Baseball Beat: Monday, October 15th

Here is the rundown for the Monday, October 15th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: John Donovan, Sports Illustrated
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hoynes, Cleveland Plain-Dealer (Indians Beat)
Tune: Home at Last by Steely Dan
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Jeff Kingery, Broadcaster, Colorado Rockies
Tune: Let It Rain by Eric Clapton
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Edes, Boston Globe (Red Sox Beat)
Tune: I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tune: Don't Stop by Rolling Stones
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Mark Feinsand, New York Daily News
Tune: Family of Man by Three Dog Night

Guest Summary:
Donovan talked about the surprising rise of the Rockies and how pitching has been the key to the team being on the precipice of the World Series. He also discussed how overall it seems that Arizona is simply overmatched by Colorado. Hoynes discussed the marathon-length ALCS Game 2 on Saturday night and how that gives the Indians great momentum going into Game 3 in Cleveland tonight. Kingery talked about the evolution of the Rockies from the 1995 playoff team to the team that will try to make it to the World Series tonight. The key difference is the strength of the 2007 pitching and the speed of the leadoff hitters followed by solid contact hitters that can score runs. Edes talked about the failure of Eric Gagne in another key situation on Saturday night and how his future in Boston, even on a potential World Series roster, could not be more in doubt. He also talked about how locked-in Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are and previewed Matsuzaka's start for tonight. Hummel discussed his impressions of the NLCS thus far and how it is about time that the Rockies were a good team after 15 years of building a foundation. He also talked about the rumors of Tony La Russa being interested in the possible Yankees manager vacancy. Feinsand talked about George Steinbrenner and his giving the majority of control to his sons. He also discussed how this may affect the decision in regards to Joe Torre's future.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Home at Last by Steely Dan
1:45 p.m.
Let It Rain by Eric Clapton
2:05 p.m.
I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee
2:25 p.m.
Don't Stop by Rolling Stones
2:45 p.m.
Family of Man by Three Dog Night