About this episode

The episode explores the complex history of the Brooklyn Dodgers and notable figures in baseball, reflecting on themes of morality and legacy.

Two instructive tales of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who, as Casey Stengel said, were at that time in Brooklyn. The 26-inning man places a clever comeback among his last words, but not before pilfering some stocks that didn’t belong to him, marrying the bosses daughter, and going broke, not necessarily in that order. Then a Deadball Era shortstop is spectacularly overrated compared to his betters, which included one of the best of all time, Honus Wagner. We also wing past one of the great forgotten offensive seasons in Cincinnati Reds history, revisit an oft-repeated Maya Angelou line, quote a key paragraph or two from Bleak House as it pertains to Charles Ebbets’ estate, and so much more! 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…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Goldman

Topics covered

• Brooklyn Dodgers
• baseball history
• Deadball Era
• Cincinnati Reds
• sports ethics
• Casey Stengel quotations

Keywords

• Dodgers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus

Books & works: Bleak House

Places: Brooklyn, Cincinnati

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