Eric Stephen (True Blue LA) returns to explain the strange odyssey of the 2018 Dodgers, plus this year’s Orioles versus your great-grandfather’s Browns, bad fan behavior in 1970s Pittsburgh, and a Yankees tugboat not delivered.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Pirates keep the nickelThe Schleuter-ization of the OriolesBilly Martin’s tugboatEric Stephen: The Dodgers’ child does not resemble the parentsAn entire rotation on the DLProphetic words from 1973Dave Roberts’ approachCody Bellinger’s slump and recoveryGreat postseason slumpsMissing on Dave Winfield and Adrian BeltreCan you count on a Clayton Kershaw comeback?The Ross Stripling miracleThe Charles Hudson baseball card reverieFear Factor: BaseballA note on Daniel DescalsoThe amazing Max MuncyThe Dodgers and second base at the trading deadlineWhither Alex Verdugo?The Joc Pederson dilemmaThe Matt Kemp renaissanceThe power of planning ahead in journalismDodgers postseason oddsGoodbyes.

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?