Baseball Beat: Monday, August 13th

Here is the rundown for the Monday, August 13th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Paul White, Sports Weekly
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hoynes, Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Song: Pain in My Heart by Otis Redding
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Chris De Luca, Chicago Sun-Times
Song: Going Down Slow by Electric Flag
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Ken Davidoff, Newsday
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Song: Tell Me Something Good by Rufus
2:45 p.m.
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Song: Running Scared by Roy Orbison
Song: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries:
White discussed national headlines including the tightening of pennant races around baseball including the New York Yankees closing the gap on the Boston Red Sox in the American League East, Arizona Diamondbacks coming together in leading the National League West, and the shock that St. Louis is somehow still within striking distance in the NL Central. Hoynes discussed the Cleveland Indians including the weekend sweep by the Yankees and Grady Sizemore’s place in the lineup. De Luca discussed the Chicago White Sox and Cubs including his piece on the decline of the AL Central and the health outlook for the Cubs Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez. Davidoff discussed New York baseball including the New York Yankees resurgence, Melky Cabrera, and Johnny Damon as a part-time player. Miklasz discussed the St. Louis Cardinals including the story of Rick Ankiel’s return to baseball.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Pain in My Heart by Otis Redding
1:45 p.m.
Going Down Slow by Electric Flag
2:25 p.m.
Tell Me Something Good by Rufus
2:45 p.m.
Running Scared by Roy Orbison
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones