Mark Simon, co-author of the Bill James Handbook 2020 talks stats, projections, the Hall of Fame, and the new Mets ownership. Plus tales: Both the Roman Empire and the Cardinals Empire falls and Kim Ng vs. Jay Kirke.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kim Ng, Jay Kirke: The Patriarchy Was InhumanWally Berger vs. Mike TroutThe Cardinals Dynasty FallsMark Simon: Rookies of the Year (Luis Robert vs. Kyle Lewis)Fielding Awards in a Small-Sample SeasonBill James’ New Batter Game ScoresNo One Knows How Many Editions of the Bill James Handbook There Have BeenA Teddy Bear of a BookMissing OPS+ and WAR vs. Win SharesThe Private Bill JamesBill and Mark on Hall of Fame Standards/Progress and a Call-Back to the Keltner TestJack Morris’s Strat CardThe 70s Yankees Missing from the Hall of FameWillie Randolph and Dale Murphy: It’s Better If You Die2021 Projections: Randy Arozarena, Jazz Chisholm, Georgia, Pennsylvania
Welcoming Steve CohenTurning Over the Front OfficeA Brief Pujols ComplaintGoodbyes.

The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?