Game Time - by Roger Angell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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. This collection represents Angell's best writings, from spring training in 1962 to the explosive World Series of 2002.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book <br>Roger Angell's explorations of the summer game are built on acute observation and joyful participation, conveyed in a prose style as admired as Ted Williams's swing. Angell on Fenway Park in another wild 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 back-country 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 seasons with refreshed understanding and pleasure. This new selection represents Angell's prime writings, short and long, from spring training in 1962 to the explosive World Series of 2002. <br>"Angell is the best baseball essayist around. His relaxed prose glides across the page with a confident grace that most writers-let alone baseball writers-would kill for."-<i>Chicago Tribune </i> <br>Roger Angell is a writer and fiction editor with the <i>New Yorker</i>. His baseball books include <i>The Summer Game, Five Seasons, Late Innings, Season Ticket, Once More Around the Park, </i>and <i>A Pitcher's Story: Innings with David Cone</i>. He lives in New York. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Angell is the best baseball essayist around....with a confident grace most writers--let alone baseball writers--would kill for.<br>-- "Chicago Tribune" (4/6/2003 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>The next best thing to being in the bleachers.<br>-- "The New York Times Book Review" (5/25/2003 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>They have a certain aged, triple-distilled quality: each one has the internal complexity of a novel.<br>-- "Time" (5/19/2003 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>PRAISE FOR GAME TIME<br>"Roger Angell has an undiminished sense of wonder about a game in<br>which nothing is predictable except the certainty of surprise.The next<br>best thing to being in the bleachers, in fact, is savoring accounts of the<br>sport by this cheerful, consistently quotable scorekeeper."<br>--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW<br>"Angell is the best baseball essayist around. His relaxed prose glides<br>across the page with a confident grace that most writers--let alone<br>baseball writers--would kill for."--CHICAGO TRIBUNE<br><br>
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