The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

It sounds like Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers are nowhere near a new deal in Tampa. Could he be yet another Steelers QB option starting in 2027? According to his agent, they won’t negotiate once the season begins, so they basically have 3 months to get this done. Can you win big with B+ QBs? Sam Darnold and Jalen Hurts proved you can, even while paying those guys some amount of money. Our Pirat...

Mark Kaboly joins the show for the next hour. Mark said on twitter that Alex Highsmith looked like death on Tuesday after Nick Herbig signed an extension with the Steelers. Kaboly says that the Steelers are ‘all in’ this year. Mark does not trust that the Steelers would trade Alex Highsmith, even if they were offered a first rounder. He also thinks that the Steelers shouldn’t be worried about gett...

Donny Football Debrief – The guys play a game of 20-0 on the internet. They went 17-3.

It sounds like Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers are nowhere near a new deal in Tampa. Could he be yet another Steelers QB option starting in 2027? According to his agent, they won’t negotiate once the season begins, so they basically have 3 months to get this done. Can you win big with B+ QBs? Sam Darnold and Jalen Hurts proved you can, even while paying those guys some amount of money.

Steelers insider Nick Farabaugh from Penn Live dot com joined the show. Nick shared that he will NOT be in attendance for Morgan Wallen this weekend even though he is a fan of his music. Nick expects Joey Porter Jr. to get a deal done with the Steelers before the season starts, on the heels of a pair of his class of 2023 teammates getting paid. Nick thinks we see Alex Highsmith and TJ Watt in blac...

PM Team FULL Show 6-4-26

If the Pirates bullpen played to even an average level, they would be 12 games over .500 this season. Poni wondered if the Pirates should kick the tires on a Bailey Falter reunion. The biggest insider in all of baseball suggested the Pirates could still deal Carmen Mlodzinski, but would that make sense since the team needs bullpen arms more than anything? What if a Mlodzinski trade netted a true l...

Darnell Washington has signed a 4-year extension with the Steelers. The Steelers also signed Robert Tonyan to a one-year deal, as he reunites with Aaron Rodgers in the QBs final year. What do these moves mean for Pat Freiermuth, who is still getting paid $12 million a year? The Steelers are now tying a lot of money into both Washigton and Nick Herbig, neither of who have started the majority of ga...

The Pirates have now lost 4 straight Paul Skenes starts. Although Skenes did not get much help from the defense yesterday, Poni thinks that he still needs to find a way to not throw 109 pitches through 4.2 innings. Mullsy thinks that Skenes has not been as sharp these past couple starts than he has been throughout his career. He has thrown 20 innings through his last 4 starts. Apparently, Paul Ske...

Another blown game for the Buccos last night and this one could take the cake for the 2026 season. The Pirates led 8-3 in the 7th inning in Houston, and wound up losing 11-9. Paul Skenes couldn’t get out of the 5th inning then multiple bullpen arms got rocked, including ones that were previously pretty reliable. Are the lights too bright for Don Kelly? How much is on Ben Cherington? How does the b...

Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. After Nick Herbig signed his extension with the Steelers, are Alex Highsmith or TJ Watt on the block? Was Highsmith actually ‘sick’ yesterday when he missed practice? Ray said we won’t really know how Highsmith will feel about this unless he openly breaks his silence before training camp. Ray doesn’t expect the recent signings to deter t...

Donny Football Debrief – Caleb Williams is the Madden 27 cover athlete.

Steve Palazzolo joins the guys to discuss some of the Steelers recent moves. Steve says that he would not give Joey Porter Jr Surtain or Gardner money, but he is worth a little over $20 a year. Steve does not think that Highsmith would be worth a ton of draft-pick compensation if the Steelers were to trade him.

Power Rankings – 5 best Pirates relievers of all-time.

The Pirates have now lost 4 straight Paul Skenes starts. Although Skenes did not get much help from the defense yesterday, Poni thinks that he still needs to find a way to not throw 109 pitches through 4.2 innings. Mullsy thinks that Skenes has not been as sharp these past couple starts than he has been throughout his career. He has thrown 20 innings through his last 4 starts. Apparently Paul Sken...

Pirates insider Jason Mackey joined the show. Jason told us Carmen Mlodzinski will pitch tonight and will ‘piggy-back’ off Jared Jones, who starts tonight. What will his role look like out of the ‘pen? The guys wondered if the role of Wilber Dotel will grow since he’s one of the few arms that has been consistently reliable. Jason mentioned Joey Bart as a trade piece the Pirates could have once he...

Another blown game for the Buccos last night and this one could take the cake for the 2026 season. The Pirates led 8-3 in the 7th inning in Houston, and wound up losing 11-9. Paul Skenes couldn’t get out of the 5th inning then multiple bullpen arms got rocked, including ones that were previously pretty reliable. Are the lights too bright for Don Kelly? How much is on Ben Cherington?

PM Team FULL Show 6-3-26

4 straight wins for the Buccos with the offense on fire. Are you starting to believe? The offense has scored 35 runs in the last 4 games. Are the bullpen arms still worrying you? The guys praised Wilber Dotel. Can you see this team being in the World Series? 93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff confirmed that Alex Highsmith was in the building today after he missed prac...

A read & react to some Steelers sound today from mandatory minicamp – the likes of Cam Heyward, TJ Watt and Nick Herbig shared answers with the media. ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – The guys asked Aditi about getting to work with Russell Wilson this fall with the NFL on CBS. Aditi remembers working with Nate Burleson in his early days of television. Aditi gave her reaction to the Steelers extending Nick He...

Mike McCarthy said Nick Herbig ‘deserved’ his new deal with the Steelers, after inking a contract that makes him one of the highest-paid ‘reserve’ players in NFL history. It’s a $100M+ deal for the Steelers third edge rusher on the depth chart. Are the Steelers going to make it more of a true 3-man rotation if they don’t deal TJ Watt or Alex Highsmith? It’s hard to take down the snaps for the two...

One day after Nick Herbig inked his $100M+ extension with the Steelers, Alex Highsmith missed practice. Steelers PR quickly got ahead of the narrative stating that Highsmith was ‘sick.’ If a team approached the Steelers about trading Highsmith in exchange for a 2nd round pick, should they say Yes? Are fans buying the ‘illness’ excuse for Alex Highsmith today at practice? One legendary caller said...

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff confirmed that Alex Highsmith was in the building today after he missed practice. The miss came the day after Nick Herbig signed his new contract with the Steelers, which created some skepticism. Jeff told us the team is not exploring trades including Highsmith because they really want to get all 3 players on the field at the same ti...

4 straight wins for the Buccos with the offense on fire. Are you starting to believe? The offense has scored 35 runs in the last 4 games. Are the bullpen arms still worrying you? The guys praised Wilber Dotel. Can you see this team being in the World Series?

ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – The guys asked Aditi about getting to work with Russell Wilson this fall with the NFL on CBS. Aditi remembers working with Nate Burleson in his early days of television. Aditi gave her reaction to the Steelers extending Nick Herbig. What does it mean for the fellow pass rushers? What does it mean for others up for contracts? Aditi gets the sense that Aaron Donald will play fo...