CAREER UPDATE ‼️
I’m excited to announce that I’m officially the full-time producer of The Joe Starkey Show on
@937theFan
!
Blessed to live out my dream in Pittsburgh sports radio.
Thanks to
@JoeStarkey1
,
@PaulZeise
, and
@KraigRiley
for believing in me. The best is yet to come!
Paul Skenes on his love for Pittsburgh:
“I love it. It’s a unique city, it’s cool. Being able to travel and see other cities and compare it is also cool. There’s really no place in the country that I’ve found that’s like Pittsburgh. The fans are great, the stadium’s great.“
I do think it’s comical how Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson didn’t want to be here so the Steelers sent them to two of the worst organizations in football with Chicago and Carolina
nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
people will remember:
- Andrew McCutchen’s 14th-inning walk-off home run against the Cardinals
“Collecting these little moments. We don’t recognize them when we’re in them because we’re too busy looking forward, then we spend the rest of our lives looking back, trying to remember. Strange the things you remember.” -Jack Pearson
This show was, and is, everything.
#ThisIsUs
Oh my. Great Pirates writer
@JPerrotto
is reporting the Pirates organization was “furious” with Bob Nutting’s comments surrounding the trade deadline.
“But he told us we don’t have any money to make any significant additions.”
Jamarius Burton on departing the
#Pitt
program:
“We’re definitely leaving it better than we found it”
Nelly Cummings:
“We put Pitt back on the map… Pitt is definitely a place to be”
Greg Elliott:
“Why wouldn’t you come to Pitt”
Jeff Capel said this is the first time in his life he hasn’t watched the NCAA Tournament
He watched a little of Northwestern-FAU but had to turn it off because he thought Pitt is better than both of those teams
Pirates on the new Bleacher Report Top 100 Prospects list:
10. RHP Paul Skenes
21. C/IF/OF Endy Rodriguez
36. C/OF Henry Davis
62. 2B Termarr Johnson
75. RHP Jared Jones
Breaking news from
#Pirates
manager Derek Shelton:
- Henry Davis is back and will catch tonight
- Jack Suwinski returns from Triple-A and Ji Hwan Bae will be placed on the IL
- Liover Peguero is in Pittsburgh and Michael A. Taylor is going on the Paternity List
It would be wise for the Pirates to try and lock up Paul Skenes and Jared Jones this offseason to keep them in Pittsburgh for a long time. It typically happens with position players, but not pitchers.
Noah Hiles on Skenes: "I think the window for that might already be closed."
Guillermo and Jorge Diaz Graham thank the
@OaklandZoo
for making the trip to Greensboro.
Jorge appreciates their presence despite: “Maybe some of them are missing class”
Great Pirates reporter
@JPerrotto
said people around baseball like scouts and managers believe the Pirates could go far in the playoffs, maybe all the way if they get in.
John thinks the Pirates are "kind of scared to step fully into this. This isn't new."
Envision August:
C Endy Rodriguez
1B Carlos Santana
2B Nick Gonzales
SS Oneil Cruz
3B Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF Bryan Reynolds
CF Jack Suwinski
RF Henry Davis
DH Andrew McCutchen
Hearing top Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler is being recalled to Triple-A Indianapolis
Chandler delivered 7 innings of one-run ball today and earned his sixth win of the season
Great
#Pirates
reporter
@JPerrotto
:
"With this pitching they could win the division this year, but I don't think there's any sense of urgency or ever a sense of urgency with the Pirates."
In a year they were projected to finish 14th in the ACC, the Panthers finished 24-12 and won two games in the NCAA Tournament
#Pitt
- Ranked for the first time in 2,591 days
- Jeff Capel ACC Coach OTY
- Sibande 6th Man
- Burton 1st Team, Hinson 2nd Team
Pitt should be proud
RMU DB Rob Carter Jr. made maybe the greatest interception ever Saturday. But there’s this: Rob told us he broke his left hand during the game, so he grabbed the ball with his right, then spun to try to prevent from falling on his left hand. Incredible.
Potential
#Pirates
lineup:
DH Andrew McCutchen
LF Bryan Reynolds
SS Oneil Cruz
RF Bryan De La Cruz
1B Rowdy Tellez
C Joey Bart
2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa
3B Ke’Bryan Hayes
CF Michael A. Taylor/Joshua Palacios
Considerably improved, especially when Gonzales is back. IKF to the OF.
When will the All-Star Game return to Pittsburgh? It's been 18 years. The buzz around Paul Skenes and the Pirates makes me think it will be sooner rather than later.
Look, 20 more pitches the way he’s throwing will not prevent Paul Skenes from having an incredibly long career.
He threw as many as 123 pitches last year at LSU.
You keep him IN THE GAME. Taking him out is just a disservice.
Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez told us he tried a toe tap at the start of the season. Tellez went back to a leg kick he's used to and what got him to the big leagues.
Tellez is hitting .362 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in June.
#Pirates
From
@JMackeyPG
👀:
“It's also possible — if not likely — that it (McCutchen signing) will upstaged soon by something bigger.
The most likely outcome is a trade. The goal is to address the starting rotation in 2024 and beyond.”
Stats that matter:
NET:
Pitt - 40
Virginia - 54
BPI:
Pitt - 33
Virginia - 56
Pitt WON AT VIRGINIA 74-63 and ranked higher in multiple categories and statistical metrics
Virginia made the tournament over Pitt. That’s a tract record of history pushing them over the end, IMO.
Darelle Revis will become the 10th Pitt player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.
The Panthers are tied for fourth-most all-time with Ohio State.
Revis island was a PROBLEM for opposing quarterbacks and receivers 🏝️
Great prospect expert
@JonathanMayo
said it would not surprise him if Bubba Chandler or Thomas Harrington debut with the Pirates down the stretch this season, primarily as a reliever, but still with plans to start in 2025.
The 2023-24
#Pitt
Panthers:
G Dior Johnson
G Ishmael Leggett
G Jaland Lowe
G Carlton Carrington
F Zack Austin
F Blake Hinson
F Guillermo Diaz Graham
F Jorge Diaz Graham
F Will Jeffress
F Marlon Barnes Jr.
C Fede Federiko
C Papa Kante
Panthers have one open scholarship remaining
Harold Reynolds on MLB Network calls the Bryan De La Cruz add a "great move with crazy talent, he's trying to harness that talent." Tom Verducci and Dan O'Dowd both raved about the Pirates going for it as a big sign.
Rocket Watts has one of the best names in college basketball. Tonight, the country learned Jack Gohlke’s name. Hear what an upset win over Kentucky means for Watts and the Oakland program.
Pirates analyst and former MLB catcher Michael McKenry thinks Jason Delay is the best defensive catcher in the NL Central.
McKenry called him Jacob Stallings 2.0, a high IQ backup that doesn't call predictable games.
Ever wonder what the Diaz Graham brothers think of Pittsburgh off the court?
#Pitt
- Primanti’s sandwiches
- Cold weather
- Hills
- Other Pittsburgh sports