Baseball Beat: Monday, April 23rd

Here is the rundown for the Monday, April 23rd edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Dan Graziano, Newark Star-Ledger
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Lyle Spencer, MLB.com (Angels Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Edes, Boston Globe (Red Sox Beat)
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Andrew Baggarly, San Jose Mercury News (Giants Beat)
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Brewers Beat)

Guest Summaries:
Crasnick discussed national headlines including the Baltimore Orioles surge, Yankees/Red Sox series, and Scott Proctor and Yankees bullpen’s workload; Graziano discussed the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets weekend series including his piece on the Mets letting a game get away on Sunday and Kelly Johnson’s success as a lead-off hitter as well as his thoughts on the Yankees/Red Sox; Spencer discussed his moved from covering the San Diego Padres to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as well as last week’s long road trip and Bartolo Colon’s return over the weekend; Edes discussed the Boston Red Sox sweep of the New York Yankees in Boston this weekend including the four consecutive home runs, Jonathan Papelbon as the best closer in the AL, Coco Crisp’s troubles at the plate and Jacoby Ellsbury’s future in centerfield, and a short chat about the word “probabilist.” Baggarly discussed Barry Bonds continued pursuit of Hank Aaron’s home run record as well as the San Francisco Giant’s current winning streak and trip to Los Angeles for a series with the Dodgers starting tomorrow; Haudricourt discussed the National League Central Division leading Milwaukee Brewers including Dave Bush’s Sunday performance and the continued debate about the lack of heating at Miller Park.