Baseball Beat: Tuesday, August 28th

Here is the rundown for the Tuesday, August 28th edition of Baseball Beat. Charley Steiner has the day off, so Jeff Joyce is hosting. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Dan Graziano, Newark Star-Ledger
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Sun-Times (Cubs Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Larry Stone, Seattle Times
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune (Padres Beat)

Guest Summaries:
Passan discussed national headlines and this week’s key pennant race match-ups. He also touched on the Houston Astros firings of Tim Purpura and Phil Garner. Graziano discussed the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies series he covered last night including Billy Wagner’s unknown problem. He also discussed the start of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees series including Mike Mussina’s troubles and Kyle Farnsworth quiet success. Wittenmyer discussed the Chicago Cubs including this week’s series with the Milwaukee Brewers, Alfonso Soriano’s return from injury tonight, and Lou Pinella pushing the right buttons to tense up the club. Justice discussed the Houston Astros firings of Purpura and Garner including his thoughts about Tal Smith and Cecil Cooper. Stone discussed the Seattle Mariners including this week’s series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Jeff Weaver’s second half success, Raul Ibanez’s hot streak, and John McLaren’s work as manager. Krasovic discussed the San Diego Padres and this week’s series with the Arizona Diamondbacks including Chris Young’s imminent return.