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It's NFL Draft day! Dan Zangrilli joined to recap the madness that happened at the end of the show yesterday. What will the Steelers do at 20? We discuss a potential Brandon Aiyuk trade and what position we most want the Steelers to take. 

The full Joe Starkey Show with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise from Wednesday April 24th, 2024

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Starkey Six Pack: Bailey Falter shoved once again and pitched into the 8th inning. Is David Bednar back? He's locked down two saves in a row on back-to-back days. Andrew McCutchen homered once again. The Steelers will not pick up Justin Fields' 5th-year option. The Steelers should sign him to a mini extension. Will the Steelers pick up Najee's 5th-year option? Jeremy Fowler reported the Steelers are a team to watch if Denver ends up trading Courtland Sutton. Paul doesn't think Reggie Bush should be getting his Heisman Trophy back because the rules were the rules at the time. Starkey thinks he should and other ramifications like the Fab 5 should be rectified. 

Hour 2 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: The Steelers 1974 draft is the greatest in NFL history with four hall of famers and Donnie Shell the 5th, who was undrafted. Is this the best time in sports? Would you trade the 20th pick for Brandon Aiyuk? The 33rd Team has a trade in their most recent mock draft. 

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Pirates reporter John Perrotto of Pittsburgh Baseball Now joined the show. The only comparable start to the season John has seen for Jared Jones is Jose DeLeon in the 80s. The Bucs have a pretty good rotation right now and Bailey Falter has been a part of it. John thinks Henry Davis needs to go back to the minors to take pressure off himself and wouldn't mean the end of his career where he can't be a good player. Steelers insider Mark Kaboly joined the show. Mark thinks the Steelers will select a tackle in the first round. It looks more and more likely Nate Herbig is a significant option at center. He thinks the Steelers will indeed pick up Najee Harris' 5th-year option.  

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: PTI: Paul Thinks Incrinculently. Pirates pre and post host Dan Zangrilli joined the show. Things go off the rails. 

Listen as things go completely off the rails. 

A PTI crossover with Free Association!

Steelers insider Mark Kaboly joined the show. Mark thinks the Steelers will select a tackle in the first round. It looks more and more likely Nate Herbig is a significant option at center. He thinks the Steelers will indeed pick up Najee Harris' 5th-year option.  

Pirates reporter John Perrotto of Pittsburgh Baseball Now joined the show. The only comparable start to the season John has seen for Jared Jones is Jose DeLeon in the 80s. The Bucs have a pretty good rotation right now and Bailey Falter has been a part of it. John thinks Henry Davis needs to go back to the minors to take pressure off himself and wouldn't mean the end of his career where he can't be a good player.

Would you trade the 20th pick for Brandon Aiyuk? The 33rd Team has a trade in their most recent mock draft. 

The Steelers 1974 draft is the greatest in NFL history with four hall of famers and Donnie Shell the 5th, who was undrafted. Is this the best time in sports?

Paul doesn't think Reggie Bush should be getting his Heisman Trophy back because the rules were the rules at the time. Starkey thinks he should and other ramifications like the Fab 5 should be rectified. 

Starkey Six Pack: Bailey Falter shoved once again and pitched into the 8th inning. Is David Bednar back? He's locked down two saves in a row on back-to-back days. Andrew McCutchen homered once again. The Steelers will not pick up Justin Fields' 5th-year option. The Steelers should sign him to a mini extension. Will the Steelers pick up Najee's 5th-year option? Jeremy Fowler reported the Steelers are a team to watch if Denver ends up trading Courtland Sutton. 

The full Joe Starkey Show with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise from Tuesday April 23rd, 2024

Hour 1 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: It was a good night for the Pirates last night. Andrew McCutchen had a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first. Jared Jones went six strong innings. Jones is the story of the season. For one day, all is well. Aroldis Chapman continues to have control issues. Who made the final call on Jared Jones having an innings cap last game? What would you ask Derek Shelton today on the show? Listeners weigh in.

Hour 2 wtith Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Steelers reporter Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the show. It's hard to tell who the Steelers will pick, but Brian guessed it will be Armarius Mims. Starkey wanted to write a story, but Brian stole it. The Steelers 1974 NFL Draft is the greatest of all time. Starkey's mailbag. Did the Steelers dumpster dive for Russell Wilson and Justin Fields? We think not. Last year, the Steelers picked three guys who became starters and high-impact players. Zeise thinks Darnell Washington will be a completely different player in Arthur Smith's offense. 

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Pirates manager Derek Shelton joined the show. Starkey second guessed Shelton putting Andrew McCutchen leadoff yesterday... and Cutch had three hits. The Pirates did things yesterday they got away from during the past two weeks like moving over runners and not making mistakes. Shelton is going to look at the process of pre-determined innings caps and if someone should stay in the game longer if they're dominating like Jared Jones. It's a challenge with arm injuries in the game today and bad for frontline pitchers being hurt. They have to figure it out so pitchers in the heart of their career don't have terrible injuries. Aroldis Chapman needs to slow down a bit and is losing his arm angle. He needs to move down the mound more directionally. Aaron Boone was ejected in the first inning yesterday as a fan yelled from the stands but the umpire thought it was Boone. 

Hour 4 with Joe Starkey and Paul Zeise: Paul Thinks Incrinculently and texts in the city!!!

Today's top texts.