The Pomp And Joe Show

Hour 4 with Bob Pompeani and Joe Starkey: Mark guarantees that Aaron Rodgers will be back and puts it at 99.9%. Mark thinks there is a framework for what the contract will look like. Mark doesn't think the Steelers will sign Nick Herbig. Mark has the Steelers trading up to 17 with the Lions to pick Denzel Boston. Jason Mackey thinks the Pirates would have brought McCutchen back if he said this is his final season.

Pirates insider Jason Mackey joined the show. What actually happened with Andrew McCutchen? The Pirates did communicate, but we don't know how much they talked to Cutch. Jason thinks the Pirates would have brought McCutchen back if he said this is his final season. Jason said it was awkward talking to McCutchen and it felt very strange.

Steelers insider Mark Kaboly of The Pat McAfee Show joined the show. Mark guarantees that Aaron Rodgers will be back and puts it at 99.9%. Mark thinks there is a framework for what the contract will look like. Mark doesn't think the Steelers will sign Nick Herbig. Mark's Steelers selection.

What does the Pirates third base situation look like when Jared Triolo is back? The Pirates have played Nick Yorke more than we expected. Matt Clement doesn't think Henry Davis is in a horrible spot. Davis swings for the fences every time but is using the whole field more. It's not as big of a deal because the team's hitting. The Pirates have problems in the bullpen.

MLB analyst Matt Clement joined the show. Matt has stepped down as Butler basketball head coach after 17 years. We have a great high school sports conversation. Andrew McCutchen doesn't have an agent and Matt thinks that's what could have made this more personal.

Alex Stumpf of Book-Rule Bucs joined the show. Andrew McCutchen passed on answering questions about the Pirates. Alex thinks the omission said more than what his words maybe could have. Alex heard that McCutchen wasn't at the top of their priorities list. The Pirates are in a great NL Central again.

Is Aaron Rodgers really going to sign? We think they're going to pick a quarterback but in the middle rounds. Did the Pirates do wrong by Andrew McCutchen? He clearly seems upset by not wanting to talk about the Pirates much as the Rangers play the Pirates.

Tyler Kennedy said that players would put tape on their helmets so that it doesn't fall off in a fight. Why have the Penguins been discombobulated? The Penguins should have went back to the original lines from a few month ago way earlier. Jeff Patton of Baseball Card Castle joined the show for Starkey's Card of the Week.

Stanley Cup Champion Tyler Kennedy joined the show. TK doesn't think Sidney Crosby's lack of production is what's crushing the team. He thinks the Penguins are going to fight their way back in the conversation. Tyler thinks if the Penguins win one game in Philly that the series is going seven. TK thought it was dumb to play the stars in Washington. TK would replace Sam Girard with Jack St. Ivany.

The full Pomp and Joe Show, with Joe Starkey and Austin Bechtold (behind the glass), from Tuesday, April 21st, 2026