Baseball Beat: Tuesday, January 8th

Here is the rundown for the Tuesday, January 8th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Scott Miller, CBS Sports
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Lester Munson, ESPN
Tune: Lawyers, Guns and Money by Warren Zevon
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Mel Antonen, USA Today; Part Time Host, Baseball This Morning
Tune: Angry Young Man by Billy Joel
2:00 p.m.
National Baseball Hall of Fame Announcement
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Paul White, USA Today Sports Weekly
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Tony Massarotti, Boston Herald
Tune: The Longest Time by Billy Joel
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Jim Baumbach, Newsday
Tune: We Can Talk by The Band

Guest Summaries:
Miller discussed national headlines including Roger Clemens and the Hall of Fame announcement. On Clemens he discussed that Clemens gave us the reaction we all wanted, reasons why Clemens is not being believed, how he felt the public perception of Clemens was improved marginally yesterday, and his belief he should have came out stronger earlier. Munson discussed Roger Clemens including how he hasn’t helped himself as much as expected, Clemens taking lawyers advice, how the phone call with McNamee did not help his case, and belief that he needs to change his attitude. Antonen discussed being at the press conference yesterday including the tense mood in the room. White joined us immediately following the Hall of Fame announcement. He discussed the breaking news that Rich “Goose” Gossage was elected to the Hall of Fame including the percentages of each person on the ballot, numbers across the eras of baseball, and number of Hall of Fame caliber years from Jim Rice. He also discussed Roger Clemens and the sadness attached to the story. Massarotti discussed Jim Rice’s lack of election to the Hall of Fame, his belief he’d take a clean Rice over Rafael Palmeiro, and Mark McGwire not a Hall of Famer. He also discussed Clemens including the press conference and the lack of a true clean era in Major League Baseball. Baumbach discussed his exclusive story in which he spoke with Brian McNamee after the Clemens press conference yesterday including his thoughts on the McNamee and how he sounded completely different than the recorded phone conversation that Clemens played at the presser.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Lawyers, Guns and Money by Warren Zevon
1:45 p.m.
Angry Young Man by Billy Joel
2:25 p.m.
The Longest Time by Billy Joel
2:45 p.m.
We Can Talk by The Band