HOW JOHN UPDIKE
CAME TO
WRITE ABOUT
BASEBALL
JOHN UPDIKE AT FENWAY PARK
WITH THE WORLD SERIES TROPHY
Charles McGrath has an article in the New York Times on John Updike's tribute to Ted Williams, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," which McGrath calls "probably the most celebrated baseball essay ever." He adds, "It’s not too much to say that 'Hub Fans' changed sportswriting." (He cites Roger Angell as someone who learned from Updike.)
And how did Updike come to be present for Ted Williams's last home run? He was playing a rather different game involving his wife, Mary, and an unknown woman possibly to be named later?
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