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"Swing and a Hit: Nine Innings of
What Baseball Taught Me" by Paul
O'Neill With Jack Curry, was published
by Grand Central Publishing in 2022. The fun and fiery memoir of All
Star Yankee and five-time World
Champion, Paul O'Neill. In SWING AND A
HIT, O'Neill elaborates on his most
important hitting principles, lessons,
and memories--exploring those elements
across ten chapters (to align with the
nine innings of a baseball game and one
extra inning).
Here, O'Neill, with his
intense temperament, describes what he
did as a hitter, how he adjusted to
pitchers, how he boosted his
confidence, how he battled with umpires
(and water coolers), and what advice he
would give to current hitters. O'Neill
has always been a tough out at the
plate. Recalling how he started to
swing at bat as a two-year-old and kept
swinging it professionally until he was
thirty-eight, O'Neill provides constant
insights into the beauty and
frustration of playing baseball. The
legendary Ted Williams said using a
round bat to hit a round ball is the
most difficult thing to do in sports.
Naturally, O'Neill, who once received a
surprise call from Williams that was
filled with hitting advice, agrees.
SWING AND A HIT features O'Neill's most
thoughtful revelations and offers
clubhouse stories from some of the
biggest names in Major League
Baseball--hitters, managers, and
teammates like Joe Torre, Derek Jeter,
Don Mattingly, Pete Rose, and Bernie
Williams. Remember, O'Neill, ever the
perfectionist, was the type of hitter
who believed that pitchers didn't ever
get him out. For that incredible reason
and so many others, SWING AND A HIT is
essential reading for any baseball fan.
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