As a follow-up to the previous installment about home runs, Eric and Andrew tackle the Steroid Era. Points of discussion: the complexity of asking “Who’s to blame?”, American innocence and scapegoating to avoid moral reckonings, and where the l

#5 – Like Thor wielding his hammer

Jun 5th, 2018 22m 58s

Eric and Andrew discuss how the increasing emphasis on the home run has transformed baseball, and the ways in which baseball culture has tracked alongside of American culture writ large. Mentioned: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Harr

#4 - Eulogy

May 16th, 2018 9m 39s

Andrew Forbes reads from his recent dispatch, "Gradually, then all of a sudden."

#3 – We need to extinguish that fire within them.

May 1st, 2018 11m 49s

With a winning record and the roster back to full health, there doesn't look to be much more need for Ichiro Suzuki on the Seattle Mariners. With that in mind, we wonder: how do you know when it's the end, and whose job is it to know?

#2 - The Question We Have To Ask Ourselves

Apr 17th, 2018 19m 40s

Eric and Andrew talk Shohei Ohtani, who, after a tough Spring Training, has been incredible for the Los Angeles Angels in the first two weeks of the season. The hype and criticism surrounding Ohtani made us wonder: why are Japanese ballplayers

#1 – Opening Day

Apr 8th, 2018 17m 10s

Sinkhole editor Eric Fershtman talks to contributor Andrew Forbes about his new column, Go! Go! Ichiro! Points of discussion: the Spring Koshien baseball tournament (Japan’s March Madness), the appeal of Ichiro, why we love baseball, and playof

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