Roger Angell has been writing about baseball for 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 F Roger Angell has been writing about baseball for 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 , 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