Baseball Beat: Thursday, September 4th

Here is the rundown for the Thursday, September 4th edition of Baseball Beat with Charley Steiner live from Los Angeles, California.  All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Michael Silverman, Boston Herald (Red Sox Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Cardinals Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle
2:30 p.m.
Guest: Bob Klapisch, The Record; ESPN.com

Guest Summaries:
Brown discussed national headlines including this weekend’s Arizona Diamondbacks/Los Angeles Dodgers series for the National League West, Chicago Cubs rotation injuries, Dustin Pedroia’s amazing season, last night’s first use of instant replay, and C.C. Sabathia’s no-no-hitter as a non-story. Silverman discussed the Boston Red Sox including Boston Red Sox coming together for a run at the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, Dustin Pedroia the smallest clean-up hitter in baseball, and Josh Beckett looking ready for the post-season. Goold discussed the St. Louis Cardinals including Chris Carpenter’s return, closer has been an issue all year, Chris Perez as the future closer, and club not taking advantage of chances. Justice discussed national headlines and the Houston Astros including how roster tweaks have worked, Ed Wade’s stubborn refusal to blow-up team, Randy Wolf deal part of the club’s future recruitment efforts, Carlos Zambrano’s injury part of a greater trend, and reviewing last night’s first use of instant replay. Klapisch made his first appearance since his eye injury in an amateur baseball game and discussed in detail the injury, road to recovery, amateur baseball career, first trip back to Yankee Stadium and Mike Mussina’s comments about how anything can happen, and the on-going familial debate about how his competitive nature still makes him want to play again.

Tunes Summary:
1:25 p.m.
I Hear You Knocking by Fats Domino
1:45 p.m.
End of the Line by Traveling Wilburys
2:25 p.m.
Welcome Back by John Sebastian

Updated: 2:54 p.m.