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Infinite Inning 363: The Shortstop Sets Us Free
Episode 363
A player who is remembered as “Jumbo” even though that was neither his name or his shape is described in both complimentary and critical terms, oyste…
2 months, 1 week ago
Infinite Inning 362: The Cardinals-Giants 1935 Ethiopia Incident
Episode 362
A future Hall of Fame outfielder gets into a tiff with the first Hall of Fame umpire and the umpire says a rude word, but how rude was it? Then we br…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Infinite Inning 361: Pitching for Our Lives
Episode 361
A rare three-segment episode this week. First, in what is very much NOT a story, the host quotes Casey Stengel in a totally context-free way. Then a …
3 months ago
Infinite Inning 360: Ballgame Called for Yellow Jack
Episode 360
An episode in which yesterday’s headlines are today’s. First, we find not William Bell the Negro Leagues great, but William Bell the victim of a fals…
3 months, 1 week ago
Infinite Inning 359: Famous Yankees Knee You in the Crotch
A wide-ranging journey inspired by the impulse-control problems of a 1950s catcher that provked, depending on Billy Martin’s mood, two, no three, no…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Infinite Inning Reissue 27 (017): The Yankees Shortstop Who Went to War
In this week’s new discussion, the story of a Yankees prospect who might have made it if not for a certain United Nations police action overseas. The…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Infinite Inning 358: Ring Lardner Sent Flowers
Episode 358
In our second and last holiday mini-episode of the season, we wonder how a sore-armed Yankees pitcher went on a crash diet, then turn to Kid Gleason,…
4 months ago
Infinite Inning 357: Angels Up the Where and Baseball True Love
Episode 357
Infinite Inning 357 Angels Up the Where? and Baseball True Love In a holiday mini-episode we talk about secular vs. religious holidays in America, th…
4 months ago
Infinite Inning 356: Did a Hall of Fame Manager Break Three Prospects?
Episode 356
Infinite Inning 356 Did a Hall of Fame Manager Break Three Prospects? A long-promised Casey Stengel episode asks why the press reacted badly when the…
4 months, 1 week ago
Infinite Inning Reissue 26 (039): Trumpian Baseball Math
In this week’s new commentary, we wonder how major league strikeout leader James Wood can reduce his strikeouts by 600 percent in 2026. Then we retur…
4 months, 2 weeks ago