The Pomp And Joe Show

The Pirates have no pitching depth. Are you starting to get a bad feeling about the Pirates? They are a half game out of a wild card spot. Marcell Ozuna is hitting .195 and has not had an extra base hit in his last seven games. He was booed and challenged a pitch early in the game that he didn't win again. How long can the Pirates keep Marcell Ozuna? How much longer can the Pirates keep Henry Davi...

The full Pomp and Joe Show, with Joe Starkey and Austin Bechtold (behind the glass), from Tuesday, June 9th, 2026

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey: We recap the Bob Pompeani 35th annual golf outing. Why are we not seeing the usual Paul Skenes right now? Ben Cherington said the World Baseball Classic may be a lingering effect of why Skenes has struggled his last four starts. Skenes has been good, but hasn't been elite. Are you worried about Paul Skenes?

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey: - It seems that MLB owners have seen the light with TV contracts and want to equality distribute the money. MLB is going to make HUGE money on TV deals when the deals are up in 2028. MLB needs a salary cap and a salary floor!! A quarterback question for every team from Dan Graziano.

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey: Alex Highsmith was back at Steelers OTAs and participated on Monday. Nick doesn't think there is any ill-will that Nick Herbig is making more money. Nick Farabaugh doesn't think Highsmith will hold-out or hold-in. T.J. Watt could have less than 82% of the snaps. This date in sports history.

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey: Brendan Sorsby has been ruled eligible by a Texas court after the NCAA deemed him illegible. The ruling was met by outrage after Sorsby admitted to betting on games. TCU and Kansas athletic directors have discussed not playing Texas Tech in football this year. Paul Skenes hasn't looked himself in his last four starts. Are Skenes' outings a cause for concern?

Paul Skenes hasn't looked himself in his last four starts. Are Skenes' outings a cause for concern? It's a big deal that he hasn't thrown one pitch 100 mph.

Brendan Sorsby has been ruled eligible by a Texas court after the NCAA deemed himThe ruling was met by outrage after Sorsby admitted to betting on games. TCU and Kansas athletic directors have discussed not playing Texas Tech in football this year. The court was made up of Texas Tech alums. Why is this being allowed? The decision should be made by NCAA directors.

This date in sports history. In 1901 the New York Giants had a record 31 hits. In 1914 Honus Wagner became the second player to record 3,000 hits. Is Lakers-Celtics from the 1980s the greatest national rivalry? We review birthdays and share people's stories.

Alex Highsmith was back at Steelers OTAs and participated on Monday. Nick doesn't think there is any ill-will that Nick Herbig is making more money. Nick doesn't think Highsmith will hold-out or hold-in. T.J. Watt could have less than 82% of the snaps and could be the way to keep Herbig and Highsmith with good snaps. Crowley thinks Porter Jr. and Dean could be one of the best corner duos in the le...

Dan Graziano poses one question for each team. Joe and Austin examine each team's quarterback situation in a rapid-fire discussion.

It seems that MLB owners have seen the light with TV contracts and want to equality distribute the money. MLB is going to make HUGE money on TV deals when the deals are up in 2028. Joe isn't one who cries that much about the salary disparity because the Brewers, Guardians, and Rays win yearly, but don't win the World Series. The Pirates need to salary cap and salary floor.

Are you worried about Paul Skenes? Steve in Latrobe thinks Skenes' pitch usage has been concerning and if he doesn't fix it, he won't be the same Paul Skenes. Joe thinks if Skenes isn't great, the Pirates don't have that great of a chance to make the playoffs.

We recap the Bob Pompeani 35th annual golf outing Why are we not seeing the usual Paul Skenes right now? Ben Cherington said the World Baseball Classic may be a lingering effect of why Skenes has struggled his last four starts. Skenes has been good, but hasn't been elite. Skenes' fastball has gone down more than a mile and a half on his fastball.

Hour 1: Joe and Dom explain the Morgan Wallen concert controversy from over the weekend. Should Paul Skenes become the Pirates DH? And how much would Pirates World Series tickets cost? Hour 2: Dan Zangrilli joins the guys in-studio for a heated Pirates debate. Are the Chiefs about to go back to the Super Bowl this year? And Dom says Caleb Williams might become the best QB in the NFL this fall. Hou...

Hour 4: Joe and Dom share stories from their golf outing yesterday. Is it a problem that the Pirates had to use an opener for Bubba Chandler this weekend? And is Bohemian Rhapsody an overrated song?

What is the most annoying fan stereotype in sports? Joe says Sidney Crosby should request a trade to the Sharks to help the Penguins. A caller wants the Hall of Fame to reevaluate who they let in. And Brandon Lowe was a hero yesterday!

Hour 3: Dom calls out a Pittsburgh media member over a tweet from this weekend. Joe thinks Sidney Crosby should request a trade to the Sharks. And is Shaquille O'Neal a top-three NBA player ever?

Dom takes issue with a tweet a Pittsburgh media member put out over this weekend. The guys also debate how good of a shooter Caitlin Clark is, and if Shaq is a top-three NBA player ever.

Hour 2: Dan Zangrilli joins the guys in-studio for a heated Pirates debate. Are the Chiefs about to go back to the Super Bowl this year? And Dom says Caleb Williams might become the best QB in the NFL this fall.

Dan Zangrilli joins the show to have a heated argument with the guys over whether Paul Skenes should DH for the Pirates, talk about what Pittsburgh should do with their pitching staff, the latest news with the Bucco injuries, why we aren’t getting Skenes-Shohei Ohtani this week, where the Pirates rank among all MLB teams right now, if the Pirates could trade for Tarik Skubal, if Pittsburgh is a pl...

Hour 1: Joe and Dom explain the Morgan Wallen concert controversy from over the weekend. Should Paul Skenes become the Pirates DH? And how much would Pirates World Series tickets cost?

Joe and Dom recap the Morgan Wallen Acrisure Stadium controversy from this weekend. Joe claims that this was a positive weekend for the Pirates. And should Paul Skenes DH for the Pirates this year?

The full Pomp and Joe Show, with Joe Starkey and Austin Bechtold (behind the glass), from Friday, June 5th, 2026

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Austin Bechtold: Do you feel better about Mike McCarthy now than when he was hired? Joe and Austin both think YES. It's football in shorts, but it's very different from Mike Tomlin. Joe thinks this gives some cause for hope. The Steelers feel different with Mike McCarthy as coach.