The Pirates have lost six in a row as tension builds, two years without Penguins playoffs

The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

Hour 1 with Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller: The Pirates are 11-11 after being 9-2 to start the year. They were swept by the Mets and Red Sox last week, two average teams. Mitch Keller has a 4.80 ERA and hasn't been good. David Bednar's ERA is over 10 and has three blown saves. So many areas have been bad. If the Pirates lose tonight, will they ever go over .500 again this year? They've lost six in a row and here come the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Martin Perez said the Pirates need to enjoy baseball and going out there to play with some pep in their step. It feels like when they're down, there's no chance they can come back. They fell behind early weeks ago and battled back to win. Greg in Youngstown went after Dan Zangrilli for defending Andrew McCutchen for not hitting. We don't want to watch much of the Stanley Cup playoffs, it doesn't feel right without the Penguins. Erik Karlsson being captain of the power play should be better next season, but they need a good power play coach.