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PM Team FULL Show 5-21-26

BREAKING: The Pirates have called up Esmerlyn Valdez following their series win in St. Louis. Valdez is coming off back-to-back 20+ HR seasons in the minors and already has 10 this season in Indy. We speculated that Billy Cook would be the player going down with the move. GIVEAWAY. Total Request Thursday.

The Pirates just won the rubber match of the Cardinals series by a score of 6-2. Mullsy thinks that these last two days have been their two biggest wins of the season. Ashcraft went 7 innings and only gave up one run, while striking out 9. PM Team Pirates fan reaction. More on the Pirates big series win over the Cardinals. Callers chime in to share their thoughts on these games as well. Manager’s Minute – What did Don Kelly say to the media after today’s game? More callers share their thoughts on today’s game as well.

Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve thinks that the Steelers are slightly improved from last year, citing the receivers as a big reason for that. He also says that Rodgers will look to take more shots down field this year. Steve says that it is important to have linemen that can play multiple positions, as teams will almost certainly face injuries on the line throughout the season. KDKA TV’s Bob Pompeani joined the show. Pomp thinks that Troy Fautanu will be the starting LT at the beginning of the season. He also says that the linebackers are going to have to show improvement and the defense is going to have to start playing like the highest paid defense in the league if the Steelers want to be any good this year. Pomp thinks that Victor Wembanyama will be the greatest basketball player of all time if he stays healthy throughout his career. Donny Football Debrief – The Steelers released their training camp schedule for 2026.

Chris reacted to a take from the morning show stating the Steelers have the best overall roster in the AFC North, evening indicating that others in the division don’t want to see Aaron Rodgers quarterbacking this team. The Steelers got luck with injuries last season – Joe Burrow missed half of the year and Lamar Jackson was dinged up for the duration. The Steelers roster, outside of QB, may be the best in the North, but that position carries weight like a final exam. Are fans excited about another round of the Steelers with Aaron Rodgers? Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray has a hard time saying the Steelers have the best roster in the division because he thinks that is owned by the Ravens. He thinks Baltimore has underachieved and had to deal with Lamar Jackson injuries. Are the Bengals better than the Steelers with a healthy Joe Burrow? Ray described Aaron Rodgers as ‘good’ last year, but how confident can we be in him being better in 2026? Ray explained why he likes Rodger

Manager’s Minute – What did Don Kelly say to the media after today’s game? More callers share their thoughts on today’s game as well.

The Pirates just won the rubber match of the Cardinals series by a score of 6-2. Mullsy thinks that these last two days have been their two biggest wins of the season. Ashcraft went 7 innings and only gave up one run, while striking out 9.

Donny Football Debrief – The Steelers released their training camp schedule for 2026.

Steve Palazzolo from the 33rd Team joined the show. Steve thinks that the Steelers are slightly improved from last year, citing the receivers as a big reason for that. He also says that Rodgers will look to take more shots down field this year. Steve says that it is important to have linemen that can play multiple positions, as teams will almost certainly face injuries on the line throughout the season.

Chris reacted to a take from the morning show stating the Steelers have the best overall roster in the AFC North, evening indicating that others in the division don’t want to see Aaron Rodgers quarterbacking this team. The Steelers got luck with injuries last season – Joe Burrow missed half of the year and Lamar Jackson was dinged up for the duration. The Steelers roster, outside of QB, may be the best in the North, but that position carries weight like a final exam.

PM Team FULL Show 5-20-26

McCarthy’s Morsels – What did Mike McCarthy say to the media today? 93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff to talk to Aaron Rodgers with other reporters today and is glad they got him today or else it would have waited until next week. Does it mean anything that Rodgers declared this his final season? Jeff wants to believe Rodgers can work with Mike McCarthy again and leave it on a positive note. Jeff said McCarthy runs a very rigid practice structure so far. Is there anything to make of the offensive line moving around in OTAs? Jeff expects Troy Fautanu to start at left tackle after playing on the right side his first 2 seasons. Will Mason McCormick and Spencer Anderson be the starting guards? Jeff gets the early feeling that Mason Rudolph will be the odd man out in the Steelers QB room. Judge Jack – Who is more to blame for Pirates bullpen woes, Ben Cherington or Don Kelly?

