Game Time: A Baseball Companion

Game Time: A Baseball CompanionRoger Angell has been writing about baseball for more than forty years . . . and for my money he's the best there is at it, says novelist Richard Ford in his introduction to Game Time. Angell's famous explorations of the summer game are built on acute observation and joyful participation, conveyed in a prose style as admired and envied as Ted Williams's swing. Angell on Fenway Park in September, on Bob Gibson brooding in retirement, on Tom Seaver in

Roger Angell has been writing about baseball for more than forty years . . . and for my money he's the best there is at it, says novelist Richard Ford in his introduction to Game Time. Angell's famous explorations of the summer game are built on acute observation and joyful participation, conveyed in a prose style as admired and envied as Ted Williams's swing. Angell on Fenway Park in September, on Bob Gibson brooding in retirement, on Tom Seaver in mid-windup, on the abysmal early and recent Mets, on a scout at work in backcountry Kentucky, on Pete Rose and Willie Mays and Pedro Martinez, on the astounding Barry Bonds at Pac Bell Park, and more, carry us through the arc of the season with refreshed understanding and pleasure. This collection represents Angell's best writings, from spring training in 1962 to the explosive World Series of 2002.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 03/15/2004
ISBN: 9780156013871
Pages: 398
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.88h x 5.32w x 0.96d

Review Citations: New York Times 04/04/2004 pg. 24