Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Hour 1
National baseball writer Jared Diamond (Wall Street Journal) is back on the show to talk about bullpens and the reasons why a lot of them are struggling on the major league level as well as the concern about low attendance numbers in select cities during the first month of the 2019 season.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Hour 2
Guest: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers is back on the show to discuss Mike Watkins returning to the Nittany Lions for his senior season and the latest on Lamar Stevens’ future. Topics: Penn State men’s lacrosse is number one in the nation, ESPN The Magazine will stop publication in September, former Penn State wrestlers performed very well in freestyle competition over the weekend at Las Vegas, UEFA Champions League semifinals begin plus we scan MLB attendance numbers for the first month of the 2019 season.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Hour 2
Hour 2 – More Louis Martin Blazer testimony reaction, plus plenty of NFL Draft discussion, including Matt’s mock top 5 first round picks. We’ll also react to tensions rising in the Phillies-Mets series. Guest: Austin Gayle, Pro Football Focus, on story about former Penn State running back Miles Sanders and more.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, April 18, 2019 Hour 1
Topic: Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens enters his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Guest: New York Times National Baseball Writer Tyler Kepner joins the show to discuss his new book, “K: A History of Baseball In 10 Pitches.” More details on the book can be found here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532815/k-a-history-of-baseball-in-ten-pitches-by-tyler-kepner/9780385541015/
Steve Jones Show – Monday, April 8, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Phillies take 2 out of 3 over Minnesota, NCAA Men’s Final Four, Kyle Guy, Penn State Men’s Gymnastics claim Big Ten championship plus Virginia and Texas Tech to tangle for National Championship.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, April 5, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Sports Columnist Barry Svrluga (Washington Post) makes his debut on our show to discuss the Bryce Harper move from DC to Philadelphia plus college hoops, Duke, Zion Williamson plus “one and done” in the game. Then, we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, April 4, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Phillies let one get away in DC and drop first game of season and Carolyn Kieger leaves Marquette to become the new Penn State Women’s Basketball Head Coach and Bucknell’s Nate Sestina gets a grad transfer to join John Calipari at Kentucky. Guest: Football writer Ben Kercheval (CBSSports.com) returns to discuss what went wrong with the Alliance of American Football that forced the suspension of all operations this week.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Bryce Harper returns to Washington, the Braves’ Ronald Acuna getting a rich contract extension together, the future of the AAF is in jeopardy, what’s good and bad about the AAF and three-time national champion, Penn State 197-pounder Bo Nickal wins the 2019 Hodge Trophy (NCAA wrestling’s equivalent of the Heisman)! Guest: Senior Editor Neal Coolong (TouchdownWire.com and SteelersWire.com) makes his weekly appearance to discuss the Alliance of American Football and why it isn’t catching on plus current NFL players that would benefit being in the AFF.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, April 1, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Penn State Spring Football, a fantastic Elite 8 weekend, why older teams are better for the NCAA tournament and “one and done” in college basketball. Guest: Baseball Analyst Jason Rollison (DKPittsburghSports.com) joins Steve out of the gate in the MLB season to look back on the Pirates’ minimal moves during the off season.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, March 29, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network Analyst Kevin Fransden makes his first appearance on our show and talks about the new lineup and energy that has returned to the team’s fan base as well as his own transition from an MLB player to a part of the media. Then, we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones…also Steve shares big news!
