Baseball Beat: Wednesday, June 20th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, June 20th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times eastern:

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Ken Rosenthal, XM MLB Insider; FoxSports.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Sun-Times (Cubs Beat)
Song: Go Now by Moody Blues
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe
Song: Shape I'm In by The Band
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Bob Ley, ESPN
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Peter Pasquarelli, ESPN
Song: Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp
2:45 p.m.
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Song: Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries:
Rosenthal discussed national headlines including today’s announcement of Andy MacPhail joining the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs trading Michael Barrett. He discussed the vast amount of injuries in recent days including Jason Schmidt and Curt Schilling. He also discussed trade rumors including Eric Gagne as well as Texas Rangers woes and Joe Girardi’s options. Wittenmyer discussed the Chicago Cubs including today’s trade of Michael Barrett, the club’s offense, and the chances of Sammy Sosa hitting home run number 600 against the Chicago Cubs. Cafardo discussed the Boston Red Sox including Curt Schilling’s injury, J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo’s struggles, and Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Ley discussed Outside the Lines special on Sports Talk Radio a couple weeks ago as well as a comparison of Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds’ struggles. Pasquarelli discussed national headlines including New York Mets woes, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees battles in the American League East, and his new role as host of the ESPN’s Baseball Today podcast.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Go Now by Moody Blues
1:45 p.m.
Shape I'm In by The Band
2:25 p.m.
Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp
2:45 p.m.
Talk Too Much by Joe Jones