The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

Hour 4: Is Pittsburgh the best fireworks city in the country? Poni wonders why Marcell Ozuna continues to be left off the Pirates lineup. And Dom torches a Steelers podcaster following a social media feud yesterday.

Mark Kaboly joins the show for the next hour. Mark thinks that people are overreacting with Paul Skenes, and that Skenes is going to be just fine. Mark refers to Esmerlyn Valdez as the next Ke'Bryan Hayes. Mark also says that the young Pirates' fans are not used to losing. Poni thinks that Konnor Griffin will make a greater impact on the Pirates than Paul Skenes in the next 10 years. Mark disagree...

Full hour with Matt Clement! The biggest talking point for the Pirates right now is how Paul Skenes has been struggling greatly. Matt has done a deep dive to try and figure out what is going on with Paul Skenes. He first mentions that Skenes has been struggling greatly with pitch location, and his misses in the zone are catching way too much of the plate. Matt also mentions the World Baseball Clas...

There is something wrong with Paul Skenes. People have their theories and have even blamed Livy Dunne. Baseball Savant stats suggest that the Pirates have the worst defense behind him. Is that really the case or is there more than just a bad defense? One caller asks if we can allow Skenes to be normal for a little bit rather than the best pitcher in baseball he has been the last few years.  The Do...

Fair Game with Nick Farabaugh - Nick thinks that the Steelers view Joey Porter Jr. as a franchise cornerstone and would not trade him no matter what they are offered. He also says that he wouldn't be shocked if either Brandin Echols or Asante Samuel Jr. were traded. Nick thinks that the Jaylen Ramsey trade was not a good move, looking back on it. Nick also thinks that the Steelers could be looking...

PM Team FULL Show 7-2-26

What is going on with Paul Skenes? Poni is beyond worried by what is happening when he takes the mound as of late. The Pirates are 0-9 in his last 9 outings. Can we still blame the World Baseball Classic? There are a few times when you can blame the offense for not providing runs, but we have seen plenty of times in 2026 when that hasn’t been the case. Why are baseball reporters still projecting P...

The Pirates took down the Phillies 6-1 and split the series in Philadelphia. They sit at .500 after 88 games this season. They also now lead baseball in times sitting at .500 this season with 14. Poni thinks the turning point of today’s game was the first inning when Jared Jones fell behind Trea Turner, the leadoff guy, 3-0 and ended up striking him out in front of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper....

Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray says that there are two other high-profile corners in Joey Porter Jr.’s draft class, and he would value them a tick above Porter. He thinks the Nick Herbig contract will affect how much Porter ends up getting. Ray isn’t sure if Darnell Washington will out-snap Pat Freiermuth again, and thinks that Freiermuth will play more than he di...

A couple of topics tickled Poni’s mind to start today’s show. To start, he wants the Penguins to pick a lane. They should attack this free agency period as a rebuilding team or as a team that wants to go for the Stanley Cup. Are fans against the Penguins going after Jason Robertson? Can they do both at the same time? Poni also brought up the World Cup win for Team USA last night that came with con...

Manager's Minute

Pirates Insider Jason Mackey joins the show. Jason says that his biggest takeaway from today’s game is that Esmerlyn Valdez is for real. Mackey is a fan of Jared Triolo because of his defense, but also mentions that his OPS is above .800 his last 13 games. Jason says that he would be surprised if Skenes is still adamant about pitching to Henry Davis after his recent struggles. He thinks it makes s...

Donny Football Debrief – Brandon Aiyuk was dancing on Instagram because he believes that he will be a Commander very soon.

Charlie Batch thinks that there is no way the Steelers hang on to 4 quarterbacks this season, despite what some reports are saying. Poni thinks that Mason Rudolph will be the odd man out. Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray says that there are two other high-profile corners in Joey Porter Jr.’s draft class, and he would value them a tick above Porter. He thinks the Nic...

Stars reporter Robert Tiffin from Stars Thoughts dot com joined the show. Robert was here to give us the latest on what is happening with Jason Robertson. Robert said there are very few players that can score more than Robertson, so the price would be high in a trade, possibly including Bryan Rust along with a few 1st round picks. Robert doesn’t know if Erik Karlsson back to Dallas would help the...

A couple of topics tickled Poni’s mind to start today’s show. To start, he wants the Penguins to pick a lane. They should attack this free agency period as a rebuilding team or as a team that wants to go for the Stanley Cup. Are fans against the Penguins going after Jason Robertson? Can they do both at the same time? Poni also brought up the World Cup win for Team USA last night that came with con...

Hour 4: Jeff Hathhorn joins the show to go through the latest with the Penguins and Pirates. Dom and Jack debate whether people should watch Pirates-Phillies or the World Cup tonight. And who was the real villain in Jaws?

Hour 3: Is tonight the biggest start of Paul Skenes’ career? Aditi Kinkhabwala joins the show to discuss the recent NFL stories. And Dom thinks Penn State should fire Matt Campbell after Year 1 if this happens.

Dom Debrief - Dom thinks that Matt Campbell should be fired if Penn State doesn’t win 10 games this season.

The Pirates got their doors blown off by Cristopher Sanchez and the Phillies last night, 8-0. Donny questions whether or not the Pirates were even trying to win the game last night based on the lineup they rolled out. Billy Cook and Endy Rodriguez were in center field and at first base over Jake Mangum and Ryan O’Hearn. Donny thinks that the Pirates’ lineup yesterday was similar to those of the re...

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk joins the show. Mike says that people knew about Chris Johnson’s ALS diagnosis for a little while, but everybody was discreet out of respect for him. Mike says that he is and isn’t surprised that there wasn’t more outcry that football caused Johnson’s diagnosis. Mike doesn’t think that anybody will touch Terrion Arnold until his legal situation is settled. Mike thi...

The Pirates got their doors blown off by Cristopher Sanchez and the Phillies last night, 8-0. Donny questions whether or not the Pirates were even trying to win the game last night based on the lineup they rolled out. Billy Cook and Endy Rodriguez were in center field and at first base over Jake Mangum and Ryan O’Hearn.

Hour 1: Donny Football in for the guys today! Are the Penguins close to trading for Jason Robertson? Dom wonders why the Pens were chosen for the ESPN Opening Night game in September. And Tyler Kennedy joins the show to preview the Penguins' upcoming moves.

Donny Football in for the guys today! NHL free agency has begun and the Penguins traded for Robertson … Nick. Will the Stars end up trading Jason Robertson? Donny thinks Pittsburgh trading for Nick signals they will also trade for Jason. The Penguins have a lot of cap space to play with right now. Do people still want the Pens to trade for Jason Robertson?

PM Team FULL Show 6-30-26