Baseball Beat: Friday, March 30th

Here is the rundown from Friday, March 30th edition of Baseball Beat. Chuck Wilson hosted the show today.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Scott Miller, CBSSportsline.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Claire Smith, Philadelphia Inquirer
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Amalie Benjamin, Boston Globe (Boston Red Sox Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hagen, Philadelphia Daily News
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Kevin Kernan, New York Post
2:45 p.m.
Listener Calls

Guest Summaries:
Miller discussed national headlines including his picks for the upcoming season; Smith discussed this weekend’s Civil Rights Game as well as her involvement with this afternoon’s Baseball and the Civil Rights Movement Roundtable Discussion and the Civil Rights Museum; Benjamin discussed the Boston Red Sox heading into the start of the season including her pieces covering Daisuke Matsuzaka; Hagen discussed the Philadelphia Phillies including the club’s bullpen situation and his piece on minor leaguer Will Savage; Kernan discussed the New York Mets and Yankees coming into the start of the season including Johnny Damon's impact on the Yankees clubhouse. He also had a brief discussion on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after the breaking news that Kenny Rogers had surgery to remove a blood clot today.

On a personal note, I'd like to send out condolences to Charley Steiner whose mother, Gertrude Steiner, passed away on Thursday.