Infinite Inning 377: The Negro Leagues were a Ceiling

About this episode

This episode explores the Homestead Grays and Bob Horner's career while reflecting on broader themes in baseball and life.

A shorter episode that takes a quick look at the Homestead Grays and the attenuated career of the late Bob Horner. The Infinite Inning is a journey to the past to understand the present using baseball as our time machine. America's brighter mirror, baseball reflects, anticipates, and even mocks the stories we tell ourselves about our world today. Baseball Prospectus's Steven Goldman shares his obsessions: history from inside and outside of the game, politics, stats, and Casey Stengel quotations. Along the way, we'll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?

People in this episode

Host: Steven Goldman

Topics covered

• Negro Leagues
• baseball history
• Bob Horner
• Homestead Grays
• sports politics
• life lessons

Keywords

• Negro Leagues
• Bob Horner
• Homestead Grays
• baseball history
• sports politics
• Casey Stengel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus, Homestead Grays

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