Infinite Inning 229: The Benign Uncle

Published: June 15, 2022, 12:17 a.m.

b'Another solo episode as your host continues to recover from whatever is wrong with him THIS week! (Even his doctors mock him). This week: Tales of two catchers, one of whom was the best uncle baseball ever had, the other a longtime manager who had a moment of unusual frankness after making a trade.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Uncle Robbie Phones May Phone it In but He Knows His Meats*Steve O\\u2019Neill versus the Yankees*Umpires versus Fans*Steve O\\u2019Neill versus Uncle Robbie*Steve O\\u2019Neill versus Mad Monk Meyer*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?'