6/2/20 Hour 1 – Remembering Unseld, Matt Leon joins Steve Jones
Tuesday 6/2/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Remembering Wes Unseld, and college coaches and athletes continue voicing their thoughts against racism. Guest: Matt Leon, KYW Newsradio Philadelphia, on how the NHL 24-team playoff format affects the Flyers, frustration with MLB negotiations, and more.
The Steve Jones Show – Monday, June 1, 2020
Monday 6/1/20 Today‘s full Steve Jones Show. Steve addresses weekend protests over George Floyd, and the damage MLB would do if there is no season. We then stepped away for a press conference with Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, and the Department of Aging Secretary, find that at WKOK.com. Guests in the next hour include Jim Salisbury, NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies Insider, saying a shorter season is better, how quickly a deal needs to get done, and reaction to the Roy Halladay 30 for 30. Plus Bob Grove, formerly of the Penguins Radio Network, analyzing the 24-team playoff, the…
The Steve Jones Show – Friday, May 29, 2020
Friday 5/29/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Turmoil within the Mets minor league system and a tough 6 months for the sport in general. Guest: JJ Cooper, Baseball America, with the latest on cuts around minor league baseball, what’s the future, and if political pressure could play a factor.
The Steve Jones Show – Thursday, May 28, 2020
Thursday 5/28/20 Hour 1 – Topics: NFL does away with 4th and 15 at 25 yard line rule in lieu of onside kick, and Steve still thinks the MLB can get a deal done. Guest: Dave Shenin, Baseball Columnist, The Washington Post, on where the MLB negotiations stand and when they have to be done by, Max Scherzer’s comments, and an update on minor baseball cuts.
The Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Wednesday 5/27/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Looking at the big cuts players would take under MLB owner’s proposal to resume play, and what Steve’s proposal would be. We then broke away for a press conference with Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, hear that at WKOK.com. Hour 2 – Guest: Sam Carchidi, Flyers Beat Writer Philadelphia Inquirer, with his thoughts on the 24-team playoff, will this affect the better teams at the time of the stoppage, what the Flyers are doing during this time, how the US/Canada border will not affect players coming back, and more….
The Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Hour 2 – Guest: Derrick Gunn, NBC Sports Philadelphia, on the perception of Andre Dillard, Jason Peters possibly coming back, Jalen Hurts and more. Topics: How another expansion team could help the MLB, NHL 24-team playoff announcement, and MLB and players still fall apart on proposal to resume play.
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 – Friday, May 22, 2020
Friday 5/22/20 Hour 1 – SEC opening facilities for volunteer workouts June 8, and other schools announcing facility openings, and NHL is voting on resuming with a 24-team playoff format, Guest: Penn State CB Tariq Castro-Fields meets the media via Zoom.
The Steve Jones Show – Thursday, May 21, 2020
Hour 2 – Guests: Dennis Chambers, CBS Sports, with the latest on the NBA trying to resume its season, when it would have to resume by, how the Sixers have been affected, and more. Plus, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), with a recap of his virtual roundtable to resume youth baseball and softball that included Major League Baseball’s Baseball and Softball Development Executive Vice President and former Los Angeles Angels general manager Tony Reagins, softball superstar Jennie Finch, Little League president Stephen Keener, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a physician and public health expert, and the greatest shortstop in Philadelphia Phillies history, Jimmy…
The Steve Jones Show – Thursday, May 21, 2020
Thursday 5/21/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Evaluating how far we’ve come since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest: Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror, on the state of minor league baseball, including the Altoona Curve, State College Spikes, and quick thoughts on Penn State football’s offseason.
