Baseball Beat: Monday, May 14th

Here is the rundown for the Monday, May 14th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times eastern:

1:05pm
Guest: John Donovan, Sports Illustrated
1:25pm
Guest: Michael Silverman, Boston Herald
Song: My True Story by The Jive Five
1:45pm
Guest: Joe Christensen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Song: End of the Line by Traveling Wilburys
2:05pm
Guest: Marty Noble, MLB.com - NYM
2:25pm
Guest: Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Song: King of Pain by The Police
2:45pm
Guest: Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle
Song: Happy Jack by The Who

Guest Summaries:
Donovan discussed his piece on the two managers who are using their bullpens early and often: Bud Black and Joe Torre. He talked about the possible negative effects of this down the stretch of the season. He and Charley also discussed Jeff Weaver being placed on the DL and how well the Dodgers starting pitchers have been performing. Silverman discussed his David Ortiz story last week that was misinterpreted in the headline and made Ortiz extremely angry as it inferred that he unwittingly used steroids. That was not the intention of the headline writer nor Silverman, but it has had negative implications for the paper. The discussion then turned into the general relationship between beat writers and players. Christensen discussed the Twins' designating Sideny Ponson for assignment, Joe Mauer being out 3-4 more weeks with his leg injury, and how offense has been the major struggle for the Twins thus far. Noble discussed the Mets' taking 2 of 3 from the Brewers over the weekend, and how Oliver Perez pitched brilliantly. He also talked about how great Jose Reyes has continued to be for the Mets. Griffin talked about Roy Halladay's emergency appendectomy and Troy Glaus' leg injury. He and Charley talked about how the injuries in Toronto are so numerous and that they have no clubhouse leader, player or manager, to help get them through these times. Slusser discussed the emergence of Jack Cust with the A's and how amazing his play has been given that he came to the A's as a player to be named later. She also updated the status of Mike Piazza's shoulder and the rehab of Rich Harden.

Tunes Summary:
1:25pm
My True Story by The Jive Five
1:45pm
End of the Line by Traveling Wilburys
2:25pm
King of Pain by The Police
2:45pm
Happy Jack by The Who