sweaver
07-21-2002, 04:36 PM
A collection of Angell's essays from the New Yorker magazine from 1972-76, plus a new set of "Stories for a Rainy Afternoon." Angell writes about the postseason adventures, as always. No one is better at recapturing the drama and flow of the playoffs and World Series, and presenting them in a marvelously readable format. Angell also provides some spring training and mid-season insights here, and entirely too much (for him and for us) on the labor troubles, in the 1972 strike and the 1976 spring lockout. Reading this, it is obvious that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Special chapters include time spent with three middle-aged Tiger fans, with Steve Blass looking at his sudden and inexplicable loss of control, and some time with scout Al Hollingsworth. This is one of the finest baseball books ever written, in my opinion.
Special chapters include time spent with three middle-aged Tiger fans, with Steve Blass looking at his sudden and inexplicable loss of control, and some time with scout Al Hollingsworth. This is one of the finest baseball books ever written, in my opinion.