The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller Audacy

PM Team FULL Show 4/17/24

Hour 4: The Pirates were swept by the Mets and a glaring moment from the series was the pulling of Jared Jones after 5 innings of last night’s loss even though he allowed just one hit to that point and had only thrown 59 pitches. Where do we stand on this? Should it be a pitch-count thing or an innings limit thing? Chris pointed out that Jones isn’t great when he is going through the opposing order for the third time. 

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff talked about all of the draft simulations he is running through and who the Steelers could take in the 1st round. Jeff thinks Tyler Guyton from Oklahoma is an intriguing case. Are the Steelers done at QB? The guys asked Jeff about what Aditi said about the position and if the Steelers would take a flier on a guy in the middle rounds. 

We heard audio from Sidney Crosby ahead of the Penguins final game of the season tonight against the Islanders. 

93.7 The Fan Sports Director Jeff Hathhorn joined the show. Jeff talked about all of the draft simulations he is running through and who the Steelers could take in the 1st round. Jeff thinks Tyler Guyton from Oklahoma is an intriguing case. Are the Steelers done at QB? The guys asked Jeff about what Aditi said about the position and if the Steelers would take a flier on a guy in the middle rounds. 

The Pirates were swept by the Mets and a glaring moment from the series was the pulling of Jared Jones after 5 innings of last night’s loss even though he allowed just one hit to that point and had only thrown 59 pitches. Where do we stand on this? Should it be a pitch-count thing or an innings limit thing? Chris pointed out that Jones isn’t great when he is going through the opposing order for the third time. 

Hour 3: The Pirates were swept for the first time all season and did so in very ugly fashion. The guys are getting some scary Gregory Polanco vibes from Oneil Cruz. It seems like some of the Pirates’ issues are coming home to roost and they showed their warts in this series. There seems to be an injury to Ke’Bryan Hayes and there are other issues looming up and down the lineup. Plus, what happened to this bullpen? They blew all 3 games of the series. 

Aditi Kinhabwala from the NFL on CBS joined the show. Aditi commented on Bill Belichick not being a true finalist for any open head coaching jobs this off-season. She got into how much Belichick loves Halloween and how he is more open of a human that he lets on. Aditi doesn’t think the Steelers are done at QB and implied that they could select one on the final day of the draft. She thinks Russell Wilson recognizes this moment with the Steelers “for what it is.” 

Donny Football Debrief – NFL Network and ESPN’s crossover ahead of the draft is going on. Which network has the best draft coverage? 

Aditi Kinhabwala from the NFL on CBS joined the show. Aditi commented on Bill Belichick not being a true finalist for any open head coaching jobs this off-season. She got into how much Belichick loves Halloween and how he is more open of a human that he lets on. Aditi doesn’t think the Steelers are done at QB and implied that they could select one on the final day of the draft. She thinks Russell Wilson recognizes this moment with the Steelers “for what it is.”