Joe is frustrated by traffic. The Pirates are even more frustrating. Joe quotes Simon and Garfunkel. Don Kelly had a nonsensical explanation about using Dennis Santana. Ben Cherington is the biggest to blame. Mitch Keller has proven to be a bad signing. The Penguins and Steelers feel stuck, and the Pirates have disappointed. Now they are stuck too. Joe is losing his mind. Callers dish out the blame for the Pirates' struggles. What are the best Tom Hanks movies? Bill Murphy gets some blame from a caller. Ray Fittipaldo joins to discuss the last time a movie made him cry, what's the big story from Day 1 of Steelers camp, how he thinks the battle for backup QB will play out - he thinks it's Howard's job to lose, how much difference Mike McCarthy's offense will be, if Rodgers will finally trust throwing to a rookie, if Eli Heidenreich supplant Kaleb Johnson. Free association. It's time for Joe's mailbag - are soccer players better athletes than NFL players? Will the Pirates avoid a second-half collapse? Did Joe get a face lift? Leo Carlson is a loser somehow? Sean Gentille demands a proper introduction. Is this the golden era of offer sheets? Should the Pens offer Connor Bedard? Is Jason Robertson still in play? Will the Pens make the playoffs? Gentile's summer plans. Can a lake have a beach? Bechtold Breakdown with Sean - HR derby format change. Patrick Kane to the Pens, the uncertain futures of Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James, Zach Frazier is a breakout candidate? Bob Walk joins to discuss the incredible Ryan O'Hearn performance, where it ranks among the best baseball feats, Jared Jones perfect performance, the usage of Carmen Mlodzinski, the lost art of the knuckleball, how a spit ball works. Skenes vs the Miz on Sunday. This day in sports history - happy birthday AB

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