Baseball Beat: Monday, July 30th

Here is the rundown for the Monday, July 30th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Ken Rosenthal, XM MLB Insider, FoxSports.com
Guest: Paul White, USA Today Sports Weekly
1:25 p.m.
Guest: David O’Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Braves Beat)
Song: Move on Down the Line by Roy Orbison
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Tribune (Cubs Beat)
Song: Life in the Fast Lane by Eagles
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Mark Feinsand, New York Daily News (Yankees Beat)
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Steve Physioc, Broadcaster, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Song: Hold Your Head Up by Argent
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Steve Gilbert, MLB.com (Diamondbacks Beat)
Song: When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed

Guest Summaries:
Rosenthal updated the status of the pending deal between the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers sending first baseman Mark Teixeira and left-handed reliever Ron Mahay to Atlanta for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Class A Shortstop Elvis Andrus, left-handed pitching prospect Matt Harrison, and 19 year-old right hander Neftali Perez. He also discussed why Teixeira did not end up going to some of the other rumored destinations, such as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers as the biggest roadblock was the high asking price. White analyzed the Teixeira deal further and stated he expects this trade to be a catalyst for other deals, possibly one for Ken Griffey, Jr. O'Brien talked about the value of Jarrod Saltalamacchia and how that is a loss for the Braves, but with Teixeira, the Braves lineup becomes one of the best in baseball and how he also feels that other teams were waiting for Texas to pull off the Teixeira deal to get the ball rolling on other deals, which he expects to see happen quickly now. Wittenmyer talked about the resurgence of the Cubs and how the strength of the bullpen has been part of the recent success. He also touched on how Carlos Zambrano wants to stay in Chicago and how the organization needs to make that commitment to improve the overall Cubs product. Feinsand discussed potential deals to help the Yankees make a run at the wild card, with a trade for Eric Gagne being the only trade Mark can conceivably see happening. The Yankees are insistent on keeping their young pitchers which are what most teams are interested in so there may be no deals in the end in the Bronx. Physioc discussed the Angels missing out on the Teixeira sweepstakes with the song being the same as other teams: the price of desired players in return was too high. It does not appear that the Angels will get a big bat in any deal at the deadline, but they do have Howie Kendrick healing and that will help the lineup when he returns. Gilbert talked about the winning streak of the Diamondbacks (until the blow out yesterday) and how the young Diamondbacks are starting to come along and in the next year they will be very successful. He also discussed the loss of Randy Johnson for the season, and how it is almost a relief since they know they cannot rely on him now, and Randy is determined to return in 2008.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Move on Down the Line by Roy Orbison
1:45 p.m.
Life in the Fast Lane by Eagles
2:25 p.m.
Hold Your Head Up by Argent
2:45 p.m.
When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed