Starkey & Mueller

Poni decided to start trying in Cam Heyward’s softball game after he got rocked in the first inning. He thinks that people thought he took the game to seriously. James Harrison was not a fan of Callas’ pitching.

Paul Skenes is a special talent, Poni mentions the unfortunate scenario that Pirates fans have to “stop and smell the roses with Skenes”. Poni also thinks that Oneil Cruz is not a player that a team should build around. Chris thinks the Pirates have underwhelmed in general when finding talent.

Oneil Cruz dazzled in the HR Derby last night, including a homer that went 513 feet. Poni is in semi-freak-out mode that people are overreacting to what Cruz did in an exhibition/glorified batting practice. He claimed he enjoyed watching Cruz put on a show even though he didn’t want him to do well. Poni attacked Jeff Hathhorn for suggesting the Pirates should sign Cruz long-term after last night. The guys revisited a thought yesterday – what if Cruz has a 30 HR, 50 SB season despite otherwise lackluster numbers? The conversation turned to Bryan Reynolds and the disappointing season he is putting together. Is the idea of Oneil Cruz being the highest-paid Pirates player ever as ridiculous as it sounds? One caller suggested that teams around baseball didn’t know Cruz before last night. HOCKEY TALK! Do the rumors of Mario Lemieux and co. rebuying the Penguins still have a pulse?

HOCKEY TALK! Do the rumors of Mario Lemieux and co. rebuying the Penguins still have a pulse?

Oneil Cruz dazzled in the HR Derby last night, including a homer that went 513 feet. Poni is in semi-freak-out mode that people are overreacting to what Cruz did in an exhibition/glorified batting practice. He claimed he enjoyed watching Cruz put on a show even though he didn’t want him to do well. Poni attacked Jeff Hathhorn for suggesting the Pirates should sign Cruz long-term after last night. The guys revisited a thought yesterday – what if Cruz has a 30 HR, 50 SB season despite otherwise lackluster numbers? The conversation turned to Bryan Reynolds and the disappointing season he is putting together.

Duck Hodges joins the show to talk Steelers career, life outside of football.

The guys discuss the top ten quarterbacks in the NFL, Duck Hodges joins the show to talk life outside of football, Matt Light joins the show to talk comedy.

The guys discuss Ben Cherington's lackluster draft history since taking over as GM of the Pirates.

Did the Pirates make the right choice when they selected Seth Hernandez? The guys try to name 5 good draft picks by Ben Cherington. Latest edition of the Donny Football Debrief.

Cam Heyward joins the guys at Wildthings Park to discuss his celebrity softball game that will be played tonight. Poni flexes his 4-0 record in the history of this event. Cam thinks Poni is trying too hard.

Rob Manfred says that owners like Pirates' Nutting spending very little is a problem. Do Pirates Fans want Oneil Cruz to win the Home Run Derby? Cam Heyward joins the show to discuss his celebrity softball game that will be played later tonight.

Dan Zangrilli joins the guys to talk Paul Skenes and tomorrow's All Star Game, as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates current situation.

Paul Skenes answers questions for the All Star Game Media Day in Atlanta, Dan Zangrilli joins the show to talk Skenes, Pirates.

Could Watt hold out this time as he pushed for a new contract, will 2026 be Paul Skenes’ last full year in Pittsburgh, and more!

PM Team FULL Show 7-11-25

Crowley’s Top 25 list of WVU/Penn State/Pitt football since 2000. Open Phone Friday.

Crowley’s Top 25 list of WVU/Penn State/Pitt football since 2000.

Steelers correspondent Mark Kaboly from the Pat McAfee Show joined the show. Mark told stories about eating a hoagie at training camp, why he always tweets ‘YEET’ and his experience at Hershey Park. He said his amusement park days are over. What could the big hold ups be in the TJ Watt contract discussions? It appeared like Mark changed the tune a bit on Watt and doesn’t rule out the team trading him for a 2nd round pick. Does Kaboly know something about Watt that he’s not telling us? More w/ Mark – We got Mark’s reaction to Patrick Rooney bashing the idea of the Steelers signing TJ Watt and the rest of his rant on a Florida betting podcast. Mark talked about some of the unwritten Steelers ‘rules’ that have been broken in the last couple of years. We made fun of Mullsy for a few minutes too. More w/ Mark – What does Mark think of Donny’s list of Top 25 Steelers since 2000?

Noah Hiles made some waves yesterday with his mailbag answer about Paul Skenes. He made even more last night on-air when he told Donny that Skenes’ best contribution to the Pirates would be the return they get for him in a trade. There also may be a report out there that Ben Cherington has a deal signed through 2028, which would be horrible. We got more clarification on the Ben Cherington contract situation, but found that Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle were both let go with 2 years remaining on their deals following the 2019 season. MLB insider Bob Nightengale from USA Today joined the show. Bob believes Ke’Bryan Hayes has interest from the Yankees along with a few other buyers around Major League Baseball. He said to look out for the Tigers and Diamondbacks as well. Bob said it may be smarter to hold onto Hayes in the offseason. Bob said there is ‘too much smoke’ around Mitch Keller and he expects him to be on the move with teams like Blue Jays, Yankees and Mets atop the list. Bob said it’s a shame th

MLB insider Bob Nightengale from USA Today joined the show. Bob believes Ke’Bryan Hayes has interest from the Yankees along with a few other buyers around Major League Baseball. He said to look out for the Tigers and Diamondbacks as well. Bob said it may be smarter to hold onto Hayes in the offseason. Bob said there is ‘too much smoke’ around Mitch Keller and he expects him to be on the move with teams like Blue Jays, Yankees and Mets atop the list. Bob said it’s a shame that Paul Skenes has a losing record and wondered if he can be the first Cy Young winner to pull it off. Bob added that he thinks Zach Wheeler deserves to be the front-runner in the NL Cy Young vote and should be the starter in the All Star Game.