Baseball Beat: Wednesday, June 13th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, June 13th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times eastern:

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Harold Reynolds, MLB.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Jim Price, Broadcaster, Detroit Tigers
Song: Nothing From Nothing by Billy Preston
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Marty Brennaman, Broadcaster, Cincinnati Reds
Song: Life is a Carnival by The Band
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Lance Williams, San Francisco Chronicle
Mark Fainaru-Wada, San Francisco Chronicle
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Richard Sandomir, New York Times
Song: We Got to Get Out of This Place by The Animals
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Ken Korach, Broadcaster, Oakland A’s
Song: Street Fighting Man by Rolling Stones

Guest Summaries:
Reynolds discussed his new position with MLB.com as well as the latest with his life since leaving ESPN and what to expect from his work on MLB.com. He got into national headlines and the stories of the season thus far including Barry Bonds, Josh Hamilton, American League East race, Los Angeles Dodgers, and a short discussion on Derek Jeter’s positioning on defense. Price discussed the Detroit Tigers and broadcasting last night’s no hitter by Justin Verlander. He also discussed the club including Gary Sheffield and Magglio Ordonez. Brennaman discussed Sunday’s ceremony for himself, Joe Nuxhall, and Waite Hoyt unveiling radio microphones for permanent display below the 700 WLW Radio broadcast booth at Great American Ball Park. He also discussed how he came to get his job with the Cincinnati Reds. Williams and Fainaru-Wada discussed the latest on the Balco case including Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Chronicle using legal means to get the 23 MLB player names who were clients of former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski. Sandomir discussed his piece on the changing nature of press boxes in Major League Baseball stadiums including poorly placed press boxes in the rafters (New Busch Stadium and PNC Park) and the recent move of locations from behind home plate (US Cellular Field). He also discussed the New York Post “Stray-Rod” story including the Post paying for the pictures and actually covering the story as well as his piece on Harold Reynolds return to broadcasting with MLB.com. Korach discussed the Oakland A’s including this week’s interleague series with the Houston Astros, Huston Streets delayed return from the disabled list, and other Athletic’s related topics.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Life is a Carnival by The Band
1:45 p.m.
Nothing From Nothing by Billy Preston
2:25 p.m.
We Got to Get Out of This Place by The Animals
2:25 p.m.
Street Fighting Man by Rolling Stones