Baseball Beat: Tuesday, December 4th

Here is the rundown for the December 4th edition of Baseball Beat. Charley Steiner hosted the show LIVE from Nashville, Tennessee at the Opryland Hotel, site of the 2007 MLB Winter Meetings. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Mark Feinsand, New York Daily News
Tune: Where Do We Go From Here by The Band
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Peter Pasquerelli, ESPN
Tune: Good Timin' by The Beach Boys
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Gordon Edes, Boston Globe
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
Tune: Old Brown Shoe by The Beatles
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Dave Sheinin, Washington Post
Tune: Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley

Guest Summaries:
Kurkjian discussed the Johan Santana trade rumors to either Boston or New York, Jim Bowden rolling the dice in Washington with Elijah Dukes and Lastings Milledge, and the Veterans Committee HOF electees, with a discussion of Marvin Miller and how he thinks Miller show be elected. Feinsand talked about the many holes remaining for the Yankees to fill, regardless of the outcome of the Santana sweepstakes. He also discussed the Yankees setting arbitrary deadlines for deals and how Joba Chamberlain may be of better use remaining in the bullpen. Pasquerelli discussed the rumors of a Florida/Detroit deal, sending Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a package of young DET players (he does not see it happening). He also touched on the arbitrary NYY deadlines and how they mean very little. Edes talked about the Boston Red Sox being in a win-win situation with Johan Santana, because Santana is great but the prospects they would keep by not doing the deal are great also. He also discussed how Boston fans do not want to see Jacoby Ellsbury leave town. Brown talked about how trading Johan Santana would be the career-defining move for new Twins GM Bill Smith despite only being in the position a few months. A deal would affect the promotion of the Twins' new stadium and the makeup of the team for years to come. Sheinin discussed the Nationals' acquistion of Elijah Dukes and Lastings Milledge and how they are trying to amass talent by buying low for success in the future. He also talked about how Elijah Dukes' past troubles might not be left in Florida and he may not work out in Washington.