Infinite Inning 108 Feels Like Fan Culture

David Roth (Deadspin) returns to discuss Mets failings, how Jorge Bell became George, and why teams feel the need to add “the one guy who can get the job done.” Plus an argument/tribute to David Ortiz and a pitcher unjustly fined and unjustly accused.

WARNING: There are a few random cusswords in this episode. It’s a RothShow.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Paean to David Ortiz*Bill Voiselle’s Weight: It’s Not What You Say*David Roth: The Falls at Paterson*An Accidental Ad*The Americanization of Jorge Bell*Sympathy for Clint Frazier*A Very Brief Conversation about Gene Nelson and Mike Griffin (But Not Ken Clay)*Remembering Ivan Calderon*Remembering Chili Davis*Dominic Smith is Doing His Best*Robinson Cano Got Old*Need the Mets Move on From Mickey Callaway*Cespedes’s Last Ride*Good for the Wolves*Don’t Acquire Old Second Basemen*Evaluating Amed Rosario*Mental Processing Speed in Sports*Richie Incognito, Odubel Herrera, and Players Who Need to Go Away But Just Won’t*Goodbyes.