Infinite Inning 112 The Championship Huggers of '81

Published: July 11, 2019, 3:25 a.m.

b'Jason Turbow (\\u201cThe Baseball Codes\\u201d and \\u201cDynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic\\u201d) discusses the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers as portrayed in his new book \\u201cThey Bleed Blue.\\u201d Plus, forgotten All-Stars remembered and wild pitching appreciated.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Everyone Has a Special Anniversary (Len Barker Makes the All-Star Team)*Dolly Gray Goes Wild*Jason Turbow: Why the 1981 Dodgers?*What the Dodgers Did Right, Not What the Yankees Did Wrong*The Longest-Running Infield*Steve Garvey Against Davey Lopes in the \\u201981 Strike*Steve Garvey Against the World*Reggie Smith, Unknown Great*Young Dave Stewart*Tommy Lasorda in Retrospect*Wise Words from Dusty\\u2019s Dad*Lasorda\\u2019s Broken Aces*What Was Fernandomania?*Al Campanis\\u2019s Pre-Nightline Racism*\\u201dCoconut Snatching\\u201d and Pedro Guerrero*The Guerrero/Sax Anecdote*The Sneaky Way to Publish a 300,000-Word MS*Rick Sutcliffe vs. The Frank Sinatra Wall*The Dave Kingman Footnote*Goodbyes.

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\\u2019s 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\\u2019ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can\\u2019t get anybody out?'