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Infinite Inning 259: The War Within Joe Dugan and Other Tales of Quitting
Episode 259
The namesake of a Hall of Fame pitcher and pioneer of the game opts not to become a player but turns into a star nonetheless, while a third baseman w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Infinite Inning 258: Only Harmless Rebellions
Episode 258
The Yankees stash one of the game’s founding generation in their press box and a traded player gets sweet revenge against the manager who dissed him,…
2 years, 11 months ago
Infinite Inning 257: In Immensity One Lonelier Than You
Episode 257
Two tales of players punished by time and sundry other flaws. First, Jimmy Dykes loses his legs, then Hall of Famer Al Simmons loses his career, his …
2 years, 11 months ago
Infinite Inning 256: Welcome the Bear Inside
A brief history of Popup John, original Yankee, and his run-in with Ring Lardner, while another great writer explains a crusade against injustice in …
3 years ago
Infinite Inning 255: After Jackie Robinson Day What
Episode 255
The annual arrival of Jackie Robinson Day brings tales of an early series between Rube Foster’s Giants and Ty Cobb’s Tigers, one that proved a point …
3 years ago
Infinite Inning 254: The War Between the Cubs and Other Stories
Episode 254
Losing Pitcher Mulcahy loses one more game for his country, a discussion of a fictional crossdressing firefighter of 1930 and objections thereto, and…
3 years ago
Infinite Inning 253: Let's Gooooo
Branch Rickey confronts his mortality and misses the date, players rally in slow motion, and the Dodgers pitch a prospect’s arm off, but not before h…
3 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 252: Thanksgiving in March (The Unpopular Dad)
Episode 252
Infinite Inning 252: Thanksgiving in March (The Unpopular Dad) In an odd bit of timing, this week the Infinite Inning presents two stories about bird…
3 years, 1 month ago
Infinite Inning 251: Not That Rainbow
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Eleven Bites*Scooter and Where to Find Grover Cleveland When He’s Dead*The Children of Greater Boston Want Twinkies*Vice-President i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Infinite Inning 250 Baseballs Keep Falling on My Head
Episode 250
“The $100,000 Muff” as a state of being and the tale of a shortstop who tried to play only when he felt up to it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Casey Stengel’s Im…
3 years, 2 months ago