Baseball Beat - Monday, August 6th

Here is the rundown for the August 6th edition of Baseball Beat. Chuck Wilson hosted for Charley Steiner today, who was traveling with the Dodgers. All times Eastern.

1:05pm
Guest: Barry Bloom, MLB.com
1:25pm
Guest: Jim Baumbach, Newsday
1:45pm
Guest: Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Cardinals Beat)
2:05pm
Guest: Jorge Arangure, ESPN Magazine
2:25pm
Guest: Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press
2:45pm
Guest: Joseph Reaves, Arizona Republic

Guest Summaries:
Bloom touched on the atmosphere at Petco Park when Bonds hit #755. He also talked about how the Bonds coverage has been the worst-covered story in sports media history and how analysis of Bud Selig's reaction to #755 is way overblown. Finally, he talked about his anticipation of the electric atmosphere tonight in SF when Bonds goes for #756. Baumbach discussed Glavine's 300th win and the honor of that milestone given the lack of durability with the average ballplayer. He also talked about A-Rod's 500th home run and how amazing it is that he was able to reach that mark at such a young age. Finally, he talked about how amazingly you still cannot count the Yankees out of the playoffs this season. Strauss talked about how the Cardinals are simply not a playoff team this year. He also discussed Jim Edmonds stating that he would be okay with a trade away from St. Louis and Scott Rolen's ailing shoulder. Finally, he and Chuck discussed the possibility of a huge off-season overhaul for the Cardinals, including the front office. Arangure gave his thoughts on Glavine and A-Rod's milestones acheived over the weekend. He touched on his recent piece on Miguel Cabrera and how his expanding waist line could inhibit his excellent talent and numbers. He also talked about how Cabrera can be sensitive to criticism so free agency and potentially playing in a big market could negatively affect his performance and personality. Rosenberg discussed the recent misfortunes of the Detroit Tigers and how the injury bug has hit them hard recently. He touched on the slow return of Kenny Rogers and Gary Sheffield's shoulder, and how right now the older players are indeed banged up, but they should eventually be healthy for the playoff stretch. Reaves discussed the first-place Diamondbacks and how vital Eric Byrnes is to the club, as his leadership has carried this team into first. He also touched on the large amount of waiver claims made by the D'Backs over the weekend and how some are curious additions, but overall none of them are overwhelmingly significant. Finally, he talked about the success of recently-promoted prospect Justin Upton.