Tim is unusual because he is such an enthusiast for the game. A lot of people I know can't stand him. I just can't stand him, they'll say. He's always blathering on about baseball.
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Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do.Roger Angell
He was too nervous to travel, by and large.
Roger Angell
The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.
Roger Angell
I was in my thirties. I wasn't a kid. I think that instinctively I thought I'd have to trust myself and to report about what I was seeing, what I was thinking as a fan, and not to try to fake it by being knowing about these players and their deliveries and all that stuff which I later learned about.
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I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.
Roger Angell
The rest were just pieces I liked, pieces that seemed fresh to me when I went back to them, sometimes for the first time in a long time.
Roger Angell
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