The Pomp And Joe Show

Pirates legend Steve Blass joins the show.

The full Joe Starkey Show with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise from Thursday, April 4th, 2024

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: It's probably a must-win game for the Penguins today against the Capitals. It's old school, vintage Pens-Caps with playoff implications on the line. We hope the stars shine bright. Penguins-Capitals memories that stand out in the Crosby-Ovi rivalry. Games are being canceled because of the eclipse. We clearly don't understand the eclipse well enough.

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Mitch Keller is throwing his fastball a mile per hour slower than the last two years. He allowed five runs (four earned) in the Pirates first loss of the season. How concerned should we be with Keller? He has an ERA of 5.11 in his last 23 starts. Matt Capps wants Mitch Keller to use his fastball more. It's one of his top pitches, but Keller only threw it 26% of the time last season with the cutter and sinker right behind. We try to determine what concert we should see as a show this summer.

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the show. College basketball teams don't stick together anymore. Bub Carrington declared for the NBA Draft and Pitt handled it in a specific way to support Bub, highlight him, and help usher in one of Pitt's first draft picks in a while. It's a big loss for Pitt. Bub Carrington having a strong year and potentially being a first-round pick could help with the recruitment of Meleek Thomas. Fighting in hockey... There was a line brawl between the Devils and Rangers last night with eight ejections. Calls on the Penguins.

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Pirates reporter John Perrotto joined the show. The Oakland A's are going to play in a minor league ballpark in Sacramento while the new ballpark is built in Las Vegas. A ton of pitchers in the Pirates organization experience a drop in velocity once they make the majors. John blames Oscar Marin and is the logical place to point the finger when players come up and perform worse. John thinks Nick Gonzales lacks what it takes at the plate to be an everyday player and he also plays just ok defense. Texts in the city.

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Pirates reporter John Perrotto joined the show. The Oakland A's are going to play in a minor league ballpark in Sacramento while the new ballpark is built in Las Vegas. A ton of pitchers in the Pirates organization experience a drop in velocity once they make the majors. John blames Oscar Marin and is the logical place to point the finger when players come up and perform worse. John thinks Nick Gonzales lacks what it takes at the plate to be an everyday player and he also plays just ok defense.

Fighting in hockey... There was a line brawl between the Devils and Rangers last night with eight ejections. Calls on the Penguins.

Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the show. College basketball teams don't stick together anymore. Bub Carrington declared for the NBA Draft and Pitt handled it in a specific way to support Bub, highlight him, and help usher in one of Pitt's first draft picks in a while. It's a big loss for Pitt. Bub Carrington having a strong year and potentially being a first-round pick could help with the recruitment of Meleek Thomas.