Podcast Episodes

Infinite Inning 302: Be Someone for the United States

Episode 302

Luis Tiant’s passing provokes an exploration of both his and his father’s immigrant story and dovetails with a sequel to our discussion of Pete Rose’s passing in which four very early Negro Leagues g…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Infinite Inning 301: Bad Baby - Last Thoughts on the Pete Rose Saga

Episode 301

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 Strawberry’s peak and rapid fall, ice cream sundaes served in batti…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Infinite Inning 300: I See My Light Come Shining

Episode 300

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 M…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Infinite Inning 299: The Mystery of the Lively Turtle

Episode 299

A list of New York-centric baseball nicknames in Kevin Baker’s 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 stopp…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Infinite Inning 298: Mp-Wah-Pwah-Fwat Do Yez Mane

Episode 298

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. 

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Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Infinite Inning 297: You Take Your Chances

Episode 297

Two tales of Frank Chance, who may have been the Cubs’ Peerless Leader but had a pathological compulsion to sacrifice his brain on the altar of baseball—and this after he had saved himself and a Cubs…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Infinite Inning 296: Sixto Lezcano was One Once

Episode 296

We explore what put the “Solon” 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 di…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Infinite Inning 295: Way Down Upon the Muddy Ruel and Other Songs of Relaxed Living

Episode 295

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…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Infinite Inning 294: The Ballad of Bill Terry & John & Yoko

Episode 294

The meaning of a sign in a manager’s office is considered and interlinked with one of the final Beatles singles and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and “The Fall and Forgiveness of Lyn Lary, 1931 and …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Infinite Inning 293: The Pitcher Who Was at Sea Before and After He Joined the Navy

Infinite Inning 293: The Pitcher Who Was at Sea Before and After He Joined the Navy

One of baseball’s all-time punchlines turns out to deserve his status, but not for the reason we thought. Plus, “The…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago