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RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

G-Fafif May 20 2022 03:10 PM

Roger Angell, baseball writer extraordinaire, has died at 101. He covered the Mets from their first Spring Training and through all their successes and many of their failures. He always came through. http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2022/05/20/that-rare-inner-smile/

Edgy MD May 20 2022 03:24 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

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Johnny Lunchbucket May 20 2022 03:30 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

There goes the best there ever was

MFS62 May 20 2022 05:26 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Roger was the writer of baseball for us all. RIP Later

Willets Point May 21 2022 09:35 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

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Willets Point May 21 2022 09:36 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

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Edgy MD May 21 2022 10:26 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Dunno. I'll look into it.

G-Fafif Jun 01 2022 09:50 PM Re: RIP Roger Angell, 1920-2022

Mark Singer was often Roger Angel's baseball-watching companion over the past 45 years. He recounts an episode from Spring Training 2017. Needing more biographical detail, Roger insisted upon a between-innings sortie to the press box for the up-to-date lowdown. Cane in hand, and my eighteen-year-old son at his elbow, he attempted to board an elevator but was stopped by a security guard demanding his credentials. “Not only am I the oldest person in this ballpark, I'm also in the Hall of Fame,” Roger said, and up they went. I do believe that's an all-time flex. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/watching-baseball-with-roger-angell