Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown joined the show. Rob Manfred says that the Pirates will have a fair chance come February. Brown says that a salary cap will not solve everything. Brown says that Nutting believes that “something has to happen”. The next few months are very important for Reynolds and Cruz. Pirates insider Noah Hiles from the PG joined the show. Noah says that Scott Boras has a ton of power within the MLBPA. Owners are all over the place in a lot of important areas that need settled....
Jul 15, 2025•40 min
– Donny Football Debrief – Jauan Jennings either wants a new contract or out of San Francisco. Would you make a move for him if you were the GM of the Steelers? Mullsy thinks Terry Mclaurin is a far better receiver than DK Metcalf. Poni doesn’t want to give up assets for Mclaurin.
Jul 15, 2025•13 min
Pirates insider Noah Hiles from the PG joined the show. Noah says that Scott Boras has a ton of power within the MLBPA. Owners are all over the place in a lot of important areas that need settled. Noah says that there is not a lot of interest from Oneil Cruz’s camp in terms of staying with the Pirates long term.
Jul 15, 2025•15 min
Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown joined the show. Rob Manfred says that the Pirates will have a fair chance come February. Brown says that a salary cap will not solve everything. Brown says that Nutting believes that “something has to happen”. The next few months are very important for Reynolds and Cruz.
Jul 15, 2025•16 min
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. 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’ pit...
Jul 15, 2025•35 min
Bucco Auction House – Round 11. Donny shows faith in Oneil Cruz post HRD. The guys don’t know how to predict Paul Skenes win total post All-Star Break. How many games will the Pirates out of their last 65?
Jul 15, 2025•14 min
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.
Jul 15, 2025•10 min
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.
Jul 15, 2025•11 min
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 la...
Jul 15, 2025•33 min
HOCKEY TALK! Do the rumors of Mario Lemieux and co. rebuying the Penguins still have a pulse?
Jul 15, 2025•4 min
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 la...
Jul 15, 2025•14 min
Duck Hodges joins the show to talk Steelers career, life outside of football.
Jul 14, 2025•12 min
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.
Jul 14, 2025•43 min
The guys discuss Ben Cherington's lackluster draft history since taking over as GM of the Pirates.
Jul 14, 2025•10 min
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.
Jul 14, 2025•39 min
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.
Jul 14, 2025•8 min
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.
Jul 14, 2025•34 min
Dan Zangrilli joins the guys to talk Paul Skenes and tomorrow's All Star Game, as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates current situation.
Jul 14, 2025•6 min
Paul Skenes answers questions for the All Star Game Media Day in Atlanta, Dan Zangrilli joins the show to talk Skenes, Pirates.
Jul 14, 2025•33 min
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!
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 41 min
PM Team FULL Show 7-11-25
Jul 11, 2025•2 hr 32 min
Crowley’s Top 25 list of WVU/Penn State/Pitt football since 2000. Open Phone Friday.
Jul 11, 2025•26 min
Crowley’s Top 25 list of WVU/Penn State/Pitt football since 2000.
Jul 11, 2025•16 min
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/ Ma...
Jul 11, 2025•44 min
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 ...
Jul 11, 2025•31 min
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 l...
Jul 11, 2025•6 min
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.
Jul 11, 2025•10 min
Poni does not want to see Oneil Cruz win the HR Derby on Monday. Is he alone? He said because the player can’t show this ability on a regular basis, he doesn’t want him to win the skills competition. Poni argued that this isn’t like the times we saw other Buccos in the Derby and if he wins, he will be annoyed. GIVEAWAY. NHL writer Sean Gentille from The Athletic joined the show. The Penguins acquired Matt Dumba from the Stars, who appears to be ‘pretty cooked,’ in the words of Sean. After a shou...
Jul 11, 2025•35 min
NHL writer Sean Gentille from The Athletic joined the show. The Penguins acquired Matt Dumba from the Stars, who appears to be ‘pretty cooked,’ in the words of Sean. After a shoulder injury during COVID, his career has gone strongly downhill. Sean said his first thought to this move was that Erik Karlsson will be moved at some point this summer. What could the Penguins be up to the rest of the summer? Poni had Sean judge the Top 25 Penguins since 2000 list that Jeff in South Park put together.
Jul 11, 2025•11 min
Poni does not want to see Oneil Cruz win the HR Derby on Monday. Is he alone? He said because the player can’t show this ability on a regular basis, he doesn’t want him to win the skills competition. Poni argued that this isn’t like the times we saw other Buccos in the Derby and if he wins, he will be annoyed.
Jul 11, 2025•5 min
