Back from a brief 7/24 day hiatus and it appears that the first serious playoff push YinzCenter will be covering will be your Pittsburgh Pirates (yes the Steelers made the playoffs, but they never had a real shot against the Bills) after GM Ben Cherington found multiple ways to address the needs in the batting lineup, we break down the chances for an actual postseason berth. Speaking of Steelers, training camp is officially under way in Latrobe and Nevin is passionate that Justin Fields deserves a shot. Where do we see the Steelers amongst the rest of the AFC before injuries become rampant? Top 6? Middle of the pack? Struggling? Is Nevin really that passionate or is he too far gone into conspiracies bubbling out from Butler as the aftershock of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump? Find out all of this and more this week on YinzCenter!
The big headline from this past week in Pittsburgh? Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes started and looked good in one inning of the MLB All Star Game. Will the Pirates actually make a push for a bat? The real big headline from this past week in Pittsburgh, the attempted assassination of former President, Donald Trump, at his rally in Butler, PA on Saturday, July 13, 2024. How suspicious is all of this already? We discuss everything we have been told so far and ask some questions people are thinking regarding to this situation.
While the Pirates continue to tread water in the NL wild card race, Paul Skenes continues to shine and grab all the MLB headlines as he has proven in a short span that he is already the best pitcher in the MLB, as we have been telling you, and is now headed to the All Star game, we ask the big question: Are the playoffs attainable for this team?
With the Stanley Cup Final concluded, the NHL has rushed the offseason happenings as the NHL Draft and first two days of free agency are mostly behind us, a lot of the big waves have already crashed through our lives. We look at where the Penguins stands after their current free agent class acquistions of Blake Lizotte, Matt Grzelyck, Anthony Beauvillier and AHLers. We also try to answer a lot of questions Pens fans have: Is there anything else on the horizon for the Penguins this offseason? Will anyone else be traded? What is the grand plan for Kyle Dubas for this season and beyond?
We continue our One Year Anniversary tour with the return of Davie "Sunshine" Phillips to wrap up the 2023-24 NHL Season (finally) as the Florida Panthers claim Lord Stanley's Cup. We recap some of the takes we put out into the world last time Davie was on (October 27, 2023), as well as dive in to the mind of a Columbus Blue Jackets fan and realize that with the Pittsburgh Pirates around, we can relate to mediocrity from pro sports teams. We also look into the future as we determine what to expect next for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets as the NHL offseason is literally right around the corner with the draft and free agency opening up in just a few short days. There may even be some CONTROVERSIAL questions asked, so tune in n'at!
The official one year mark of YinzCenter has come and gone, and to celebrate: We throw things back to our very first episode, where we had 2010 Paralympic Gold Medalist and Primanti Brother's mural face, Dan McCoy on. Nevin and Dan discuss the latest happenings in the sled hockey world while we sum up the current state of the Stanley Cup Finals, NHL Trades (during playoffs?), Paul Skenes, the nonsensical "Brandon Aiyuk to the Steelers" talk, and making our own Penguins/NHL trade rumors (Brady Tkachuck to the Penguins????). Also we finally feature the debut of the long anticipated "tin foil hat" segment, so you'll want to stay tuned for this one!
On YinzCenter's first ever Saturday episode, we discuss whether the Pirates are worth discussing or not, the Penguins hiring of Dan Quinn as an assistant coach on Mike Sullivan's staff and we remember when the Penguins were actually winning Stanley Cups. We look back as we rapidly approach almost one full year of YinzCenter and perhaps the future might just hold even more YinzCenter for all of yinz, thanks for supporting!
We miss almost all of the exciting portions of the Pirates and Dodgers game on June 5th to deliver you a show where we talk about the Stanley Cup Finals and bring you another round of correcting Penguins trades we see from clickbait websites.
Not really much else going on besides that guy pitching, huh? Does Skenes open up a World Series window for the Pirates? Those are questions we answer during this episode. We avoid Steelers OTA reports by making up Penguins rumors, such as Mitch Marner for Ryan Graves, Reilly Smith and P.O. Joseph. If you're asking "is that even possible?" find out how this week on YinzCenter! (It's a better rumor than Shayne Gostisbehere)
@aurenhalbert7829 joins the show to talk about his gold medal winning performance with Team Canada at the 2024 Para Ice Hockey World Championship, winning gold in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, and his time spent with the Pittsburgh Penguins sled hockey program. Your YinzCenter boys finally have a game to recap with another Paul Skenes afternoon game that led to another dud for the Buccos. The Buccos look like they have a World Series worthy starting rotation, but lacking the rest of the roster firepower to go any further. And of course, the 2026 NFL Draft was announced to be hosted by Pittsburgh, so we break down what that might actually end up looking like.