Baseball Beat: Wednesday, October 24th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, October 24th World Series edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner live from Fenway Park. All times Eastern.

3:05 p.m.
Guest: John Donovan, Sports Illustrated
3:25 p.m.
Guest: Scott Miller, CBSSports.com
Guest: Bob Apodaca, Pitching Coach, Colorado Rockies
Tune: Showdown by ELO
3:45 p.m.
Guest: Troy Renck, Denver Post
Guest: Matt Herges, Colorado Rockies Relief Pitcher
Tune: Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
4:05 p.m.
Guest: Bob Nightengale, USA Today Sports Weekly
4:25 p.m.
Guest: Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
Tune: When This Battle is Over by Delaney and Bonnie
4:45 p.m.
Guest: Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe
Guest: Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies First Baseman
Tune: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Guest Summaries:
Donovan discussed expecting the Rockies to exhibit some rust this evening after their 8 day layoff between series. He also talked about Pedroia being a key member of the Red Sox, Matsuzaka being an uncertainty in each start, and how overall Boston needs to get better performance out of their starting rotation. Miller talked how the layoff may affect Colorado, how a rested Beckett will be very difficult for Colorado to handle. Apodaca joined the discussion with Scott and Charley and discussed the COL win streak and how pitching and defense has gotten the team to where they are today. Bob also discussed Jeff Francis and how great he pitches. Renck discussed how well Colorado has been playing and it is no surprise that they made it to the World Series. Herges joined the discussion with Troy and Charley and talked about how grateful he is to be playing in the World Series. Nightengale talked briefly about how he fully expected to be in Cleveland today, not Boston. He then reviewed the Colorado pitching and said they need to come through huge in order to survive the Boston lineup. Finally, he talked about Tim Wakefield being left off the WS roster. Verducci discussed how Colorado has a more solid bullpen than Boston right now, how the Boston lineup will make the Colorado starting pitchers work, and that he is picking Boston in 7 with Beckett out of the bullpen to win it. Cafardo talked about how close Todd Helton was to being a Red Sox after Helton stopped by to talk about staying focused in the World Series. He also spoke about Game 1 setting the tone for the entire series.

Tunes Summary:
3:25 p.m.
Showdown by ELO
3:45 p.m.
Magical Mystery Tour by Beatles
4:25 p.m.
When This Battle is Over by Delaney and Bonnie
4:45 p.m.
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond