Infinite Inning 394 The Rogers Hornsby Theory of Leadership

Podcast: The Infinite Inning · Steven Goldman

Opublikowano: 2026-09-26

In a column that suggests that sportswriters never change, a “writer’s wing” scribe makes a weak excuse for the negative qualities of one of baseball’s greatest hitters and weakest leaders, the “Rajah of Swat,” Rogers Hornsby. First, though, we stop off with a pitcher who never made it—or, more accurately, he never made the majors, but he pitched long enough and successfully enough that he earned the sobriquet, “The Poor Man’s Satchel Paige.” Also, he was an Artist, capital A. We ask the musical question, “Wasn’t that enough?” Find out within! The Infinite Inning is a j...