The Steve Jones Show – Monday, May 26, 2020
Monday 5/26/20 Hour 1 – NHL announcing phased reopening plan to resume play, and MLB entering make or break week to resume play. Guest: Tim Kurkjian, ESPN, on a series of stories he wrote on a number of players to bypass the COVID-19 stoppage in baseball, and the latest on the MLB’s negotiations to resume play.
The Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Wednesday 5/20/20 Hour 1 – Topics: MLB negotiation struggles to resume season. Guest: Donnie Collins, Scranton Times-Tribune, on Jim Harbaugh’s comments on playing games without fans, absence of minor league baseball, and Penn State offseason notes.
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Hour 2 – Guest: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today, on Big Ben’s haircut against Governor Tom Wolf’s orders, his recent workout with teammates, James Conner’s future, and more. Topics: The guy who made the infamous ‘Flu/food poisoning game’ MJ pizza explains himself, and MLB cities’ COVID-19 situations and proposal, and other player concerns.
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Tuesday 5/19/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Big Ben ‘in trouble’ with the Governor getting his hair cut and beard trimmed, Notre Dame’s new proposed fall semester schedule, NFL opening some facilities on a limited basis today, Rooney rule changes, and updates on the MLB season.
The Steve Jones Show – Monday, May 18, 2020
Hour 2 – Guests: Ben Strauss, The Washington Post, with more on why Jerry Krause broke up the Bulls, if some of the top players would’ve returned on one-year deals, and other analysis of the documentary; Bob Nightengale, USA Today Baseball Columnist, with the latest on the baseball negotiations, strict health protocols, how the media will be able to cover games, universal DH, and more.
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Tuesday 5/12/20 Hour 1 – Topics: An update on when major sports leagues could get going, and more developments on MiLB and MLB. Guest: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USAToday, with the latest on the status on the NFL season, reaction to the Steelers schedule, Mike Tomlin’s comments on equal start time, and more.
The Steve Jones Show – Monday, May 11, 2020
Monday 5/11/20 Hour 1 – Topics: MLB owners approve 2020 season proposal, the proposed DH rule for 2020, and possible expanded playoffs. Plus, Mike Watkins and other Penn State athletes graduate, and we react to the latest episodes of ‘The Last Dance,’ including some more local connections.
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Tuesday 5/5/20 Hour 1 – More on the minor league baseball situation, MLB’s struggle getting young people in the stands and other problems surrounding baseball’s popularity. Plus, a story about the late Don Shula.
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Tuesday 4/7/20 Hour 1 – Baseball eyeing a May return in Arizona. Guest: RJ Anderson, CBS Sports, with more on baseball’s possible plan to return, whether the players would be for or against this idea, how the minor leagues would be affected and more.
The Steve Jones Show – Thursday, March 26, 2020
Hour 2 – Guest: Bob Nightengale, USA Today Baseball Columnist, on when the MLB could start, how it could handle playing in epicenters of COVID-19 and how all this affects revenue. Plus, we play part 2 of James Franklin’s teleconference.
