The Pomp And Joe Show

Hour 1 with Donny Football: The Pirates DFA'd Dennis Santana on Thursday after a very difficult season. The Pirates starting pitching is starting to perform better, with Mitch Keller and Bubba Chandler pitching two of their best starts all year. Are you excited for Yinzerpalooza weekend? What are the crowds going to look like for the Diamondbacks next week? We hear from Pirates fans on the next six games.

Hour 2 with Donny Football: Drew Allar is one of the last rookie quarterbacks not to sign at this point after Carson Beck and Fernando Mendoza signed. Ray thinks Joey Porter Jr. is the Steelers priority to sign an extension and Keeanu Benton is on the backburner. Ray thinks Will Howard is "in pull position" to be the backup quarterback. The Browns are building a stadium with a roof! The Bears are going inside. Could the Steelers build a dome?

Hour 3 with Donny Football: This is one of the most important Pirates home series in the last 10 years. Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette thinks the Pirates can win a playoff series if they add bullpen pieces. This homestand, good or bad, will define the season. The Bechtold Breakdown - Murf Gray is up to third on the Pirates top 30 prospects list. Axiel Plaz is now sixth on MLB Pipeline's list!

Hour 4 with Donny Football: These games are heightened for the Bucs to win and Bob thinks the Pirates can make a move on Chicago. Shota Imanaga is dominant against the Bucs and has only allowed one run. Braxton Ashcraft needs to make adjustments and Pirates broadcaster Bob Walk thinks he needs to throw a couple waste pitches to not allow so many home runs. We wanted to see LeBron play with Steph. The Steelers have signed Drew Allar to a four-year contract.

We wanted to see LeBron play with Steph. The Steelers have signed Drew Allar to a four-year contract. The Steelers have signed all of their 2026 draft picks. The Pirates should trade for other Padres relievers.

Bob thinks Jared Jones has done a good job recently and could see Carmen Mlodzinski today. These games are heightened for the Bucs to win and Bob thinks the Pirates can make a move on Chicago. Shota Imanaga is dominant against the Bucs and has only allowed one run. Braxton Ashcraft needs to make adjustments and Bob thinks he needs to throw a couple waste pitches to not allow so many home runs.

The Bechtold Breakdown - Murf Gray is up to third on the Pirates top 30 prospects list. Axiel Plaz is now sixth on MLB Pipeline and third on FanGraphs. Termarr Johnson is now 11th. Thomas Harrington has fallen to 23rd. The Dodgers have nine top 100 prospects. The Ravens have released Diego Pavia.

This is one of the most important Pirates home series in the last 10 years. Noah thinks the Pirates can win a playoff series if they add bullpen pieces. This homestand, good or bad, will define the season. Noah thinks you have to win BOTH series. Noah doesn't think it makes sense to trade anyone from the active roster like Oneil Cruz. Noah doesn't think Carmen Mlodzinski is going to pitch again until at least Sunday.

LeBron James is signing a two-year, $8 million deal in Philadelphia. The Kansas City Chiefs released a visual of their new stadium and it is ANOTHER enclosed stadium. Most stadiums are going with roofs and domes. The Browns are building a stadium with a roof! The Bears are going inside. Could the Steelers build a dome?

Drew Allar is one of the last rookie quarterbacks not to sign at this point after Carson Beck and Fernando Mendoza signed. Ray thinks it will be signed before camp begins on Tuesday. Ray thinks Joey Porter Jr. is the Steelers priority to sign an extension and Keeanu Benton is on the backburner. Ray thinks Porter's deal will be signed before week one. Broderick Jones' status remains up in the air and he has not been cleared. Ray thinks Will Howard is "in pull position" to be the backup quarterback.