Baseball Beat: Friday, May 4th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, May 4th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Tim Kurkjian, ESPN; Author, Is This a Great Game, or What?
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Song: Funeral for a Friend by Elton John
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle
Song: Still the Same by Bob Segar
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Jeff Garlin, Actor, Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Ken Rosenthal, XM MLB Insider; FoxSports.com
Song: Disorder in the House by Warren Zevon
2:45 p.m.
Listener Calls
Song: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries:
Kurkjian discussed his new book Is This a Great Game or What? He discussed national headlines including the breaking news that Josh Hancock was driving under the influence when he was killed in his automobile accident. He also touched on the Atlanta Braves and Kelly Johnson, Boston Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the New York Yankees and Joe Torre; Burwell discussed the St. Louis Cardinals and Josh Hancock’s death including today’s news. He touched on alcohol in baseball as well as the Cardinals role in tacking this issue going forward; Schulman discussed the San Francisco Giants including Barry Bonds and prospect Tim Lincecum’s Major League pitching debut Sunday night; Garlin discussed the news he was just offered the part in a new movie. He also discussed his beloved Chicago Cubs including a great story about Kid Rock singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at Wrigley Field; Rosenthal discussed national headlines including Josh Hancock, Tim Lincecum, New York Yankees, and his four-part series on the Washington Nationals.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Funeral for a Friend by Elton John
1:45 p.m.
Still the Same by Bob Segar
2:25 p.m.
Disorder in the House by Warren Zevon
2:45 p.m.
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones