Calling Roger Angell “a baseball writer” is like calling Michelangelo a marble worker. Sure, it was the material he used, but what he crafted from it was more indelible, more life-giving, than anything about a little sport could be. Don’t take my word for it, here’s a a selection from Angell’s work that was read on the Mets broadcast tonight:
RIP Roger Angell, One of the Best to Ever Do It
RIP Roger Angell, One of the Best to Ever Do…
RIP Roger Angell, One of the Best to Ever Do It
Calling Roger Angell “a baseball writer” is like calling Michelangelo a marble worker. Sure, it was the material he used, but what he crafted from it was more indelible, more life-giving, than anything about a little sport could be. Don’t take my word for it, here’s a a selection from Angell’s work that was read on the Mets broadcast tonight: