Nieman Storyboard annotates a classic Roger Angell story about Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Blass — a World Series hero in 1971, an All-Star in 1972, and an utter flop after that: "I didn't know Steve Blass. I may have met him at the World Series. I probably called him up and said, 'This is Roger Angell,' and told him he was going through something unique in the history of baseball. 'I'd like to write a story about it.' And he said, 'Come on over.'"
