Baseball Beat: Friday, February 15th

Here is the rundown for the Friday, February 15th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Buster Olney, ESPN
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN
Tune: He was a Friend of Mine by The Byrds
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Ken Davidoff, Newsday
Tune: Reason to Believe by Rod Steward
2:05 p.m.
Guest: James Carville, CNN; Host, 60/20 Sports
Tune: You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones
2:25 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.
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Guest Summaries:
Olney discussed national headlines including how the government will see the Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee story to the end, Andy Pettitte not a good witness for the government, no Hall of Fame for any performance enhancement drug user, and his belief that Pettitte will struggle on the field this year. Fainaru-Wada discussed his piece today on Brian McNamee trying to warn Clemens and Pettitte prior to the Mitchell Report as well as his impressions from the Congressional Hearings, how McNamee is the anti-Greg Anderson, Clemens defeat rather heavy-handed, and on possible perjury charges against Clemens. Davidoff discussed his article today on Pedro Martinez arrival at Mets camp yesterday and his comments about Clemens as well as his thoughts on the Congressional Hearings, his belief McNamee is telling the truth and Clemens is lying, belief that Clemens will not make the Hall of Fame, and how Pedro Martinez likes Clemens is going down. Carville discussed the Congressional Hearings including how younger players are more ethical than older players, belief that George Mitchell did not make mistakes, how everyone knew steroids were rampant, Congress should require Olympic tests for all professional sports, why hearings were so partisan, and how Henry Waxman brushed Clemens off the plate.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
He was a Friend of Mine by The Byrds
1:45 p.m.
Reason to Believe by Rod Steward
2:25 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.
You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

I will be out of town on Monday returning from the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, so there will be no tentative blog. I'll post the recap later in the day. Ian will be back on Tuesday and update the blog regularly.