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Infinite Inning Reissue 22 (047): Home Run Hitting in Major League is Becoming Farce

Infinite Inning Reissue 22 (047): Home Run Hitting in Major League is Becoming Farce

Update: 2025-10-31
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A slightly discursive rainy-day episode in which we question the unlikely players who have hit three home runs in a game and ask if the Rockies-Pirates season series was really necessary before examining two players who were called “Fat”—Fothergill and Fitzsimmons. 

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?  “Bear Angry Growl” by celldroid
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Infinite Inning Reissue 22 (047): Home Run Hitting in Major League is Becoming Farce

Infinite Inning Reissue 22 (047): Home Run Hitting in Major League is Becoming Farce

Steven Goldman