Baseball Beat: Friday, December 14th - Mitchell Report Edition

Here is the rundown for the Friday, December 14th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. This is a special Mitchell Report edition of The Beat. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Frank DeFord, Sports Illustrated
Tune: People Talkin' by Lucinda Williams
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Bob Ley, ESPN
Tune: Dirty Laundry by Don Henley
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Buster Olney, ESPN.com
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle
Tune: Burning Down the House by Talking Heads
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Selena Roberts, New York Times/Sports Illustrated
Tune: White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane

Guest Summaries:
Boswell discussed the Mitchell Report including how the Report became bigger than originally planned. DeFord discussed the Mitchell Report including how the Report had few surprises and the MLBPA made mistakes in the past. Ley discussed the Mitchell Report including the fact the Report has to be accepted as history. Olney discussed the Mitchell Report including the collateral damage on players is huge, how the Report is worthless, belief that steroid use was bad but the Report did nothing to help, MLB could have moved on without the Report, and how the Report only scratches the surface. Justice discussed the Mitchell Report including Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte being in the Report, how sad it is to have this come out on their careers, belief the Commissioner made the right move in having the Report commissioned. Roberts discussed the Mitchell Report including her belief that the Report was good to expose baseball and how self-preservation got Mitchell his evidence.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
People Talkin' by Lucinda Williams
1:45 p.m.
Dirty Laundry by Don Henley
2:25 p.m.
Burning Down the House by Talking Heads
2:45 p.m.
White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane