Pittsburgh Sports Media Thread

Post by **NAN** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:24 am

Morkle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:22 am Poni is really pushing the Winston to the Steelers as a back-up thing.

Still?

Post by **Morkle** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:24 am

Looks like it, the only time I see it, is when someone re-tweets how stupid it is.

Post by **faftorial** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:31 am

Morkle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:22 am Poni is really pushing the Winston to the Steelers as a back-up thing.

Is he going to play for $1mm?

Post by **pens9192** » Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:00 pm

This is a pretty poor gimmick by Poni. He wants this to happen just he can scream that he pushed for it and was the source of it (and make national news) and would talk up his dog as a credible source that agrees with him.

Post by **Morkle** » Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:26 pm

Wish he'd just leave already and go to the parent station to do national stuff, he can take whoever else sucks with him.

Post by **willeyeam** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:53 pm

Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:15 pm

From the brief moments I’ve heard of the various sports radio shows over the past month, Madden and Zeise’s shows seem the most unchanged. Madden, for better or worse, has always been able to talk about other things and Zeise is still bumblin, stumblin, and grumblin through god knows what.

Post by **Morkle** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:32 pm

I will say this whole time off thing has made Madden an insufferable turd on Twitter. Him and Zeise have both joined Wendy Bell at times.

Post by **pens9192** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:27 pm

Dickie Dunn wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:15 pm From the brief moments I’ve heard of the various sports radio shows over the past month, Madden and Zeise’s shows seem the most unchanged. Madden, for better or worse, has always been able to talk about other things and Zeise is still bumblin, stumblin, and grumblin through god knows what.

I haven't listened much in awhile. I'll try two times a week when I go out in the car to my kid's school to pick up food but everytime they are on a commercial my whole drive, no surprise there. I imagine PM Team is just talking nonstop about Jameis to the Steelers

Post by **pens9192** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:58 am

So I guess Dale Lolley of DKPS wrote a piece about how Jameis to the Steelers is a dumb idea and didn’t credit Poni with the idea (I knew this would happen, he’ll always want credit for it) and instead Dale wrote “local radio personality”. Of course Poni and Mueller start pouting:

The world has changed but not Pittsburgh sports media drama

Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:23 pm

Couple of self important losers.

Post by **NailedPenguin** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:50 pm

Lol Mullsy sounds a bit jealous he wasnt mentioned.

"They didnt even bother acknowledging me, but if they had they probably would have done the same thing to me. I ripped them before. Poni's professional. I'm sorta the bad boy of the afternoon."

Post by **NailedPenguin** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:52 pm

"I guess being a father, such as I am, with a kid, has taught me to start taking the high road in these situations."

Post by **Morkle** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:56 pm

NailedPenguin wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:50 pm Lol Mullsy sounds a bit jealous he wasnt mentioned.

"They didnt even bother acknowledging me, but if they had they probably would have done the same thing to me. I ripped them before. Poni's professional. I'm sorta the bad boy of the afternoon."

This dude is so embarrassing because I really believe he said that, if he didn’t.

Post by **willeyeam** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:49 am

Post by **Morkle** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:52 am

During COVID, I haven't listened to sports talk for 5 weeks. Madden has become insufferable to me.

Post by **NailedPenguin** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:54 am

Do other teams backup players have the same thin skin the steelers backups all seem to have?

Post by **Morkle** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:57 am

I actually took that as Banner joking based on how he reacts on Twitter.

Post by **willeyeam** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:58 am

Yeah I think so lol

Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:23 am

TIL that Deadspin, which fired writers for not sticking to sports and subsequently had every other writer quit, hired a whole new batch of less talented writers like last month and they’re apparently not being forced to stick to sports. What a colossal **** up.

Post by **shafnutz05** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:51 pm

Dickie Dunn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:23 am TIL that Deadspin, which fired writers for not sticking to sports and subsequently had every other writer quit, hired a whole new batch of less talented writers like last month and they’re apparently not being forced to stick to sports. What a colossal **** up.

I just visited the site for the first time in months. Yikes. I wasn't a fan of Deadspin getting more and more heavy-handed from a political standpoint, but I could appreciate that their writers did a good job. It seems like the new writers are trying to come up with edgy headlines and content in an effort to live up to their predecessors and failing miserably.

Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:04 pm

shafnutz05 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:51 pm
Dickie Dunn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:23 am TIL that Deadspin, which fired writers for not sticking to sports and subsequently had every other writer quit, hired a whole new batch of less talented writers like last month and they’re apparently not being forced to stick to sports. What a colossal **** up.
I just visited the site for the first time in months. Yikes. I wasn't a fan of Deadspin getting more and more heavy-handed from a political standpoint, but I could appreciate that their writers did a good job. It seems like the new writers are trying to come up with edgy headlines and content in an effort to live up to their predecessors and failing miserably.

Ventured over there today and saw an article about the most overrated NHL players since 1990. Started off with Brodeur, Hull, and Jagr. I can’t continue scrolling the rest of the names they incorrectly discuss.

Post by **NailedPenguin** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:30 am

Gee wonder who decided on this topic?

Post by **Morkle** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:03 pm

Deep question. Dear Lord.

Post by **NailedPenguin** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:24 pm

I like people putting actual thought into it considering all it takes is for someone to eat at Primantis or an athlete to wear a hat from one of the other teams and Pittsburgh Dad Jr. falls in love. I remember something like Jeff Capel went to a Buccos game his first weekend in town and that meant "HE GETS IT! HE'S ONE OF US."