Infinite Inning 159: The Banality of Meh

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

b'Craig Calcaterra returns to discuss \\u201cthe newsletter lifestyle,\\u201d review the 2020 \\u201cseason,\\u201d and explain the banality of meh. Plus: Tales of Casey Stengel shopping, Connie Mack building fences, and a Cubs shortstop provokes a theory of depression and elation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Casey Stengel Buys a Tie*Ballparks Go Condo and the Shibe Park Spite Fence*Broadway Bill (Absolutely Bill\\u2019s Mood)*Craig Calcaterra: The Newsletter Lifestyle*People Won\\u2019t Hate-Pay*Cat Content in the Newsletter and Groin Pulls*The Blogosphere Without the Bad Parts*Getty Images A La Carte*Role to Resist/Saving Throw*The 2020 MLB \\u201cEpisode\\u201d in Retrospect*The San Diego Padres and Real Estate Porn*Wall to Wall Cussin\\u2019*Trading Fernando Tatis Due to a Downturn in the Rental Market*Mike Ferrin\\u2019s Rule of Perception*The Banality of Meh*The 1000 Deaths of the Pittsburgh Pirates*You Won\\u2019t Know When Things Go Bad*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?'