The Pomp And Joe Show

Hour 1 with Bob Pompeani and Joe Starkey: Nick Herbig has a signed a four-year, $100 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Joe thinks this is a great deal for the Steelers. He believes it will be a bargain at the end of it. Bob likes the numbers involved but was surprised the Steelers chose Herbig as the first young player this year to sign. Herbig led the Steelers in multiple pass rusher cate...

Hour 2 with Bob Pompeani and Joe Starkey: Bob was shocked the Browns traded Myles Garrett and thought it came out of nowhere. Could Aaron Donald come back and play for the Rams? Bob isn't ruling it out. Mark Kaboly doesn't think the Steelers will trade Watt or Highsmith before the year. He thinks the will trade whoever has the worst season after the season. Mark thinks Herbig will only play 50% of...

Hour 3 with Bob Pompeani, Joe Starkey, and Matt Clement: Matt wasn't surprised that Carmen Mlodzinski didn't follow Chandler because the two were the ones competing for the rotation. Matt thinks now the rope is running out for Dennis Santana. Matt proposes the Pirates trade for Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock. Endy Rodriguez is swinging a great bat and has done a good job calling the game....

Hour 4 with Bob Pompeani, Joe Starkey, and Matt Clement: Pirates pre and postgame host Dan Zangrilli joined the show. Allegent Community Federal Credit Union has been awesome with the Fan Five Alarm. Agree or disagree - Paul Skenes won't start the All-Star Game and won't win the Cy Young. Dan and Matt Clement think Christopher Sanchez will get the start with the game in Philadelphia and he didn't...

Paul Skenes starts vs. the Astros looking to win against one of the toughest teams in baseball over the last 10 years.

Pirates pre and postgame host Dan Zangrilli joined the show. Allegent Community Federal Credit Union has been awesome with the Fan Five Alarm. Agree or disagree: Paul Skenes won't start the ASG and won't win the Cy Young. Dan and Matt Clement think Christopher Sanchez will get the start with the game in Philadelphia and he didn't give up a run in May. Is it time to extend Oneil Cruz long-term? Dan...

Endy Rodriguez is swinging a great bat and has done a good job calling the game. Matt Clement thinks Endy needs to play three, maybe four, days of the week. Matt would not be surprised if the Pirates look into adding a catcher. What it was like for Matt to pitch at Fenway Park with the Green Monster behind you! Matt signed the Green Monster!

Matt wasn't surprised that Carmen Mlodzinski didn't follow Chandler because the two were the ones competing for the rotation. Bubba Chandler is too important for the Pirates not to start his live arm. Matt thinks now the rope is running out for Dennis Santana. Matt proposes the Pirates trade for Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock. Matt gives Don Kelly credit for not playing Marcell Ozuna. 

Mark doesn't think the Steelers will trade Watt or Highsmith before the year. He thinks the will trade whoever has the worst season after the season. Mark thinks Herbig will only play 50% of the snaps. Joey Porter Jr.'s contract will be discussed. Mason Rudolph looks great at minicamp. 

Bob was shocked the Browns traded Myles Garrett and thought it came out of nowhere. Could Aaron Donald come back and play for the Rams? Bob isn't ruling it out. The Rams are great drafters who have traded away almost every first-round pick in the last decade. The Browns made a good move with the player and pieces they acquired. Would you rather be the Steelers or Browns? Joe would be the Browns.

Crowley said he would have waited to sign Nick Herbig until next year. The franchise tag is not cheap, and free agency gets very expensive. Bob also would have waited to sign Herbig but likes the deal. Nick Herbig lead the team in pressures and hurries. He was very good with his pass rush win rate. We hear from Steelers fans on Nick Herbig. Jeff Patton of Baseball Card Castle joined the show!

Pomp and Joe are at Allegent Community Federal Credit Union as a part of our Fan Five Alarm. Nick Herbig has a signed a four-year, $100 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Joe thinks this is a great deal for the Steelers. He believes it will be a bargain at the end of it. Bob likes the numbers involved but was surprised the Steelers chose Herbig as the first young player this year to sign.

The full Pomp and Joe Show, with Donny Football and Austin Bechtold (behind the glass), from Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

Hour 1 with Donny Football: The Pirates offense is better than anyone could have expected. The Pirates are statistically a top five offense. Steelers insider Nick Farabaugh of PennLive joined the show. The Steelers have now officially signed Darnell Savage after being rumored for weeks. Jalen Ramsey is going to move around, but play a lot of slot corner. Nick doesn't think DeShon Elliott's game wi...

Hour 2 with Donny Football: The Cleveland Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Rams for Jared Verse, a first round pick, and additional draft capital. Astros reporter Chandler Rome of The Athletic joined the show. Chandler shared how former Pirates pitcher Mike Burrows dealt with a lot of bad luck in April in many metrics, but hasn't found consistency. Burrows has allowed 13 home runs and most off h...

Hour 3 with Donny Football: Donny Chedrick and Austin Bechtold's six pack of Steelers predictions. Donny gets the feel that the coaching staff wants to work with the young guys. They need to mold Will Howard and Drew Allar.

Hour 4 with Donny Football: Pirates analyst Michael McKenry of SportsNet Pittsburgh joined the show. The Pirates have scored 102 more runs at this point in the year than last! The Brandon Lowe trade was an incredible one and has been great for the Pirates, while Mike Burrows hasn't been good for the Astros. The Carmen Mlodzinski situation puts pressure on Bubba Chandler and Jared Jones to be much...

We hear from Mike McCarthy after the first day of Steelers mandatory minicamp. McCarthy said he loves having four quarterbacks. McCarthy talked about how he deals with players holding in. Nick Herbig is holding in. McCarthy is not complaining Myles Garrett is out of the division. 

Pirates analyst Michael McKenry joins! The Pirates have scored 102 more runs at this point in the year than last! The Brandon Lowe trade was an incredible one and has been great for the Pirates, while Mike Burrows hasn't been good for the Astros. The Carmen Mlodzinski situation puts pressure on Bubba Chandler and Jared Jones to pitch better.

We hear from a caller who calls out Kaboly for his belief in Mason Rudolph. Donny gets the feel that the coaching staff wants to work with the young guys. They need to mold Will Howard and Drew Allar.

Donny Football and Austin Bechtold's three bold Steelers predictions at the start of mandatory minicamp.

Astros reporter Chandler Rome of The Athletic joined the show. Chandler shared how former Pirates pitcher Mike Burrows dealt with a lot of bad luck in April in many metrics, but hasn't found consistency. Burrows has allowed 13 home runs and most off his fastball. Chandler doesn't think it's been as much of a failure for Burrows as it looks. He doesn't see the Astros having a full selloff unless th...

There will be only three games after January 1st in the College Football Playoffs with the national champion crowned on January 25th. The season continues to get longer and have a weird schedule that college football should adjust for the championship game to be earlier. The Cleveland Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Rams for Jared Verse, a first round pick, and additional draft capital.

Steelers insider Nick Farabaugh of PennLive joined the show. The Steelers have now officially signed Darnell Savage after being rumored for weeks. The Steelers are hosting their first day of mandatory minicamp. Safety isn't deep and Savage can help by doing little things right. Jalen Ramsey is going to move around, but play a lot of slot corner. If the Steelers play three safeties, Payton Wilson o...

The Pirates offense is better than anyone could have expected. The Pirates are statistically a top five offense. Carmen Mlodzinski is back and was activated off the restricted list. The offense doesn't have much of a weakness, outside of Henry Davis. Konnor Griffin is on the 10-day injured list but is hitting .270 and finding his way at the plate.