Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion

by Roger Angell

Overview

Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the "most significant half decade in the history of the game." The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. It also presented one of the best World Series of all time (1975), including still the greatest World Series game ever played (Game Six).

Along with visiting other games and campaigns, Roger Angell meets a trio of Tigers-obsessed fans, goes to a game with a departing old-style owner, watches high-school ball in Kentucky with a famous scout, and explores the sad and astounding mystery of Steve Blass's vanished control. Angell's Five Seasons is a gem and a gift for baseball lovers of all ages.

Roger Angell is a writer and fiction editor with the New Yorker. His works include The Summer Game (available in a Bison Books edition), Late Innings, and Game Time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803259508
Publisher:	UNP - Bison Books
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	413
Sales rank:	286,324
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Roger Angell is a writer and fiction editor with the New Yorker. His works include The Summer Game (available in a Bison Books edition), Late Innings, and Game Time.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	7
1.	On the Ball	11
2.	Starting to Belong	24
3.	Buttercups Rampant	43
4.	Stories for a Rainy Afternoon	66
5.	Season Lightly	77
6.	Three for the Tigers	96
7.	Mets Redux	123
8.	Landscape, with Figures	147
9.	How the West Was Won	171
10.	Sunny Side of the Street	195
11.	Gone for Good	223
12.	The Companions of the Game	260
13.	Agincourt and After	280
14.	In the Counting House	309
15.	Scout	342
16.	Cast a Cold Eye	377

Editorial Reviews

“Angell’s passion for baseball is enough to convert the heathen.”—Time

Time

“No one writes better about baseball.”—Boston Globe

Boston Globe

“A book for people who miss good writing, who miss clarity, lucidity, style and passion. It’s a book for all seasons.”—New York Times Book Review

New York Times Book Review

“Roger Angell is a stunning writer…. A writer who can translate the nuances of the game with perfect clarity.”—Tim McCarver, Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal - Tim McCarver

“Roger Angell is our best writer on baseball.”—Newswee

Newsweek

"Angell is best known for 'The Summer Game,' in which he revolutionized baseball writing by bringing an essayist's eye to the ballpark. This collection, though, is even better, tracking the sport through the mid-1970s and opening with one of Angell's signature efforts—an evocative meditation on the ball itself."—Los Angeles Times

|Los Angeles Times

"Angell is best known for 'The Summer Game,' in which he revolutionized baseball writing by bringing an essayist's eye to the ballpark. This collection, though, is even better, tracking the sport through the mid-1970s and opening with one of Angell's signature efforts—an evocative meditation on the ball itself."—Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

“Angell’s passion for baseball is enough to convert the heathen.”—Time

Time

“Roger Angell is our best writer on baseball.”—Newswee

Newsweek

“Roger Angell is a stunning writer…. A writer who can translate the nuances of the game with perfect clarity.”—Tim McCarver, Wall Street Journal

— Tim McCarver

Wall Street Journal