Podcast Episodes

Infinite Inning 292: One for Dad

Episode 292

Infinite Inning 292: One for Dad On a solemn occasion, the last home run in Senators II history is recalled—did it really happen? Plus part one of a hypothetical visit to a transitional time for the …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Infinite Inning 291: On the Road to Samarkand

Episode 291

Benjamin Franklin’s warning, the course of empire, and the 1965 Yankees, Joe DiMaggio versus Casey Stengel versus the Detroit Tigers and the Red Sox, how to solve an abundance of outfielders and a la…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Infinite Inning 290: If Death Be Not Proud

Episode 290

Jimmie Foxx versus Cass Elliot in a battle of unfairly judged passings.

The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s present, past, and futu…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Infinite Inning 289: Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

Episode 289

In 1951 a Hall of Fame sportswriter reacts to the advent of Willie Mays in a spectacularly stupid way and we are on the spot with a stern rebuke and a bit of historical background to that moment. The…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Infinite Inning 288: The Drunken Why

Episode 288

A Negro Leagues great with a odd nickname opts out of education and into baseball, and we revisit the day that Philadelphia fans booed not Santa Claus but the President of the United States.

The Infi…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Infinite Inning 287: Even the Losers

Episode 287

Two stories begin in different times and places, but both converge on the same great player and the same great lesson. Starring a plethora of Hall of Famers, among them some of the greatest Yankees o…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Infinite Inning 286: One Bad Day is Just One Bad Day

Episode 286

Tiny Bonham and William Shakespeare revisited, Steve Trout, Don Mattingly, 20-run losses, and dealing with loss.

The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman disc…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Infinite Inning 284: Truth, Justice, and Some Baggage

Episode 284

A pitcher who only got one chance, an antisocial Hall of Famer who got many, and the one time he didn’t fight, the Max Kepler Ass-Ad (Lucky Larry) and Reggie for Panasonic, and the submarine pitcher …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Infinite Inning 283A: Charlie's Legs, a Covid Mini-Episode

Due to a case of Covid, we have a mini-episode this week in which the pandemic is ruminated upon and a catcher of ancient days bungles the dismount.

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Infinite Inning 283: The Way We Go Mad Today

A cluster of insanity among 19th century players with Louisville, starring a Gladiator and a Chicken, with resonance to the present day. Plus we visit a forgotten MVP-level season authored by Silent …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago