Friday, January 11, 2008

Baseball Beat: Friday, January 11th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, January 11th 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: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tune: Tommy Can You Hear Me by The Who
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Dave Lennon, Newsday (Mets Beat)
Tune: Tired of Waiting by The Kinks
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Steve Buckley, Boston Herald
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Hank Goldberg, ESPN
Tune: Not Fade Away by Rolling Stones
2:45 p.m.
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Tune: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries:
Rosenthal discussed national headlines including Roger Clemens, the question of the truth, New York Yankees pursuit of Mike Cameron, latest on Eric Bedard trade rumors, and remaining free agents on the market. Haudricourt discussed the Milwaukee Brewers including the club’s interested in Cameron and how missing April for suspension will affect his signing, Bill Hall potentially moving positions, Eric Gagne post Mitchell Report, club’s weak defense, and the breaking news of Major League Baseball setting up a Investigative Unit. Lennon discussed the New York Mets including the latest on Johan Santana trade discussions. Buckley discussed the Boston red Sox including their off-season, Coco Crisp v. Jacoby Ellsbury, Hall of Fame, and his thoughts on Roger Clemens v. Brian McNamee. Goldberg discussed his career in radio, leaving local radio in Miami, succeeding Larry King when he left local radio, Miami radio market, and the latest on the Florida Marlins stadium.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Tommy Can You Hear Me by The Who
1:45 p.m.
Tired of Waiting by The Kinks
2:25 p.m.
Not Fade Away by Rolling Stones
2:45 p.m.
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Charlie wondered if baseball attendance went down after the 1998 feel-good season of McGuire and Sosa. The official numbers declined in 1999 from 70,601,147 to 70,139,380.

Thanks for your hard work on a fantastic program that has helped me get more out of the game.