Baseball Beat: Wednesday, April 25th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, April 25th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Marty Brennaman, Broadcaster, Cincinnati Reds
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Tom Hamilton, Broadcaster, Cleveland Indians
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle (Oakland A's Beat)
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Marc Topkin, St. Petersburg Times (Tampa Bay Devil Rays Beat)
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Howard Eskin, Host, Philadelphia's WIP 610

Guest Summaries:
Verducci discussed his Sports Illustrated piece on Alex Rodriguez as well as the major league debut of Phillip Hughes and other national headlines; Brennaman discussed the Cincinnati Reds and Josh Hamilton’s success thus far. He also mentioned manager Jerry Narron compares him to Bo Jackson considering Hamilton’s never played above A-ball and discussed the enjoyment of calling games with his son Thom Brennaman this season; Hamilton discussed the Cleveland Indians including the continuing horrid weather in the city. He also discussed the club’s rise to first place in the division yesterday; Slusser discussed the Oakland A’s including the club’s recent rash of injuries to Rich Harden, Milton Bradley as well as Bobby Crosby’s good health as well as rotation’s success; Topkin discussed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays sweep of the New York Yankees including the club’s new shortstop Brendan Harris. He also touched on Barry Bonds as he was at Dodger Stadium; Eskin discussed the Philadelphia Phillies including his confrontation and comments with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel last week.