Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Hour 1
Guest: MLB Writer R.J. Anderson (CBSSports.com) jumps on the show to break down the Cubs’ elimination, Milwaukee’s September success, the American League Wild Card Game, plus how far the Dodgers and Indians can possibly go in the postseason.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, July 13, 2018 Hour 1
Topics: Isner/Anderson epic Wimbledon semifinal, Chase Utley, the future of the Phillies, this day in sports history, and we discuss the newest schools in the Big Ten Conference that fans feel still remain “left out” and don’t get the same treatment as others.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, May 31, 2018 Hour 1
Phillies/Dodgers great pitching matchup to wrap up series, Stanley Cup Final series tied heading to DC and Usain Bolt has an Olympic gold medal taken away. Guest: Stephen Bardo (Big Ten Network and FS1 College Basketball Analyst) and Steve discuss players and their future plans, whether it’s the NBA or staying in school, including former Penn State point guard Tony Carr.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, November 3, 2017 Hour 1
Guests: MLB Writer Bob Nightengale (USA Today) and Chris Solari (Michigan State Football Writer, Detroit Free Press).
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, November 2, 2017 Hour 2
Guest: MLB Writer Bob Nightengale (USA Today), less than 24 hours after Houston claimed their first World Series championship, recaps those scintillating, seven games. Then, Steve, Shawn and Kevin Jones make their weekly football picks with the ultimate goal of avoiding the pit of misery.
Astros Win 1st World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From laughingstock to lift off. George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy Wednesday night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7. Playing for a city still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, and wearing an H Strong logo on their jerseys, the Astros brought home the prize that had eluded them since they started out in 1962 as the Colt .45s. “I always believed that we could make it,” All-Star slugger Jose Altuve said. “We did this for…
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, October 26, 2017 Hour 2
Topics: World Series Game 2, Dave Roberts’ pitching decisions and Vin Scully. Also, Steve, Shawn and Kevin Jones make their weekly football picks.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Hour 2
Topics: Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Yankees, Twitter, our sports bozo and Penn State football.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Hour 2
Topics: Cody Bellinger, NBA Draft, Phil Mickelson, minor league baseball nicknames.
Chooch Traded To Dodgers
By R.J. Anderson/CBSSports.com – We’re now less than a week from the postseason eligibility deadline, meaning contenders have precious little time to do their last-minute shopping. The Los Angeles Dodgers checked an item off their list, agreeing to a trade that netted them catcher Carlos Ruiz from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for backstop A.J. Ellis, pitcher Tommy Bergjans, and a player to be named later. There’s a human element to the Phillies’ side, too — or so you’d like to think that part of the motivation here was allowing Ruiz, a franchise mainstay, to go play for a contender….
