Baseball Beat - Thursday, July 26th

Here is the rundown for the Thursday, July 26th edition of Baseball Beat. Chuck Wilson hosted in place of Charley Steiner today.
*All times Eastern.

1:05pm
Guest: Jonah Keri, ESPN.com Page 2
1:25pm
Guest: John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle
1:45pm
Guest: Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News
2:05pm
Guest: Steve Henson, Yahoo! Sports
2:25pm
Guest: Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
2:45pm
Guest: Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune

> Keri discussed possible moves throughout the league as the non-waiver trade deadline approaches, such as Atlanta's interest in Mark Teixeira. He also reviewed the Scott Linebrink trade to Milwaukee. Shea discussed Bonds' attitude to reporters yesterday after hearing Curt Schilling's recent comments against him, as well as the pressure getting to him at the plate now that he is only two home runs away from tying Hank Aaron. He also touched on the poor play of the Giants this year and how it is time to move on from building the team around Bonds. Grant discussed the trade rumors swirling around Mark Teixeira, particularly focusing on the high cost the Rangers are asking and what kind of young talent the Rangers need to get in return in order to aid the Rangers in the short and long term. Henson discussed his move from the LA Times to Yahoo! Sports. They also talked at length about Mike Piazza being hit in the head with a bottle by a fan and the line between taunting and assault with players. That topic expanded out into the various fan interactions and jeerings of Barry Bonds during his HR record chase. Griffin discussed the success of Toronto's young pitchers and how it is not the year for Toronto, but everything should come together for them over the next year or so. Krasovic talked about the Linebrink trade to Milwaukee and how it proves that Kevin Towers is one of the best GM's in baseball by taking a struggling reliever and getting top young talent in return. He also discussed the San Diego bullpen's comments that criticized the deal and how that should be expected given the tightly-knit family the bullpen there has become.