Baseball Beat: Tuesday, April 1st

Here is the rundown for the Tuesday, April 1st edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner. Today marks the beginning of our fourth season of Baseball Beat. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Scott Miller, CBSSports.com
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Tony Massarotti, Boston Herald
Tune: Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Lavelle Neal, Minneapolis Star-Tribune (Twins Beat)
Tune: New Kid in Town by The Eagles
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Ben Shpigel, New York Times (Mets Beat)
Tune: Picking Up the Pieces by Poco
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune (Cubs Beat)
Tune: Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan

Guest Summaries:
Miller discussed national headlines including yesterday’s Opening Day at Dodger Stadium and Joe Torre’s impact in Los Angeles. Miller played an April Fool’s Joke on Charley asking him about a reported fight pre-game yesterday between Duke Snider and Sandy Koufax. Massarotti discussed the Boston Red Sox including the club’s return from Japan, last weekend’s world record setting 115,000 fans for the Los Angeles Coliseum exhibition, how the Red Sox will make it out of April, and his new book released today Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse. Neal discussed the Minnesota Twins including Torii Hunter’s return to Minneapolis as a Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim, mixed fan reaction to Hunter, Carlos Gomez replacing him in centerfield, and lack of a roof at the Twins new stadium. Boswell discussed the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles including the opening of Nationals Park, Sunday night’s festivities, building for the future, comparing the buzz around the Nationals to the lack of anyone at Orioles Opening Day, and how the Orioles are rebuilding the right way. Shpigel discussed the New York Mets including Johan Santana’s National League debut yesterday, Pedro Martinez starting tonight, and Carlos Delgado’s hip being a season-long problem. Sullivan discussed the Chicago Cubs including pre-game festivities, Carlos Zambrano’s cramp in his forearm, Kosuke Fukudome’s Major League debut, Kerry Wood’s disappointing opening day, and the end of trade talks for Brian Roberts.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
1:45 p.m.
New Kid in Town by The Eagles
2:25 p.m.
Picking Up the Pieces by Poco
2:45 p.m.
Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan