Best Yankee State Of Mind Podcasts (2024)

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Infinite Inning 288: The Drunken Why 48:34

1h ago48:34

48:34

A Negro Leagues great with a odd nickname opts out of education and into baseball, and we revisit the day that Philadelphia fans booed not Santa Claus but the President of the United States. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul …

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Infinite Inning 287: Even the Losers 59:32

7d ago59:32

59:32

Two stories begin in different times and places, but both converge on the same great player and the same great lesson. Starring a plethora of Hall of Famers, among them some of the greatest Yankees of all time, a third baseman better remembered today than he was in his time, and a pitcher who had just one great, strange day, but who lived happily e…

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Infinite Inning 286: One Bad Day is Just One Bad Day 49:11

14d ago49:11

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Tiny Bonham and William Shakespeare revisited, Steve Trout, Don Mattingly, 20-run losses, and dealing with loss. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorati…

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Infinite Inning 284: Truth, Justice, and Some Baggage 46:59

21d ago46:59

46:59

A pitcher who only got one chance, an antisocial Hall of Famer who got many, and the one time he didn’t fight, the Max Kepler Ass-Ad (Lucky Larry) and Reggie for Panasonic, and the submarine pitcher killed by an aspect or two of the American Way. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s…

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Infinite Inning 283A: Charlie's Legs, a Covid Mini-Episode 20:10

1M ago20:10

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Due to a case of Covid, we have a mini-episode this week in which the pandemic is ruminated upon and a catcher of ancient days bungles the dismount.By Steven Goldman

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Infinite Inning 283: The Way We Go Mad Today 1:12:32

2M ago1:12:32

1:12:32

A cluster of insanity among 19th century players with Louisville, starring a Gladiator and a Chicken, with resonance to the present day. Plus we visit a forgotten MVP-level season authored by Silent George Stone, pause for a what-if moment with Whitey Herzog as Rockies manager, and so much more. Gibberish by Timbre, Metrostock99, JohnLaVine333, Vtr…

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Infinite Inning 282: Committed to Glaring Mistakes 40:43

2M ago40:43

40:43

For very personal but with luck very premature reasons, we ask whether the great Giants manager John McGraw ever made peace with his father and explore the confused timeline of his passing before briefly discussing a badly failed prospect from the extremely early Yankees, with stops along the way. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but …

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Infinite Inning 281: Night of the Ambulance Horse 1:03:20

2M ago1:03:20

1:03:20

Christy Mathewson pitches one of his worst best games and John McGraw gets ejected, though probably not because of his umbrella; Gene Woodling smokes a pipe while playing for the Mets; and does complete conformity make for better ballplayers, with or without their choice of peanut butter? The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state o…

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Infinite Inning 280: Romancing the Cobbian Poodle 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

A Yankees player’s marriage goes wrong faster than he could steal bases and Judge Landis makes a category error. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorati…

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Infinite Inning 279: Murder in My Heart for the Ump 50:12

2M ago50:12

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A return engagement for Pepper Martin in which he loses his cool in a big way and we consider an obscure reliever… With a cameo from the late M*A*S*H star McLean Stevenson? The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman discusses the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the cultu…

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Infinite Inning 278: Delia's Gone 1:23:03

3M ago1:23:03

1:23:03

Young Ruth Nollard meets the wrong baseball player in 1900, and we realize that in some ways very little has changed, plus a number of famous players come to the border and some try to turn them away. Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of stalking, possible sexual assault, and murder. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball bu…

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Infinite Inning 277: No Boxers, No Briefs, No Mercy 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In which the hazards of playing baseball without first properly girding one’s loins is investigated through the person of Pepper Martin, with other plentiful stops along the trail. 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…

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Infinite Inning 276: The One With the Anatomical Impossibility 47:16

3M ago47:16

47:16

The host is sick, Dizzy Dean is overweight, and an umpire threatens to do the impossible to a rookie second baseman. 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 outsid…

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Infinite Inning 275: Saving Mr. Williams 1:39:43

3M ago1:39:43

1:39:43

A pitcher has a dominant game despite accusations that his balls are greasy, and then we go to the immediate postwar period to discuss the early days of the Cold War, its relationship to the current election, and what should be the fundamental goal of all governments: Keep Ted Williams on the field. Sources for this Episode include: In the Time of …

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Infinite Inning 274: Who Looks Out for the Lookouts? 1:08:34

4M ago1:08:34

1:08:34

This week, a lighthearted look at a Hall of Famer who spent four games demolishing one of Casey Stengel’s early teams and then an extended discussion of a catcher and a pitcher who both had off-the-field habits that rendered them (or should have) unfit to play. Trigger Warning: There is an extended discussion of domestic violence and sexual assault…

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Infinite Inning 273: All the Three-Fingered Young Dudes 1:03:40

4M ago1:03:40

1:03:40

In which a veteran pitcher gets the last strikeout of his career in a meaningless inning and yet the moment is somehow triumphal—or tragic, depending on your point of view—and several pitchers with missing fingers make an appearance but not all of them experience equal success. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Ste…

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Infinite Inning 272: The Schiappacasse Files 1:12:40

4M ago1:12:40

1:12:40

A forgotten left-handed great goes to Augusta and finds three other players in search of a destiny, but none of them gets precisely what he wants, and the Red Sox bring back a managerial great to turn things around—but does he? The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff …

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Infinite Inning 271: Pigeon of the American Mind 52:34

4M ago52:34

52:34

A shortstop has two wives (but finds time to invent the padded glove), a .330-hitting outfielder is driven off because of his tan, and a Native American pitcher wills himself to begin again—but not until cutting up with America’s most ubiquitous bird. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a brief discussion of suicide. The Infinite Inning is not o…

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Infinite Inning 270: The HOBE Factor 56:58

5M ago56:58

56:58

This week a discussion of sadism as a way to pass the time with two tales from the early 20th century, one involving a violent Red Sox second baseman and the other an obnoxious Yankees shortstop named after the wrong condiment, plus more rioting fans, players who studied dentistry for no reason, a manager who got ejected for wearing a mask (not Bob…

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Infinite Inning 269: Between the Fire and Us 57:58

5M ago57:58

57:58

Kate Claxton’s Six Rules for Staying Young versus Satchel Paige’s, plus the changing nature of public danger; more on fighting in baseball, with some 1924 ejections; more on Ed Kontechy, the “Bohemian Chocolate-Dropper,” and what that means (plus “enrober-strokers?”); umpires versus photographers in Cincinnati; have you ever tried Kipling, the bigg…

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Infinite Inning 268: A Broom of Twigs as Are We All 58:39

5M ago58:39

58:39

Infinite Inning 268: A Broom of Twigs as Are We All Casey Stengel, Winston Churchill, the 1962 Mets, Lavengro, what a besom is, Theodore Roosevelt, the Reverend Dr. Russell M. Brougher, the efficacy of prayer, Ed Konetchy, infidelity and early marriages, early chocolate beverages, Hernan Cortes, polyamory in the early 20th century Phillies ownershi…

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Infinite Inning 267: We Talk About Bruno 1:03:59

5M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

A World War II hero battles his way back to the mound and is given both rough and tender treatment by Ted Williams, a discussion of the Black Sox and the 14th Amendment, and the wildest pitching day in history fails to end a career. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, C…

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Infinite Inning 266: Ukulele at a Gunfight 58:33

6M ago58:33

58:33

The last episode of 2023! A pitcher undergoes a questionable treatment on his arm and loses a unique oral talent, a utility infielder gets drunk, violent, and convicted, and a clarification about Jackie Robinson’s political mission to San Francisco. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts…

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Infinite Inning 265 Sing As We Go? I Prefer Not To 59:27

6M ago59:27

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Famous last words, including Casey Stengel’s, a shortstop who liked semi-pro leagues better than the majors (and desperately needed a dermatologist), and an argument about moral relativism which ends in a pyramid of skulls. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corc…

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Infinite Inning 264: The One Without Peckinpaugh 1:04:40

7M ago1:04:40

1:04:40

No Peckinpaughs were hurt in the recording of this episode, but we do visit the 1925 World Series, where Babe Ruth makes a dad joke that tempts fate, check in on a pitcher who may or may not have been a war correspondent, consider the greatest double-play combinations of all time, and question when getting to be a major league manager is less of an…

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Infinite Inning 263: Grunting at the Guesser 44:17

8M ago44:17

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In which a rookie’s arrogance (mildly) tests Earl Weaver and a pitcher nicknamed “Bucher Boy” prompts a mass ejection event. 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 foray…

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Infinite Inning 262: It's Not That We Don't Want You 1:17:51

9M ago1:17:51

1:17:51

We begin with a player whose bid for a major league roster spot was deflected by fish-on-human violence and whose sense of humor was deflected by something more tragic, then we turn to Jose Urias’s second arrest for domestic violence and take a tour through player misbehavior both inside and outside the institution of marriage. Transition music by …

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Infinite Inning 261: A Torkelson Torkels Whatever He Does 1:26:09

10M ago1:26:09

1:26:09

Could there have been a Tigers first baseman more ill-fated than Spencer Torkelson? Yes, by far, especially when his manager thought he couldn’t play and his own trainer tried to bake him. Plus, an early player gets in touch with his inner divinity and faces fatal consequences—but always dresses the part. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseb…

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Infinite Inning 260: Uncle John's Band Gave Me a Rash 1:49:23

11M ago1:49:23

1:49:23

A wide-ranging episode in which we cover the greatest pitching staffs of all time, Ted Lyons, Al Lopez, Tony Cuccinello, an underachieving White Sox team, and a first baseman named Supply. 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 occasiona…

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Infinite Inning 259: The War Within Joe Dugan and Other Tales of Quitting 1:40:07

12M ago1:40:07

1:40:07

The namesake of a Hall of Fame pitcher and pioneer of the game opts not to become a player but turns into a star nonetheless, while a third baseman who wasn’t a star (but was sometimes celebrated as one) tries to find a way to live with himself—and Philadelphia fans. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman…

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Infinite Inning 258: Only Harmless Rebellions 1:24:18

1y ago1:24:18

1:24:18

The Yankees stash one of the game’s founding generation in their press box and a traded player gets sweet revenge against the manager who dissed him, possibly with his buttocks. Plus, players object to nun costumes, look like babies, and are blocked by famous Pittsburgh outfielders. SUPPORT THE INFINITE INNING: Visit our Patreon page. The Infinite …

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Infinite Inning 257: In Immensity One Lonelier Than You 1:18:50

1y ago1:18:50

1:18:50

Two tales of players punished by time and sundry other flaws. First, Jimmy Dykes loses his legs, then Hall of Famer Al Simmons loses his career, his wife, his life, and his final bottle. Plus: A brief complaint about the present Yankees. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spect…

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Infinite Inning 256: Welcome the Bear Inside 1:02:51

1y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

A brief history of Popup John, original Yankee, and his run-in with Ring Lardner, while another great writer explains a crusade against injustice in terms of a pitcher’s love-life. Plus the usual sidelights and digressions, from Luis Arraez to falsely-accused exhibitionist baseball writers. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state…

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Infinite Inning 255: After Jackie Robinson Day What 1:28:17

1y ago1:28:17

1:28:17

The annual arrival of Jackie Robinson Day brings tales of an early series between Rube Foster’s Giants and Ty Cobb’s Tigers, one that proved a point without changing anything, while a Hall of Fame pitcher levels a strange accusation against the National League regarding Robinson receiving preferential treatment—but even if it were true, would it ha…

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Infinite Inning 254: The War Between the Cubs and Other Stories 1:46:29

1y ago1:46:29

1:46:29

Losing Pitcher Mulcahy loses one more game for his country, a discussion of a fictional crossdressing firefighter of 1930 and objections thereto, and two Chicago Cubs come to blows over their grandpas’ participation in the Civil War. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, …

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Infinite Inning 253: Let's Gooooo 1:03:07

1y ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Branch Rickey confronts his mortality and misses the date, players rally in slow motion, and the Dodgers pitch a prospect’s arm off, but not before he was part of a minor-league tiff that anticipated pitch-clock violations. The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corc…

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Infinite Inning 252: Thanksgiving in March (The Unpopular Dad) 1:08:15

1y ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Infinite Inning 252: Thanksgiving in March (The Unpopular Dad) In an odd bit of timing, this week the Infinite Inning presents two stories about birds, one about a manager and an all-time great slugger who both got into the turkey business—maybe not together but sequentially—and another who tried to leverage his chickens into avoiding a pay-cut… an…

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Infinite Inning 251: Not That Rainbow 1:21:54

1+ y ago1:21:54

1:21:54

TABLE OF CONTENTS Eleven Bites*Scooter and Where to Find Grover Cleveland When He’s Dead*The Children of Greater Boston Want Twinkies*Vice-President in the Clubhouse*All Alone on the Mound*Grantland Rice and “To Any Athlete” Redux*Stephen Strasburg’s Surgery*“I’m An Outfielder Now”*Ed Morris Callback/“Poker Face” Crossover*The Lonesome Death of Dee…

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Infinite Inning 250 Baseballs Keep Falling on My Head 44:45

1+ y ago44:45

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“The $100,000 Muff” as a state of being and the tale of a shortstop who tried to play only when he felt up to it. TABLE OF CONTENTS Casey Stengel’s Imitation of Fred Snodgrass in America*A Very Simple But Important Note About the Hazardous Nature of an Open Drawbridge*Ray Chapman vs. Charlie Hollocher*How Many Shortstops Have Hit .340?*The Phantom …

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Creepin’ on the Downlow 33:04

1+ y ago33:04

33:04

Ellie and I are in bed talking again.

