Baseball Beat: Wednesday, October 17th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, October 17th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Scott Miller, CBSSports.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Mike Hegan, Broadcaster, Cleveland Indians
Tune: Prove It All Night by Bruce Springsteen
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Jim Baumbach, Newsday
Tune: Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Tony Massarotti, Boston Herald
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News
Tune: Waiting on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Tim Sullivan, San Diego Union-Tribune
Tune: Meet Me in the Indian Summer by Van Morrison

Guest Summary:
Miller discussed the Indians potentially knocking both top payroll teams out of the playoffs with their modest payroll club. He examined the progress of revenue sharing and its impact on this year's postseason. He also discussed the amazing amount of momentum the Indians have built up since Game 2 in Boston and how fun Paul Byrd is to watch pitch. Hegan talked about last night's Cleveland win, the disrespectful nature of Manny Ramirez's home run showboating, and the sudden dominance of Rafael Betencourt. Baumbach was camped in the Legends Field parking lot in Tampa waiting for news on Joe Torre's fate with the Yankees. He discussed the probability of Torre's return and how the club seems to be approaching the decision as a company and not a personal decision. Massarotti talked about the panic in Red Sox Nation following last night's loss. He also discussed the strength of Cleveland's pitching realtive to the sudden weakness of Boston's. Ringolsby talked about the Rockies playing simulated games daily to stay in "game-mode" until the World Series. He also discussed how he credits Troy Tulowitzki for keeping the young players focused and for helping Colorado be successful this year instead of continuing to wait for the near-future. Sullivan talked about his impressions of the ALCS thus far after covering the National League all year. He also discussed how all Boston needs to do is get ahead in a game to be successful and that has just not happened with Cleveland pitching so well.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Prove It All Night by Bruce Springsteen
1:45 p.m.
Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon
2:25 p.m.
Waiting on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen
2:45 p.m.
Meet Me in the Indian Summer by Van Morrison