Infinite Inning 120: Requiem for a Keppinger

James Yasko (Astros County, Lima Time Time podcast) discusses the Astros’ potential postseason rotation, neck beards, and AP history. Plus Mark Davis compared to Edwin Diaz and Ty Cobb gets a rule changed by NOT hurting an umpire. TABLE OF CONTENTSEdwin Diaz, Mark Davis, and the Tyranny of Expectations*Ty Cobb Gets a Rule Changed*James Yasko: Neck Beards*An Unabashed Homer*Wade Miley is Tertiary*Carry On, Charlie Morton*Jeff Luhnow, the Killjoy who Brings Joy*Now Pitching, the Pontiff*Three Great Pitchers/World Series Virgins*Gerrit Cole: Dollar Signs on the Mound*The Devil’s Greatest Trick was Convincing Fans to Care About Payroll*Barmes-to-Keppinger-to-Carter*Astros Bandwagon Jumpers*Bandwagoning ’86 Style*Hugs in the Bread Aisle*The Tyler White Pizza Party*Can You Still Be the Cool Trivial Pursuit Teacher?*The Politics of Teaching American History*TV in Class*Remembering 9/11 in School*“Unless One of You Idiots Decides to Check Instagram”*On a Lighter Note, Yordan Alvarez*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’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?