The Pomp And Joe Show

The Penguins General Manager met with the media today and Jeff says there was a "lot of dancing". 

Gregg Doyel had an awkward interaction with WNBA Star Caitlin Clark and seemed to have made the situation all about him. This is not the first time he has had an awkward press conference moment. 

Ray Fittipaldo joins Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise to discuss the Steelers upcoming draft strategy and who they are thinking about. 

Should Mike Sullivan be the head coach? What went wrong with Erik Karlsson? Tyler answers these questions and more!

Kyle Dubas speaks to the media, the Penguins power play, Mike Sullivan, Paul Skenes, and more in a fired up show open with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise!

The full Joe Starkey Show with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise from Thursday, April 18th, 2024

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: This is a bad place to be for baseball when Jared Jones has one of the best starts of anyone this season and only goes 5 innings. Starkey still can't get over it. Callers weigh in on the Pirates struggles and striking out looking way too many times. Plus, Jared Jones was removed after 59 pitches and one hit allowed. They're overthinking it. They got off to a good start, but was it the Marlins and Nationals? The decision making is questionable and makes us scratch our heads. 

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: More calls on the Pirates and a concerted effort in baseball to focus on pitch counts and preserving arms. Nick Farabaugh of Steelers Now joined the show. Graham Barton of Duke could be an option for the Steelers in the first round. Linemen have to be favored early and often for the Steelers. If the Steelers want to upgrade at tackle, it has to be in the first round because they'll all be gone by then. There are three centers who can be day 1 starters. Dante Jackson is an undersized guy at corner and it seems like they're looking at slot corners.

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Erik Karlsson said the Penguins were a huge disappointment and didn't live up to expectations. Zeise thinks Mike Sullivan is a part of the problem. They're not good in overtime or on the power play. What the Penguins are doing is not working. "This core is no longer capable of carrying this team to the finish line." - Zeise Penguins reporter Jonathan Bombulie of the TRIB joined the show. It's locker cleanout day for the Penguins with the season over. He thinks the Erik Karlsson trade is ok given the contracts the Penguins unloaded. Jonathan would trade Tristan Jarry but not fire Mike Sullivan. 

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Lars Eller said there were games where he didn't even recognize the team during parts of the season. A big part of that was the Jake Guentzel trade. This is the oldest team in the league, what haven't they seen? Texts in the city.