Baseball Beat: Friday, May 11th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, May 11th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner:

1:05pm
Guest: Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
1:25pm
Guest: Pedro Gomez, ESPN
Song: Further On Up the Road by The Band w/ Eric Clapton (from The Last Waltz album)
1:45pm
Guest: Pete Van Wieren, Broadcaster, Atlanta Braves
Song: Back in the High Life Again by Steve Winwood
2:05pm
Guest: Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
2:25pm
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
Song: Who Are You by The Who
2:45pm
Listener Calls
Song: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries
Boswell opened by discussing being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay Bridge closure yesterday, being only 8 miles from his home and having to detour 200 miles around the Bay to get home 8 hours later. He also discussed the fate of the Nationals and expects them to spend more money following the conclusion of the season. Gomez is back on the Barry Bonds watch, and he talked about Schilling’s comments in relation to Bonds as well as the difference between this year and years’ past in terms of Bonds' performance. He also discussed Bonds hitting the HR on the road as opposed to hitting it at home. Van Wieren talked about upcoming 2b Kelly Johnson and about his history as the long time Atlanta Braves Broadcaster. Brown talked about the Mitchell investigation and also about Barry Bonds. He expressed his awe at the feat Barry Bonds may accomplish especially at his age. He also liked the Yankees bringing in Roger Clemens. Haudricourt talked about the first place Brewers and their left field position as well as their impressive start. He also touched on the difference between this year and last year’s Brewers , such as JJ Hardy and Prince Fielders current offensive surge.

Tunes Summary:
1:25pm
Further On Up the Road by The Band with Eric Clapton (from The Last Waltz album)
1:45pm
Back in the High Life Again by Steve Winwood
2:25pm
Who Are You by The Who
2:45pm
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones