November 22, 2002
Roger Angell:
Roger has his World Series wrap-up in this week's New Yorker Magazine. Unfortunately, it's not online. However, it's worth the trip to the library for the read. I especially like his take on Bonds' mental toughness, his comparison of Bonds, Soriano and Eckstein, his comparison of the way Eckstein approaches a plate apperance to Paul O'Neill, and how this group of Yankees have lost that approach and finally, the holy redemption of Mickey Hatcher.
I've subscribed to the New Yorker for about 16 years now. In most of that time, I've only read a handful of Roger Angell stories. It seems I read the first page and get bored. But lately, he's been much better, on the level of his early books. I wonder if he has a new editor at the New Yorker? His last few articles have been much higher quality, and it's nice to see.
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