Baseball Beat: Tuesday, April 3rd

Here is the rundown for the Tuesday, April 3rd edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Buster Olney, ESPN.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee Brewers Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: David O’Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta Braves Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Edes, Boston Globe (Boston Red Sox Beat)
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hoynes, BBWAA President, The Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Cleveland Indians Beat)

Guest Summaries:
Olney discussed the start of the season including chats about the impact of Steve Swindal’s divorce on the line of succession with the New York Yankees as well as the short term impact on the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Carlos Zambrano’s contract. There was also a discussion about Alex Rodriguez future with the Yankees; Haudricourt discussed the Milwaukee Brewers opening day win behind the dominance of starter Ben Sheets on Monday. He also discussed Prince Fielder as the club’s leader along with the rest of the infield including future star Ryan Braun; O’Brien discussed the Atlanta Braves Opening Day extra innings come from behind win in Philadelphia on Monday. He also discussed how the club’s strong bullpen is going to make a big difference this year; Edes discussed Monday’s Opening Day 7-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He also chatted about Curt Schilling’s Monday struggles including comments about his contract status and Jonathan Papelbon’s move back to closer; Rogers discussed the sale of the Chicago Tribune as well as potential owners in the re-sale of the Chicago Cubs. He also chatted about his coverage of the Cardinals Opening Night, White Sox on Opening Day, and today at Giants Opening Day; Hoynes discussed the Cleveland Indians Opening Day victory as well as the entertaining story about the spring training snake that slithered across Hoynes computer during a game in Winter Haven.