Baseball Beat: Wednesday, May 7th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, May 7th edition of Baseball Beat. Chuck Wilson is hosting today as Charley Steiner is broadcasting a Los Angeles Dodgers day game. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Rob Neyer, ESPN.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Rob Bradford, Boston Herald (Red Sox Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Clark Spencer, Miami Herald (Marlins Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Mark Whicker, Orange County Register
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Bud Shaw, Cleveland Plain-Dealer
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune (White Sox Beat)

Guest Summaries:
Neyer discussed national headlines including Cleveland Indians overcoming their slow start, Detroit Tigers pitching staff in real trouble, continued development of Gavin Floyd, hard to bet against St. Louis Cardinals success with starters, patience will pay off with New York Yankees young pitchers, stands by his pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers to win it all, and how Daisuke Matsuzaka’s high walk-rate will hurt him soon. Bradford discussed the Boston Red Sox including Tim Wakefield’s success due to his catcher, Matsuzaka learning to throw more strikes, Jon Lester’s maturation, Kevin Youkilis as possibly the most valuable Red Sox, David Ortiz knee not 100%. We also discussed his new book with Mike Lowell Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Finding the Champion that was released yesterday. Spencer discussed the Florida Marlins including the continuing development of the young roster, Josh Willingham injury update, Hanley Ramirez’s case as the best player in all of baseball, and re-visiting the off-season’s trade of Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers. Whicker discussed the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Dodgers winning streak, Andruw Jones struggles, Juan Pierre continuing to do what’s asked of him, and Angels rotation without John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar. Shaw discussed the Cleveland Indians including C.C. Sabathia’s April woes and compared Travis Hafner’s struggles to Carlos Baerga’s career fall-off. Gonzales discussed the Chicago White Sox including Gavin Floyd’s performance last night, Ozzie Guillen’s recent rant, blow-up dolls in the locker room, and how fans and writers can be considered media inside and outside the clubhouse.

Charley Steiner returns to host tomorrow's Baseball Beat live from Los Angeles, California.