The Pomp and Joe Show 4-2-2026
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
What a way to start the day. How about Jeffrey Lewis putting that song together? That's a very nice song. Good theme song as we welcome you in. Sports Radio 93.7 The Fan, Bob Pompiani, Austin Bechtel. But where did Joe go? Nobody knows. But his face is here. His face is here. He actually looks healthy in this shot, doesn't he?
Yeah, he's a lot more hair than he does currently at the moment in that cardboard cutout. Our friend Joe.
Have you got an update on his sickness? Is he doing better? I have not. We should check in with him. Have you checked in with him? Just yesterday, but he says he's doing okay, just trying to get through it. Maybe we should. He could still do it. If he's at home, he could come on for a little bit, do you think? Maybe not. Maybe he's just tired.
What updates are there on Joe's health?
We'll see. Anyway, we're here talking sports with you as we always do from 10 until noon at 412-928-9370. And off the top is presented by J.P. Roofing and Siding. Here's a rundown of what we got on today's show. So for the first couple of hours, it's you and me and phone callers. So 412-928-9370. A lot to get into. It's an exciting time of the year. We have the Pirates at 3-3 coming home for their home opener, and we have the Penguins who are about to move into the playoffs, it would appear. Coming up at noon, it's Mark Caballi, fresh back. Is he back from Arizona? He is. He will be in studio. He will be in studio today, and then Jeff Hathorne will join us between 1 a.m. and two and potentially jay caulfield at some point jay at 11 45 he is confirmed 11 45 that's good we have a lot to talk about with jay as the penguins get ready for a big game tonight against tampa bay and that's where we're going to start here today with some good hockey talk concerning the penguins uh
And honestly, if you look at the way things have worked out, you could not have asked for a better night than the Penguins had the other night. All the teams that were chasing them lost, and they knocked one hot on their heels off as well. So Detroit goes down when they were here. Everyone else lost along the way, and thus the Penguins right now, with only seven games left... Have a three-point lead over the Islanders, a four-point lead over the Blue Jackets. They have a game in hand on the Islanders. So New York right now is reeling. The Flyers are back in this, but their schedule gets tougher. So I look at tonight against Tampa as a very difficult assignment given that Tampa's in a dogfight for the number one seed in their conference as well as winning the Atlantic Division.
So they're two points behind Buffalo right now, and they have thoughts on that. And they also know that they're getting pressure from behind from the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. So I think this is going to be a tough assignment for the Penguins tonight. Coming off two really impressive games, games they had to win and did win. And not only did they win, they won them convincingly. And I think that's what I take away from this, the way it's gone. They're operating with a lot of confidence right now, sitting at 92 points most likely. They'll open up at home now, it looks like, against one of these teams. And Islanders, Blue Jackets, they're one of those teams. It could be the opposition.
It could also be the Flyers. It could be the Washington Capitals. So I don't necessarily think... At this point, we really know what it's going to be other than it's going to be potentially a home. How important is that to you, Austin, when you look at hockey series? Because typically, if you're a better team, you tend to win these things. It doesn't matter if you're away or home. We've seen a lot of upsets from the 8 and 7 seeds.
What are the expectations for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season?
But if you're home in the Penguins in a division matchup against either Columbus, Islanders, or Philly or Washington, how big is that home, do you think?
Well, I would much rather play a potential Game 5 series-changing game at home than a Game 7, of course, at home. Now, we've seen the Penguins go on the road to Washington in years past and be able to win a Game 7 there.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–0:44
2
What updates are there on Joe's health?
0:44–3:22
3
What are the expectations for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season?
3:22–17:21
4
How does the team plan to utilize Connor Griffin?
17:21–1:26:33
5
What are the stakes for Tampa Bay in tonight's matchup?
1:26:33–1:26:51
6
How does Vasilevsky's presence influence the game?
1:26:51–1:27:52
7
What teams pose the biggest threats in the Eastern Conference?
1:27:52–1:28:58
8
How does the playoff pressure affect team performance?
1:28:58–2:53:27
Speakers
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