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PM Team FULL Show 3-25-26

Tomorrow at this time we will know the outcome of the Pirates’ first game. Among hitters, Oneil Cruz is the Pirates projected WAR leader, with Paul Skenes being that for the pitchers. Poni went through some of his favorite bets entering baseball season. Poni said Cruz will have a 30-30 season. We made some quick Pirates predictions. 93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff has the Pirates winning 82 games in 2026, their first season above .500 since 2018. A few minutes were spent talking about Kevin Pittsnogle after Poni felt like he could beat the former WVU star in a game of one-on-one. Jeff said Braxton Ashcraft is his Pirates breakout candidate. Judge Donny – Which Pittsburgh team will win a playoff series first?

CBS Sports made the bold proclamation that Konnor Griffin will be an All Star in 2026. The guys noted that some of the huge names of today didn’t make the All Star team in their rookie seasons – even though Paul Skenes did. We shared the news that we will be in Indy for Griffin’s Triple A debut Friday night. ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi shared that she used to cover men’s and women’s college basketball back in the heyday of the Big East, and said she would love to still cover it. Aditi said Mike Tomlin wouldn’t be hiring agents like he’s bound for a TV job if he wasn’t actually planning on doing it. Which network will get Tomlin’s services? Aditi imagines Tomlin will have his pick of the litter and go with whatever is most convenient for him. The guys asked Aditi about the learning curve to being a color analyst versus being a studio analyst. Aditi refuted ESPN saying the Steelers had the best offseason of any team since they don’t have a QB yet. Donny Football Debrief – The future of the Super Bowl and th

Pirates baseball is back tomorrow. Opening Day takes place against the Mets, starting at 1:15 – a game that can be heard on The Fan. Are the Pirates going to make the playoffs? We are risking our bodies again for this – Poni and Donny said they would get a Pirates tattoo no matter what happens this season. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike said he’s been checked out on the Pirates since the NLCS loss in 1992. He added that 1979 was easily the apex of being a Pirates’ fan. Mike went after Dan Orlovsky, jokingly, about the all-of-the-sudden love for Ty Simpson and the belief that Simpson is now the best QB in this year’s draft. If there is something to this, Mike said it’s genius work done by Orlovsky to help out Simpson, who conveniently share an agent. Mike believes Mike Tomlin will absolutely end up on TV and thinks he could be the next John Madden if he wants it. Mike confirmed that it pays a whole lot more to be a color analyst in the booth instead of working on the studio shows. M

Is it a failure of a season if the Penguins proceed to miss the playoffs after all of this? Another lopsided loss at home last night has them clinging to the final playoff spot in the Metro with the wild card race starting to look very messy. Missing the playoffs would be the fourth straight year of no postseason. There are individual success stories like Ben Kindel and the turnaround of Erik Karlsson, along with what we saw from Dan Muse in his first season on the bench. But finishing in the middle does nothing for this team and organization. Poni was surprised that Joe was outnumbered during the midday show thinking that this season would be a downer if they miss the playoffs. It doesn’t sound like Dan Muse is wavering on his confidence as the Penguins’ season enters the final stretch. On the midday show, Pomp gave the Penguins a 50/50 shot to make it. Former Penguin Tyler Kennedy joined the show. Are we starting to near the end for Kris Letang? TK thinks Letang still has some left, but he has to adapt

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff has the Pirates winning 82 games in 2026, their first season above .500 since 2018. A few minutes were spent talking about Kevin Pittsnogle after Poni felt like he could beat the former WVU star in a game of one-on-one. Jeff said Braxton Ashcraft is his Pirates breakout candidate.

ALL ACCESS w/ Aditi – Aditi shared that she used to cover men’s and women’s college basketball back in the heyday of the Big East, and said she would love to still cover it. Aditi said Mike Tomlin wouldn’t be hiring agents like he’s bound for a TV job if he wasn’t actually planning on doing it. Which network will get Tomlin’s services? Aditi imagines Tomlin will have his pick of the litter and go with whatever is most convenient for him. The guys asked Aditi about the learning curve to being a color analyst versus being a studio analyst. Aditi refuted ESPN saying the Steelers had the best offseason of any team since they don’t have a QB yet.

Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike said he’s been checked out on the Pirates since the NLCS loss in 1992. He added that 1979 was easily the apex of being a Pirates’ fan. Mike went after Dan Orlovsky, jokingly, about the all-of-the-sudden love for Ty Simpson and the belief that Simpson is now the best QB in this year’s draft. If there is something to this, Mike said it’s genius work done by Orlovsky to help out Simpson, who conveniently share an agent. Mike believes Mike Tomlin will absolutely end up on TV and thinks he could be the next John Madden if he wants it. Mike confirmed that it pays a whole lot more to be a color analyst in the booth instead of working on the studio shows. Mike can’t believe the NFL teams are OK with star players participating in flag football games.

Pirates baseball is back tomorrow. Opening Day takes place against the Mets, starting at 1:15 – a game that can be heard on The Fan. Are the Pirates going to make the playoffs? We are risking our bodies again for this – Poni and Donny said they would get a Pirates tattoo no matter what happens this season.

Pirates baseball is back tomorrow. Opening Day takes place against the Mets, starting at 1:15 – a game that can be heard on The Fan. Are the Pirates going to make the playoffs? We are risking our bodies again for this – Poni and Donny said they would get a Pirates tattoo no matter what happens this season.

