Baseball Beat: Friday, July 6th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, July 6th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Mel Antonen, USA Today
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Tommy Hutton, Broadcaster, Florida Marlins
Song: Easier Said Than Done by The Essex
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Jim Price, Broadcaster, Detroit Tigers
Song: The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Robert Wuhl, Actor, Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Mark Feinsand, NY Daily News
Song: Heaven by The Talking Heads
2:45 p.m.
Actual Calls - Actual Listeners
Song: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

Guest Summaries:
Antonen discussed his piece on the fall of the once-mighty AL East and the chances of the other teams in that division besides Boston making a run for the Wild Card in the second half of this season or contending for the title in future years. Finally, he and Charley discussed the All Star Game and how it will be interesting to see how the fans will treat Bonds. Hutton discussed the Florida/Dodgers matchup this weekend and the Marlins better road performance versus home performance, expanding into a discussion of multiple teams' performances on the road versus home. Price discussed the Tigers' series with Boston this weekend and how that will be a true test of the team's success. Wuhl discussed his HBO Special Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl, then talked about his favorite baseball team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Feinsand discussed the on-going struggles of the Yankees and recent events such as Scott Proctor burning his things after a game. He also discussed the chances of the Yankees coming back in the second half and contending for the AL Wild Card. Finally, he discussed A-Rod's MRI on his hamstring which revealed no problems and should play this weekend's series, but will probably not play in the All Star Game.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Easier Said Than Done by The Essex
1:45 p.m.
The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff
2:25 p.m.
Heaven by The Talking Heads
2:45 p.m.
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones