They called Reggie Jackson “Mr. October” (and a few called Dave Winfield, disparagingly, “Mr. May”). For me, George Will is a Mr. October, or a Mr. Baseball period. I have done a Q&A with him, on baseball. ’Tis the season, or post-season.

I ask him about his boyhood. His parents and grandparents. His Little League career. (“I played briefly and badly.”) His attachment to the Chicago Cubs.

Then he and I go through a raft of issues, concerning the game: the liveness of the ball, the length of the basepaths, the height of the mound, etc.

How about Pete Rose? Gotta ask about him. Should he be in or out?

I want to know about Will’s favorite players too, and managers. He tells a nice Earl Weaver story. (Actually, a tart one.) Then there was dinner with Ted Williams.

Should we worry about the popularity of baseball? Losing out to soccer, dominated by the NFL and NBA? Will has highly interesting things to say, as about everything.

At the end, he instructs me, “Don’t try to tickle metaphysics out of baseball.” Okay. No tickling allowed. In any event, enjoy this ’cast with George F. Will, a man at work. (The title of his bestselling baseball book is “Men at Work.”)