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Infinite Inning 340: The Yankees, Buhner, Phelps, and the Pinstriped Excuse

Infinite Inning 340: The Yankees, Buhner, Phelps, and the Pinstriped Excuse

Update: 2025-07-26
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In a Yankees-centric episode for deadline week, we revisit a rare homegrown Yankees third baseman at a moment he refused to sit down even as injuries ate him alive. Then we take another look at the Buhner-Phelps deal. The Yankees could hardly have done worse... But could they truly have done better?

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?
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Infinite Inning 340: The Yankees, Buhner, Phelps, and the Pinstriped Excuse

Infinite Inning 340: The Yankees, Buhner, Phelps, and the Pinstriped Excuse

Steven Goldman