slot corner position, trading either Russell Wilson...