10 AM: There's hope again in Pittsburgh sports; Derek Shelton said "incrinkulent"
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What is the current state of Pittsburgh sports?
Bob's not here. Felt like I should mention that first. Feels very sad. Then again, we're used to it. Bob is not here on Fridays. We understand that. I hope that nobody tunes out because Bob is not here, but I fear that they will. Although the ratings show they don't.
Maybe some even tune in because he's not here. I never thought of that. Probably not many, but maybe some.
One or two. That's obviously not city limits. That is Sean. Don't call me Seth Meyers. Let's get started here. It's a busy Friday. A busy Friday. Busy with good things. And that's where we start. That's where we start. Right here in our fine town of Pittsburgh, where we all live. Where I'll be out on the town golfing and I'll run into people who want to talk sports all the time. I'll be in a restaurant and people want to talk sports all the time. What a sports town we are. Jack Hughes said it last night after the ovation he got. What a sports town. And this is the story today. And I hope you're watching on YouTube because for extra effect, I'm pointing right into the camera. These are better times all of a sudden.
I don't know what comes of it. I don't know what comes of all the pirate optimism, all these stories on Connor Griffin, Jeff Passon, the latest to weigh in. Other than the labor crap, as far as baseball goes, the Pirates are the biggest story in Major League Baseball right now for good reasons. For good reasons. Paul Skeens... who might be, by the way, about to become an even bigger name, depending on what happens in the World Baseball Classic, and especially right now, Connor Griffin. The Penguins, from last night, from this season, from everything that Kyle Dubas touches turning to gold, and even the Steelers, in a way at least, Things have changed like somebody's rustled the sleeping Steelers. There's no toilets to use, but somebody has rustled the sleeping Steelers.
Mike Tomlin, ironically, was the guy who did it. He fired himself. He's no longer here. I'm not going to say things are looking great for the Steelers, but at least things have changed. Point is. For these last how many years, the general theme has been, my God, these are bad times in Pittsburgh sports. When has it ever been this bad? When was the last playoff series or playoff game win for any of our pro teams? When was the last time it sucked like this? Well, guess what? The times, they are a changing.
Why are the Pirates considered the biggest story in baseball right now?
Sean, don't call me Seth Meyers. Or maybe they are. At least there's hope. The most precious commodity in all of sports. We suddenly have it. It's undeniable with the Pirates. Like I said, I don't know how this turns out. They could screw up a lemonade stand. I don't know how it's going to turn out. But right now, as we sit here today, they're the biggest story in baseball for all good reasons. Two good reasons, mostly. Skeens and Griffin. People are pumped to see this team, to see this guy. Just had Noah Hiles on from the Post-Gazette. He thinks Connor Griffin's going to start with the big club. I'm not sure I believe that. But as he said, we're getting real close to the point where if he's still here, that becomes a much better bet.
He said that Skeens was sent down the first week of March. We'll see. We'll see in about a week, week and a half what's happening here. The Pirates are suddenly a feel-good story. The Penguins are undeniably a feel-good story. That place, I wasn't there, but watching on television, you could tell the place was jumping when they turned it up about 10 notches at the beginning of the third period. They're good. The Penguins are good. That's sort of the story with them. We're deep enough into the season where Where there's really nothing fluky about this. And we're on the 26 watch. I'm going to put up a little piece of paper here. Starting yesterday, they had 26 games left and they needed 26 points in my estimation to make the playoffs.
They just got two more. It's down to 24 with 25 games left. If you're following that math, I'm not even sure I am. They need 24 more points. They have 25 games left. Even the better news was what Pomp said yesterday that, and I can't remember if this was Josh Yowie, I think it was, who reported that the minimum four-week estimate was retroactive to the injury.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the current state of Pittsburgh sports?
0:02–3:22
2
Why are the Pirates considered the biggest story in baseball right now?
3:22–8:27
3
How has Kyle Dubas impacted the Penguins' performance?
8:27–11:36
4
What are the latest developments regarding the Steelers' draft strategy?
11:36–15:34
5
How do fans feel about the optimism surrounding Pittsburgh sports?
15:34–18:35
6
What does the term 'incrinkulent' mean in the context of sports?
18:35–22:25
7
How do callers react to the current sports climate in Pittsburgh?
22:25–24:05
8
What are the expectations for the upcoming baseball season?
24:05–42:43
Speakers
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