Baseball Beat: Monday, April 30th

Here is the rundown for the Monday, April 30th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis Cardinals Beat)
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Tyler Kepner, New York Times (New York Yankees Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hoynes, Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Cleveland Indians Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Bob Nightengale, USA Today Sports Weekly
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Chris Wheeler, Broadcaster, Philadelphia Phillies

Guest Summaries:
Strauss discussed the death of St. Louis Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock. Kepner discussed the New York Yankees including reports about Joe Torre’s future and George Steinbrenner’s statement. Hoynes discussed the Cleveland Indians including Saturday’s odd umpire decision that added a run to the Baltimore Orioles two innings after the score was waved off; Shaughnessy discussed the Boston Red Sox and their successful weekend in New York. He also discussed the club’s starters and J.D. Drew; Nightengale discussed the death of Josh Hancock as well as his piece on steroids in today’s USA Today. Wheeler discussed the Philadelphia Phillies including the start of this week’s series in Atlanta.