Re: R.I.P. Roger Angell
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:24 pm
I knew you would post about Angell’s passing, Tee. You’ve mentioned (or quoted) him at least a few times over the years. It’s hard to argue that he wasn’t the greatest baseball writer of all time. I like a lot of sports writers but in my mind no one comes anywhere close. Unlike most sports writers, he had the privilege of working for the New Yorker, who gave him enough space to wax poetic about baseball. He was brilliant at capturing its nuances, its humanity, its emotionality (especially its heartbreak), and beautifully expressed what it felt like to be totally captivated by the game. I’m planning to retire later this year and reading some of Angell’s collections is high up on my list of must do’s.