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Infinite Inning 270: The HOBE Factor
This week a discussion of sadism as a way to pass the time with two tales from the early 20th century, one involving a violent Red Sox second baseman…
2 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 269: Between the Fire and Us
Episode 269
Kate Claxton’s Six Rules for Staying Young versus Satchel Paige’s, plus the changing nature of public danger; more on fighting in baseball, with some…
2 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 268: A Broom of Twigs as Are We All
Episode 266
Infinite Inning 268: A Broom of Twigs as Are We All Casey Stengel, Winston Churchill, the 1962 Mets, Lavengro, what a besom is, Theodore Roosevelt, t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 267: We Talk About Bruno
Episode 267
A World War II hero battles his way back to the mound and is given both rough and tender treatment by Ted Williams, a discussion of the Black Sox and…
2 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 266: Ukulele at a Gunfight
Episode 266
The last episode of 2023! A pitcher undergoes a questionable treatment on his arm and loses a unique oral talent, a utility infielder gets drunk, vio…
2 years, 2 months ago
Infinite Inning 265 Sing As We Go? I Prefer Not To
Famous last words, including Casey Stengel’s, a shortstop who liked semi-pro leagues better than the majors (and desperately needed a dermatologist),…
2 years, 2 months ago
Infinite Inning 264: The One Without Peckinpaugh
Episode 264
No Peckinpaughs were hurt in the recording of this episode, but we do visit the 1925 World Series, where Babe Ruth makes a dad joke that tempts fate,…
2 years, 3 months ago
Infinite Inning 263: Grunting at the Guesser
Episode 263
In which a rookie’s arrogance (mildly) tests Earl Weaver and a pitcher nicknamed “Bucher Boy” prompts a mass ejection event.
The Infinite Inning is n…
2 years, 4 months ago
Infinite Inning 262: It's Not That We Don't Want You
Episode 262
We begin with a player whose bid for a major league roster spot was deflected by fish-on-human violence and whose sense of humor was deflected by som…
2 years, 5 months ago
Infinite Inning 261: A Torkelson Torkels Whatever He Does
Episode 261
Could there have been a Tigers first baseman more ill-fated than Spencer Torkelson? Yes, by far, especially when his manager thought he couldn’t play…
2 years, 6 months ago