Is it a failure of a season if the Penguins proceed to miss the playoffs after all of this? Another lopsided loss at home last night has them clinging to the final playoff spot in the Metro with the wild card race starting to look very messy. Missing the playoffs would be the fourth straight year of no postseason. There are individual success stories like Ben Kindel and the turnaround of Erik Karlsson, along with what we saw from Dan Muse in his first season on the bench. But finishing in the middle does nothing for this team and organization. Poni was surprised that Joe was outnumbered during the midday show thinking that this season would be a downer if they miss the playoffs.

PM Team FULL Show 3-24-26

Sterling Stone from the Rankin Christian Center joined the show. Sterling talked about why he wanted to get involved with the Feed the Need radiothon. Chris told Sterling how it caught him by surprise at how many friends and neighbors may be in need. Sterling said almost everyone is in some sort of need. He told us about the Rankin Christian Center and how he got involved. Sterling shared the number of things he does with the Christian center throughout the year. Mark Tromba from Performance Food Service joined the show. Mark used to be the Cleveland Indians PA announcer and broadcaster when the tribe was a title contender through the 90’s. Mark talked about his transition to working in the food service and the importance it has on the local community. Centered in Mt. Pleasant, Mark said they service around 3600 customers in PA, WV and OH. Mark agreed to match a donation up to 7500 meals. Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo from the PG joined the show. Ray thinks offensive line is starting to really gain trac

Steelers legend Rocky Bleier joined the show. Rocky has given back so much over the course of his life – not only on the football field, but on the battlefield of Vietnam. He talked about giving back to the community and the people that he loves so much. Rocky said it’s a lot of things that interest him, which includes giving back to military members. Rocky didn’t watch any of the flag football over the weekend, but knew about the NFL team getting worked over by the team of pro flag football players. Rocky talked about the transition in Steelers football going from Mike Tomlin after nearly 20 years on the sidelines. Rocky thinks Mike McCarthy can build and win in Pittsburgh. Bill Shaner from Hampton Beer Outlet joined the show. Bill credited Donny for the weight loss and the wedding over the weekend. Bill talked about his friendship with Adam Crowley, who said he’d be jailed for 24 hours if a certain threshold got met today. Bill is so honored to be part in today’s radiothon and to have a successful local b

Former Pirates pitcher & broadcaster Steve Blass joined the show. Steve had a pair of the most legendary moments of any pitcher in Pirates history and told a little story about his dad when the team won the World Series in 1971. Steve admitted that he is always optimistic about the Pirates, but he is certainly feeling that about this year’s club. He said he can’t wait until the home opener next Friday and the special feel of the first baseball game of the season. Steve talked about the time he faced off against Tom Seaver and the Mets to open the season – he threw 10 innings and Seaver tossed 9 in a 1-0 Mets win in 43-degree weather. Steve has so much excitement for the young studs on this Pirates team – including Konnor Griffin, who isn’t on the big-league club yet. Steve said, as a former pitcher, watching Paul Skenes is special every single time. Steve talked about the charity events he has taken part in that help the city he shined as a sports star and why he gets so much joy out of helping the commun

Former McKeesport, Penn State and NFL LB Brandon Short joined the show. Brandon endured a personal tragedy that resulted in the death of his daughter and her unborn child 5 years ago. With that, he setup the Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation. He told Chris about what the foundation means to him and his family, and the rest of the community. Growing up in McKeesport, Brandon talked about his own experience with government funding and getting helped with meals, and how he may not have ended up reaching the career heights without that. Chris asked Brandon about the renovations being done at Beaver Stadium. Brandon reflected on the career of Mike Tomlin and the transition to Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh. KDKA Meteorologist Mary Ours joined the show. The conversation started with Mary’s singing ability and performing at events over the years. The guys told Mary about Donny’s wedding over the weekend in Johnstown, but what is there to do there? Mary shared her ideal weather on any given day. Back to music – t

PM Team FULL Show 3-23-26

The Pirates roster looks set for Opening Day. Who’s on it and who’s not? Some of the guys that made it bring question marks. Konnor Griffin got sent down and some others that had good spring trainings went down with him. Is this team a playoff team right now? Jannah Drexler from Giant Eagle joined the show. Jannah is a huge help in our Feed the Need radiothon, which is tomorrow. Jannah talked about her involvement in the event and how long she’s been doing work like this. Jannah got into her work with the food bank and why it’s so important that even the smallest amount can go a long way. The guys told Jannah about the 4,000+ cookies he had at his wedding.

Roger Goodell sat down for an interview with Pittsburgh’s own Michael Bartley this morning. He raved about the city of Pittsburgh as a whole, and talked about the NFL Draft experience. He also talked about his close connection to the Rooney family. Goodell said that the draft has to be very Pittsburgh-centered. Apparently, around 200 trees have been cut down in preparation for the draft. Andrew McCutchen made the Rangers’ Opening Day roster. Did the Pirates make a mistake by letting him go? Donny Football Debrief – Najee Harris looks ready to go after tearing his Achilles last season. What would you grade the draft pick?

Donny got married this weekend, and he said that his wedding day was the best day of his life. He said that everything that came together made him realize this. Callers congratulate Donny on his big weekend. Mock of the Day – Who’s the best Steelers 5th round pick of all time? Donny has an NFL.com mock draft for today. This one has the Steelers taking Blake Miller, an offensive lineman from Clemson.