On today's show, Dawson, Mike, and Noah open discussing former Pirate Tucupita Marcano being banned from baseball for life, along with some banter regarding the possibility of players being able to bet on themselves. Then, Dawson explains his frustrations regarding Alanna Rizzo's disrespectful comments towards the Pirates as the boys discuss the Pirates series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers (10:43). Noah takes a look at some of Rowdy's long-awaited improvements, along with Ben Heller's historically bad outings (22:34). The fellas have a roundtable discussion about the insanity of the phantom foul tip, which resulted in a Pirates loss (32:10). Noah has a farm report on the recently promoted Braxton Ashcraft, and an update on a record Mitch Keller is chasing (44:04). Later, the show closes with the boys reveling in team USA's cricket victory, and the great Baseball Twitter vs Cricket Twitter War of 2024.

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Dawson, Mike, and Noah are back for their first show being all together in the same studio. The boys lead in discussing the contreversial call at home that may have cost the Pirates a series sweep in Chicago. Mike and Noah discuss their experience being in attendance for Paul Skenes' debut along with some "fire shelton" chants they heard throughout the game. Dawson takes a look at Skenes' impressive outing in Chicago. Noah and Mike discuss the Roansy Contrares being traded to the Angels, and what went south since his rookie season. Ben Cherington made some comments about the Pirates offense, and the boys discuss if a move at the deadline for a prospect or MLB ready hitter could be in order. Noah nots how the Pirates have a good problem with how many starting pitchers they have lined up for future years. Later, the boys discuss some call ups that are in order, and take a look at the Pirates upcoming series.

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On today's show Dawson, Noah, and Mike lead in discussing the Luis Arraez trade, and what it is like being a player during trade season. Then, Noah dives into Andy Hanies' coaching history as the boys banter about his denial of the Pirates hitting strategy (6:56). Dawson highlights the rough road ahead for the Pirates with 10 straight NL Central games (20:32). Later, the guys compare Jared Jones to other players who don't get any help, reminisce about the Chris Archer trade, and discuss the hype surrounding Paul Skenes potential debut (23:58).

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