Episodes
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A half-length Casey Stengel-centric episode as we all get ready for the big holiday with all its joy and peppermint bark. Includes way too much about pinch-hitting during the Truman administration, if thatâs your kind of thing.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
We begin with a brief threnody on those who would say ballplayers are overpaid, spanning Babe Ruth to Juan Soto and the arbitrary nature of those âplaints. We then head into the darkness for the thwarted careers and prematurely-concluded marriages of two 1930s middle infielders and how they reacted to a very specific, cruel form of tragedy.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains a discussion of self-harm and attempted suicide. That doesnât come up until the second act of the show. As always, hide the children! Love, the management.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
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A manager fails to comfort a nervous rookie pitcher and an outfielder of ancient days ends his career when he overreacts to an unusual family-oriented insult.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains one unusual cussword from 1892. Hide the children.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out?
Cloggers clogging in Lincoln, Nebraska by bmccoy2 -
On the road to grandmotherâs house, we ask whether a 19th-century game purported to be the greatest of all time was any fun, stopping along the way to admire the marital problems of a star second baseman and various other acts of criminality. Plus Walter Johnson avoids comparisons with a young star. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind.
Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
By listener request, the story of Casey Stengel and the sparrow, but first, a pitcher is mercilessly mocked for his pickoff move and a second baseman is disabled by a piece of chewing gum.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
Two players are cursed with high expectations and both have their moments, but one becomes best known for sitting down and the other finds you canât succeed if your best tool is a razor blade. Then we consider why Sam Rice finished just short of 3,000 hits and its implications for the near future.
TRIGGER WARNING: The second half of this episode contains a discussion of suicide and the loss of a child.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
After the week weâve had, weâre all once again in the Infinite Inning, but is there a way out? Follow along the winding path as a Yankees ace puts his head through a windshield, toxic soup is eaten, a Negro Leagues catcher suffers an awful fate, a manager gets a duck, and a pitcher plays the William Tell Overture on the harmonica but fails to record a single strikeout, and somehow all of this tells us something about where to go from here.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
An election-eve episode that begins with two notable World Series gaffes and the players who werenât blamed and those who were, and what that says about us as a society. We then turn to contingency and its effect in historyâhow much of what happens to us is the result of wisdom, and how much is luck?âas exemplified by one move that Connie Mack didnât make, and one that he did.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
First, some brief thoughts on the passing of the great Fernando Valenzuela and Fernandomania as a contrast to the great upheavals of 1200 BC. Then join Steve at the Morristown Festival of Books for a conversation with author Kevin Baker about The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
This week, stories of fathers, sons, and brothers playing baseball, one an ancestor of the current Yankees manager who witnessed a strange Phil Rizzuto baserunning blunder, and three brothers who ran a baseball school, but only two of them were major leaguers.
Join Steve October 19 at the Morristown, NJ Festival of Books for a baseball panel starring Kevin Baker and Andy Martino! This weekâs Baseball Prospectus column, featuring Honest John Anderson: Spare the Goat.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
Luis Tiantâs passing provokes an exploration of both his and his fatherâs immigrant story and dovetails with a sequel to our discussion of Pete Roseâs passing in which four very early Negro Leagues greatsâtwo in the Hall of Fame, two outâask to be fairly measured against history.
Join Steve at the Morristown, NJ Festival of Books on October 19!
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
There is no such thing as a bad baby, but there is such a thing as a bad man. The passing of Pete Rose brings on thoughts of Darryl Strawberryâs peak and rapid fall, ice cream sundaes served in batting helmets, and the responsibility of the audience to separate art, artist, and shrine. Then take a quick tour of the best third basemen not yet in the Hall of Fame and why they and Pete Rose stand as equals before the Cooperstown Gate.
Join Steve October 19 at the Morristown, NJ Festival of Books for a baseball panel starring Kevin Baker and Andy Martino!
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
This anniversary episode brings a fresh look at some of the themes that have obsessed us since the show began back in 2017, specifically humanity, empathy, and the replacement level. We revisit Joe McCarthy and Slim Jonesâ pain and the formerâs Hall of Fame induction, Heinie Muellerâs basepath errors, Oscar Grimesâ fielding miscues, Theodore Rooseveltâs âFear God and Take Your Own Partâ and how it contrasts to the current demonization of a helpless minority, another Cuban great who never got to play in the US, and it all comes full circle at the end.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
A list of New York-centric baseball nicknames in Kevin Bakerâs The New York Game sends us down a rabbit hole a hundred years deep in which we consider dozens of players and stories before being stopped by a mystery: Whoâand whyâwas âThe Lively Turtle?â
Join Steve for a baseball panel at the Morristown Festival of Books, October 19!
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
A 19th-century player is intentionally hit so many times he forces a crazy rules change, and then we consider one of the Negro Leagues greats in light of recent racist rumors about pets in danger.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
Two tales of Frank Chance, who may have been the Cubsâ Peerless Leader but had a pathological compulsion to sacrifice his brain on the altar of baseballâand this after he had saved himself and a Cubs pennant from extortionist threatsâor did he? Also includes too effusive an appreciation of San Diego.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
We explore what put the âSolonâ in Sacramento, plus the Man of 1,000 Baseball Caps returns! We enjoy a visit with original Infinite Inning rotation member Cliff Corcoran for the usual wide-ranging discussion of hats and a variety of 2024 baseball topics!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is a Solon? *Cliff Corcoran: âI Prefer the Ones Without Guestsâ*Ghosting Guests and Baseball Cards*Jorge Posada vs. Yadier Molina*Rejection and Mike Scioscia*Distance and Objectivity*Brett Phillips: Athlete*Running âEm Out*Qualifying for the Marathon*19th Century Senators Toque Caps (Mike Easler/Cliff Johnson)*Authentic Browns Caps, Authentic Reds Caps*Upside-Down NY*The Astros Ride Again*SlumpyTeams âą*The White Sox Clean Out the Coachesâ Room*âMajor League Coachâ*The Giants*Gabe Kaplerâs One Big Year*MVP: Judge vs. Witt*The DH Argument/Judge Finds the Ledge*Hard Scoreboards, Power Boxes, Drains, and Chicken-Wire Fences*Progress in Trout-Medicine*Wounded Mantle, Injured Maris*Rickeyâs Hammies*Goodbyes.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
Various reflections of the Orange Confidence Man extended universe, the 2024 White Sox, and other frauds, featuring an exploration of what happens when you knock the opposing pitcher out in the first, featuring visits with Babe Ruth, Jimmy Carter, and other legendarily temperamental figures.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
The meaning of a sign in a managerâs office is considered and interlinked with one of the final Beatles singles and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and âThe Fall and Forgiveness of Lyn Lary, 1931 and 1940,â concludes.
The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discuses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? -
Infinite Inning 293: The Pitcher Who Was at Sea Before and After He Joined the Navy
One of baseballâs all-time punchlines turns out to deserve his status, but not for the reason we thought. Plus, âThe Fall and Forgiveness of Lyn Lary, 1931 and 1940,â continues as Lyn grows closer to Lou Gehrig following one of the greatest baserunning gaffes of all time.
Trigger warning: Mention of Suicide.
Steven Goldman discusses the gameâs present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, theyâll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you canât get anybody out? - Montre plus
