Baseball Beat: Wednesday, April 30th

Here is the rundown for the Wednesday, April 30th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner live from Miami, Florida. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com; XM MLB Insider
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Brewers Beat)
Tune: I'm Free by The Who
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Pete Caldera, The Record (Yankees Beat)
Tune: Legs by ZZ Top
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Ray Ratto, San Francisco Chronicle; CBSSports.com
Tune: It All Went Down the Drain by Boz Scaggs
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Tommy Hutton, Broadcaster, Florida Marlins
Tune: I'm Gonna Go Fishin' by Dr. John

Guest Summaries:
Rosenthal discussed national headlines including large amount of injuries plaguing the game, lack of belief in babying starting pitchers, Philadelphia Phillies and Brett Myers approach in getting his velocity up, New York Yankees lack of run support for its young pitchers, and how impressive the Arizona Diamondbacks are in the National League. Haudricourt discussed the Milwaukee Brewers including Mike Cameron’s return last night, Ben Sheets difficult start, Eric Gagne and Derrick Turnbow’s struggles, and the slow start for the offensive. Caldera discussed the New York Yankees including updates on Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada’s injuries, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy’s struggles in the rotation, and how fans are viewing this year of re-loading (a.k.a. rebuilding) the Major League roster. Jenkins discussed his upcoming Sports Illustrated cover story on Kosuke Fukudome and the Chicago Cubs including similarities between Ichiro and Fukudome, concerns over the long-term success of the club’s pitching, and Alfonso Soriano’s return tomorrow. Ratto discussed the San Francisco Giants including Barry Zito’s move to the bullpen, how there is no Plan C for Zito, Giants made their own bed with this contract, and how the length of the contract will define him. Hutton discussed the Florida Marlins including this week’s series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, leading the National League East, Hanley Ramirez as possibly the best overall player in baseball, and Scott Olsen improving with each start.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
I'm Free by The Who
1:45 p.m.
Legs by ZZ Top
2:25 p.m.
It All Went Down the Drain by Boz Scaggs
2:45 p.m.
I'm Gonna Go Fishin' by Dr. John