Posted by Eric SanInocencio on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11:41 am

Birmingham, Ala. — With the college baseball season fast approaching, BDD Live returns for its first podcast of 2009. Join host Eric SanInocencio as we give you insight and opinion from all over the collegiate landscape as teams prepare for what they hope are season ending trips to
Omaha for the College World Series. Four fantastic guests highlight this week’s hour long podcast (Noon ET) on Saturday, with content ranging from coast to coast. Kicking things off is Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole, fresh off his squad’s historic championship run last year. The FSU skipper sits down with BDD to talk about making NCAA history, and how that success can translate to the 2009 season.

Not only does a top coach join this week’s broadcast, but two of the biggest talents in the collegiate game do as well.

San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg steps in studio, as the Preseason Player of the Year and the possible top overall selection in this year’s MLB Draft sits in for an interview. Strasburg was the lone collegiate baseball player selected to participate in the 2008 Olympics, and he shares his thoughts about Beijing and dealing with the draft hype surrounding his upcoming junior year.

After talking with the best junior in the country, arguably the best freshman in all the land joins us at the half hour mark. Kentucky’s Alex Meyer, who was Indiana’s Gatorade High School Player of the Year, joins us to share how he has adjusted to college life so far. The freshman phenom also explains why he chose to become a Wildcat, and how the Boston Red Sox pushed hard for his services at the draft deadline.

To round out the star-studded guest lineup we close out the show with Baseball America’s college guru, Aaron Fitt. Fitt sheds some light on BA’s Preseason Top 25, and the names and programs to watch as action kicks off next month.

Your calls and emails (sansanradio@hotmail.com) are always welcome, as BDD Live turns its attention to the metal bats in this week’s show. To join in on the debate, dial 646-716-7728.

So join us on Saturday at 12:00 PM Eastern Time at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdigestdaily to listen to the live broadcast. You can also download the show or listen to the recording upon completion. Or, to download this and all other podcast archives via iTunes, just do the following:

1) Open iTunes.
2) Click on the Advanced menu at the top.
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4) Enter this URL http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdigestdaily/feed and click ok.