Infinite Inning 212: Vainglorious Unvaccinated Dullards & Co

Published: Jan. 22, 2022, 7:54 p.m.

b'David Roth on Topps and The Athletic being sold, why baseball color commentors curdle after two years, the Mets\\u2019 moves, and more. Plus tales: \\u201cPride of the Yankees\\u201d departs from reality and strikes a chord; an All-Star is captured at the moment of his release.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lou Gehrig, \\u201cPride of the Yankees,\\u201d and Me*The Ballad of Jim Ray Hart and His DFA Photograph*David Roth: Mickey Rooney in Van Halen*Topps Sold*\\u201cA Long Position on Phil Plantier\\u201d*Two Business Idiots on The Athletic Sale*Baseball Cards as Bookmarks Etc*Louis Bromfield and Booth Tarkington*Death of the AV Club*John Madden and the Art of Enthusiasm*When \\u201cDamn Yankees\\u201d Tells a Deep Dark Truth*Buck Showalter Goes to Queen*The Forever Rebuild and Its Hazard*The 2022 Mets are Not the 1927 Yankees*Jeff McNeil Chill Out?*The Steinbrenner Retcon*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?'