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Infinite Inning 249: The Great Shortstops of Europe 1:22:50

1+ y ago1:22:50

1:22:50

An episode about having generosity for broken infielders, both the capable and relatively incapable, the healthy but unproductive and the productive but slain by inanimate objects. TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet Linus*Meet Linus’s Watercooler*A Listener Makes a Complaint*Frameworks and Platforms*The Great Nations of Europe*George Stovey’s 1.13-ERA Season*W…

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Infinite Inning 248 The Infinite Honey-Boy 1:30:18

1+ y ago1:30:18

1:30:18

In which the player called “Honey-Boy” is traded by the Cubs to great derision and a rebuild movement is compared to the art of long-term self-deception. TABLE OF CONTENTS All the Lies That Are My Life: A Story by Harlan Ellison and/or Self-Deception by a Dead-End Manager*You Don’t Belong Here*The Challenge-Trade*An Odd Swap of Catchers*My Outfield…

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Infinite Inning 247: The Shinners Factor 1:00:17

1+ y ago1:00:17

1:00:17

A tale for New Year’s Eve: A Giants prospect wins a job but fails to cope with harsh fate. Plus the usual asides and digressions, including Satchel Paige’s Six Rules for Staying Young, with commentary. TABLE OF CONTENTS Satchel Paige’s Six Rules for Staying Young, with Commentary*The Shinners Factor*Goodbyes. The Infinite Inning is not only about b…

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Infinite Inning 246: Casey and the Lost Umpire 41:04

1+ y ago41:04

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A solo because-it’s-Christmas episode in which Casey Stengel stages a protest but it’s the umpire who pays the ultimate price. TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro: A Branch Rickey Christmas*The Reserve Clause, Player Choice, Happiness, and “Richard Corey”*Is Steve Cohen a Rational Actor?*Casey Stengel sulks in Pittsburgh*The Yellow Telegram*Saranac Lake*Goodby…

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Oh Captain, My Captain! 56:34

1+ y ago56:34

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This week, Tommy, Anthony, and Jeff recap the announcement of Aaron Judge being named the 16th captain in Yankees' history. Carlos Rodon is now a part of the rotation, a Welcome Back to Tommy Kahnle, and Giants fans are down bad.

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Infinite Inning 245: The Day The Umpires Heard "Ahooga!" 1:19:49

1+ y ago1:19:49

1:19:49

A solo episode dashes from umpires stranded on foggy seas to a Savage pitcher who received multiple Purple Hearts—and somehow conquered his control while doing so—and reflects on what his story warns us about our own times. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Day the Umps Heard “Ahooga!”*Burt Uniform Tops and Burnt YouTubers*Old Starting Rotations and Starting P…

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All Rise For The Return of Aaron Judge! 57:07

1+ y ago57:07

57:07

Tommy and Anthony talk about Aaron Judge's 9 year, $360M extension with the New York Yankees. Who came as the surprise third team in competition for Judge in the final hours? And what's in store for the rest of the Yankees' offseason?

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How Many Millions Per Year?! 46:42

1+ y ago46:42

46:42

This week on the Yankee State of Mind, Tommy, Jeff, and Anthony discuss the news of the week in baseball as the Astros expand their roster with more talent; should Yankees fans be concerned? Plus the guys look ahead to the Winter Meetings coming up, where it looks very likely that will be the place where the Yankees' offseason truly gets going. Aar…

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Infinite Inning 244: It Won't Be The Turkey Who Gets You 1:43:45

1+ y ago1:43:45

1:43:45

Cliff Corcoran returns to discuss the new Hall of Fame ballot, negative associations with certain players and even uniforms, the disparate interpretations possible when reading a key “Peanuts” strip, and more. Plus tales: A pitcher with a problem pitches a no-hitter and then things get weird—and potentially fatal. TABLE OF CONTENTS A Spirited Thank…

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The Debut Of Yankee State Of Mind! 56:00

1+ y ago56:00

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Tommy Franks, Jeff Wilkinson, and Anthony Collesano break down the potential offseason the Yankees can have, including re-signing Anthony Rizzo and potentially Aaron Judge. Hal Steinbrenner speaks up a lot more these days, and should Alex Rodriguez be in the Hall of Fame?

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