Baseball Beat: Thursday, October 11th

Here is the rundown for the Thursday, October 11th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Bob Nightengale, USA Today Sports Weekly
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Bud Shaw, Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Tune: C.C. Rider by The Animals
1:45 p.m.
Guest: David O’Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Braves Beat)
Tune: None but the Brave by Bruce Springsteen
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Jayson Stark, ESPN.com
2:25 p.m.
Guest: George Frazier, Broadcaster, Colorado Rockies
Tune: The Rest of the Night by Warren Zevon
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Ben Shpigel, New York Times
Tune: Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell

Guest Summaries:
Nightengale discussed the news of John Schuerholz moving from the GM position to the president's role in Atlanta. He also previewed the ALCS and the strength of Cleveland's pitching. Shaw discussed the state of the Indians going into tomorrow's ALCS Game 1 and talked about what a great job Mark Shapiro did building this team from the manager on down. O'Brien discussed John Schuerholz new role for the Braves and how not much will change with the organizational model and flow since everyone is shifting in-house. Stark previewed the start of the NLCS tonight and his positive impressions of both the Rockies and the Diamondbacks. He and Charley also discussed on a general level how amazing it is that two low-payroll could do so well and make it so far. Frazier talked about the advantages the Rockies have over the Diamondbacks and how he thinks Colorado may be able to pull it off and head on to the World Series. Shpigel discussed how amazed he is at the quality of baseball played by the two West Coast-based NL clubs remaining in the postseason.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
C.C. Rider by The Animals
1:45 p.m.
None but the Brave by Bruce Springsteen
2:25 p.m.
The Rest of the Night by Warren Zevon
2:45 p.m.
Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell