The Pomp And Joe Show

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey: Trade options for the Pittsburgh Pirates at the deadline. Will the Pirates have another All Star outside of Paul Skenes? David Bednar has a cause. Oneil Cruz should have had a better half. How close will the Pirates be from a wild card at the break. Joe thinks the Pirates will win 15 in a row.

Will the Pirates have another All Star outside of Paul Skenes? David Bednar has a cause. Oneil Cruz should have had a better half. How close will the Pirates be from a wild card at the break. Joe thinks the Pirates will win 15 in a row.

Colin Beazley wrote a story in the Post-Gazette the Pirates should look to acquire Brandon Marsh. Could the Twins trade Byron Buxton? Joe wants the Pirates to acquire Buxton for Bubba Chandler 1-for-1. The Pirates need to acquire multiple bats.

The Pirates have outscored opponents 43-4 over the last six games. It's the most runs scored in six games while allowing fewer than five runs in MLB history. Intern Dom released his top 5 Pittsburgh football games. The Steelers are favorites in only 6 games. Austin makes a crazy take that Penn State should be considered a Pittsburgh sports team.

Anthony in Oakland thinks Will Howard could be the Steelers next starting QB. Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers like Will Howard and Anthony is impressed by what he did in the College Football Playoff. We hear what Ben said on Footbahlin about Will Howard bouncing back after losing to Oregon sliding on the last play of the game.

Joe watched Elway to Marino and noticed just how hard it is for great QBs to win. Many great QBs in the AFC may never win a Super Bowl. Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen may never win. Evaluating the 2026 quarterback class. Arch Manning, Drew Allar, Garrett Nussmeir, LaNorris Sellers, and Cade Klubnik are the best QBs, but we need to see more this season.

Tyler Kennedy thinks Kyle Dubas is looking to build a 5-10 year plan. Anaheim traded John Gibson to the Red Wings. TK wouldn't trade Bryan Rust and thinks Rust could be a future captain when Sidney Crosby retires.

Stanley Cup Champion Tyler Kennedy shares what it was like scoring his Stanley Cup tic tac toe goal. Schedules were mapped out so much during the season that when it's the offseason, it feels weird for guys. TK said it's tough for players to get their footing after they retire. How much did the Penguins hate the Flyers? After your career, TK says it's buddy-buddy and ok again.

The full Pomp and Joe Show, with Bob Pompeani, Joe Starkey, and Austin Bechtold (behind the glass), from Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

Hour 1 Bob Pompeani and Joe Starkey: Mark Kaboly on Zach Frazier: "He's an 8-10 time Pro Bowler in the making." Mark thinks people are underrating the offensive line. He thinks Troy Fautanu will be good. Mark is interested in what DK Metcalf and George Pickens could have been, but thinks they needed to trade Pickens.