(Hour 1 with Matt Koll)

We begin with my nickname. Matt is not a fan of "Nellie" with Joel Nelson also being in the Audacy Pittsburgh fold. Other nicknames are discussed. 'Tuna', after Charlie Tuna, is thrown around first. Matt then begins with the Pirates and what we have in store for tonight. Bryant McFadden joins us at 8:30. The Pirates were swept by the Oakland A's. Matt goes through all the negatives that have happened with the Pirates so far. The only positive from today was Quinn Priester. Which hitter has developed well under the Ben Cherington and Derek Shelton era. 

Neil Walker joins Matt to talk about the Pirates current struggles. What needs to change? How can the hitters break out of their slumps? Neil gives us some insight on some adjustments that could be made and what they can do to try and get back on track. 

We take a few phone calls about the Pirates.