# Infinite Inning 383: When Babe Ruth's Car Turned Turtle

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infinite-inning-1119002/infinite-inning-383-when-babe-ruth-s-car-turned-turtle
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infinite-inning-1119002/infinite-inning-383-when-babe-ruth-s-car-turned-turtle.md
Podcast: [The Infinite Inning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infinite-inning-1119002)
Published: 2026-07-11T06:25:28+00:00
Episode link: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/the-infinite-inning/
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72926342/9bbeab10_e09e_4ef1_b7e1_3e02dd4d9ea0.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-infinite-inning-1119002/episodes/infinite-inning-383-when-babe-ruth-s-car-turned-turtle
Duration seconds: 3583

## Resource

We ask of various figures past and present (as Mark Twain once did) “Is He Alive or Is He Dead?” finishing with the time Babe Ruth was reported to have fatally crashed his car. Then we try to compare players across eras and find too many irreconcilable differences for comfort, and conclude with an Expos semi-great, the writer who seemingly inspired his parents, and the decline of reading. The Infinite Inning is a journey to the past to understand the present using baseball as our time machine. America's brighter mirror, baseball reflects, anticipates, and even mocks the stories we tell ourselves about our world today. Baseball Prospectus's Steven Goldman shares his obsessions: history from inside and outside of the game, politics, stats, and Casey Stengel quotations. Along the way, we'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?

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-infinite-inning-1119002/episodes/infinite-inning-383-when-babe-ruth-s-car-turned-turtle/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infinite-inning-1119002/infinite-inning-383-when-babe-ruth-s-car-turned-turtle.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.