Roger Angell, Still Throwing Strikes

Dave Welch of Powell's interviews the great New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell. It's a terrific, long interview. Here's an exchange on Tim McCarver:

Welch: A catcher who makes several appearances in Game Time is Tim McCarver. He has interesting things to say about what goes on on the field, but also about the sport's place in our culture.

Angell: 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." This is not an effort for Tim. He's extremely excited about it and he knows it through and through.

He's in that piece on catching, briefly. He loves situations and he doesn't hesitate to hold back on what he sees out there. This has not always made him popular.