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Tag Archives: Once More Around the Park
R.I.P. Roger Angell
One of the masters of American prose. Not just in sportswriting – although he is, as they say, “the one to beat” in that arena as well – but period. His writing glides and flows. It’s elegant, it can be … Continue reading
The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘No, But I Saw the Game,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, essays, Once More Around the Park, Roger Angell
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The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘The Arms Talks,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘Not So, Boston,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, essays, Once More Around the Park, Red Sox, Roger Angell
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The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘In the Fire,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘Distance,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘On the Ball,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading
The Books: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, ‘Agincourt and After,’ by Roger Angell
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader, by … Continue reading