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b'Russell Carleton (Baseball Prospectus, author of The Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking) joins Steven to discuss things we don\\u2019t have words for, and surprising findings on third-base coaches, the effect of managers, and, of course, the shift.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Day the Sun Shone on Ty Tyson*Reframing the problem of Alex Johnson*Russell Carlton: Man with a Doctorate*You can\\u2019t control for Salvador Perez\\u2019s knee*Baseball and Arkham Asylum*Fire all the third base coaches*A book about people (with numbers)*The Zach Britton Game that Zach Britton wasn\\u2019t in (We Need a Word for That)*Opportunities for communication (a letter from a general manager)*The Bruce Bochy Effect?*\\u201cThe shift is kind of freakin\\u2019 the pitchers out\\u201d*\\u201cThe model of the starting pitcher is a little bit broken\\u201d/\\u201dMost teams have a 22-man roster\\u201d*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?'