Rodgers Replies – What else did Aaron Rodgers say to the media today? Rodgers copped an attitude with reporters when asked about what he was doing in his free time this offseason. He also told reporters to temper their expectations this time of year. Mullsy thinks that the Steelers need both Max Iheanachor and Germie Bernard to be impact players if they want to be good this year. ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi thinks that Aaron Rodgers will empty the tank this season, as it will be his last. She also thinks that the Steelers are hoping to get a better version of Rodgers than they got last year. Aditi thinks that Germie Bernard and Michael Pittman will help Rodgers a ton this year. She thinks that there is a chance that Mason Rudolph is the odd man out in the QB room and ends up not making the final roster heading into the season. Donny Football Debrief – Roger Goodell and the NFL want to continue to add international games to the regular season schedule. Is it getting out of hand at this point? Donny has a p

Aaron Rodgers told reporters today ‘this is it’ and that 2026 will be his final season in the NFL. 22 years total and 2 in Pittsburgh as the future Hall of Famer gets set for one more go-round. Does it make you feeling better about this upcoming season? Rodgers has no choice but to lay it all out there. We saw Rodgers step up in some big moments last season. Not all of them, but some where he was the difference. Rodgers also answered how hard the decision was to come back after Mike Tomlin announced his resignation. What can we expect from his final season? Did throwing a pick six as his final pass play any factor in Rodgers coming back? Does the Aaron Rodgers news change anything? Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike reacted to the news that Aaron Rodgers plans to retire after the 2026 season. Mike felt like that was the story last season too. Mike acknowledged that there are better weapons and better options in the Steelers offense. How long does the rekindled relationship between M

Another loss for the Pirates last night sends them to 4 consecutive L’s. Was it another controversial move by Don Kelly to take out Mitch Keller for Evan Sisk, which immediately led to the Cardinals taking the lead. Chris defended Kelly because the long history of baseball would tell you to take Keller out when he did – not just the new wave of analytics. Sisk has been great and Keller didn’t have a great history against Nolan Gorman. Kelly hasn’t always pushed the right buttons, but the bullpen occasionally has to do its job. 6 runs in 9 innings should be enough. Spencer Horwitz had a clutch hit to get them to extras. Marcell Ozuna had a very slow double-play groundout. How much of this do fans put on Don Kelly? A caller had us recollecting a legendary pro wrestling promo.

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff to talk to Aaron Rodgers with other reporters today and is glad they got him today or else it would have waited until next week. Does it mean anything that Rodgers declared this his final season? Jeff wants to believe Rodgers can work with Mike McCarthy again and leave it on a positive note. Jeff said McCarthy runs a very rigid practice structure so far. Is there anything to make of the offensive line moving around in OTAs? Jeff expects Troy Fautanu to start at left tackle after playing on the right side his first 2 seasons. Will Mason McCormick and Spencer Anderson be the starting guards? Jeff gets the early feeling that Mason Rudolph will be the odd man out in the Steelers QB room.

Donny Football Debrief – Roger Goodell and the NFL want to continue to add international games to the regular season schedule. Is it getting out of hand at this point? Donny has a proposal to fix the international game dilemma.

ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi thinks that Aaron Rodgers will empty the tank this season, as it will be his last. She also thinks that the Steelers are hoping to get a better version of Rodgers than they got last year. Aditi thinks that Germie Bernard and Michael Pittman will help Rodgers a ton this year. She thinks that there is a chance that Mason Rudolph is the odd man out in the QB room and ends up not making the final roster heading into the season.

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike reacted to the news that Aaron Rodgers plans to retire after the 2026 season. Mike felt like that was the story last season too. Mike acknowledged that there are better weapons and better options in the Steelers offense. How long does the rekindled relationship between Mike McCarthy and Rodgers last after the rocky finish in Green Bay? Mike thinks the pick six against the Texans in the playoff game probably gnawed at Rodgers as someone that holds the best TD-INT ratio in NFL history. Mike thinks this is the best news for the Steelers. Is Rodgers going to empty his tank in 2026? The NFL announced we could see up to 10 international games as early as next season and teams can no longer protect any of their home games. That means we could see Steelers-Ravens in another country one day. Mike basically said we will just have to deal with what the NFL does internationally and why TV revenue is the ultimate factor. What is the status of the current NFL-TV deal

Aaron Rodgers told reporters today ‘this is it’ and that 2026 will be his final season in the NFL. 22 years total and 2 in Pittsburgh as the future Hall of Famer gets set for one more go-round. Does it make you feeling better about this upcoming season? Rodgers has no choice but to lay it all out there. We saw Rodgers step up in some big moments last season. Not all of them, but some where he was the difference. Rodgers also answered how hard the decision was to come back after Mike Tomlin announced his resignation. What can we expect from his final season? Did throwing a pick six as his final pass play any factor in Rodgers coming back?