Infinite Inning 245: The Day The Umpires Heard "Ahooga!"

Published: Dec. 18, 2022, 12:37 a.m.

b'A solo episode dashes from umpires stranded on foggy seas to a Savage pitcher who received multiple Purple Hearts\\u2014and somehow conquered his control while doing so\\u2014and reflects on what his story warns us about our own times.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Day the Umps Heard \\u201cAhooga!\\u201d*Burt Uniform Tops and Burnt YouTubers*Old Starting Rotations and Starting Pitcher Tandems, Starring Justin Verlander et al*Angels Priorities*The Ancient 2005 Yankees*\\u201cI\\u2019ll Bonk Alone\\u201d*Cosplaying Fascism*Bob Savage, High School Pitcher (?), Major Leaguer, War Hero*Fred McGriff Misread*The Only Two Reasons to Have an Elder Rotation*Attenuated 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?'