Cover of Infinite Inning 395: The Cardinals Center Fielder Who Pled Guilty

Infinite Inning 395: The Cardinals Center Fielder Who Pled Guilty

Infinite Inning 395: The Cardinals Center Fielder Who Pled Guilty

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A .500 Astros team that slipped into the playoffs because of a faulty league structure bashes its own fans, something for which a long-ago cranky sportswriter had an answer that still obtains. Then we discuss the Cornell Rape Inquiry and note how some of the responses to it echo two long-ago cases involving major league ballplayers, one a completely incident in the career of a St. Louis Cardinals team captain.

TRIGGER WARNING: Extensive, and I mean extensive discussion of sexual assault and related issues, one involving an underaged victim, beginning a little after the 20:00 mark.

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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