Baseball Beat: Friday, April 27th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, April 27th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Steve Buckley, Boston Herald
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1:45 p.m.
Guest: David O'Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Braves Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Jayson Stark, ESPN
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Ken Davidoff, Newsday
2:45 p.m.
Listener Calls

Guest Summaries:
Buckley discussed the Boston Red Sox including the final word on Gary Thorne and “Sock-Gate” including conversation about Curt Schilling’s post on the subject in his blog. There was also a brief discussion of the plus and minuses of blogs and of course a preview of this weekend’s series with the New York Yankees; Hummel discussed the St. Louis Cardinals including Skip Schmaker and Chris Duncan’s head injury as well as updates on the health status of Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder; O’Brien discussed the Atlanta Braves including the new extension for John Smoltz and the hot start for Jeff Francoeur; Stark discussed his pieces in Rumblings & Grumblings on ESPN.com about Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees. He also discussed Commissioner Bud Selig’s retirement plans. Davidoff discussed the New York Yankees struggles including Phillip Hughes major league debut last night, Kei Igawa’s banishment to the bullpen, and Roger Clemens rumors and buzz about his future destination.