The fun and fiery memoir of All Star Yankee and five-time World Champion, Paul OβNeill. In Swing and a Hit, OβNeill elaborates on his most important hitting principles, lessons, and memoriesβexploring those elements across ten chapters (to align with the nine innings of a baseball game and one extra inning).
Here, OβNeill, 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. OβNeill 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, OβNeill 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, OβNeill, who once received a surprise call from Williams that was filled with hitting advice, agrees.
Swing and a Hit features OβNeillβs most thoughtful revelations and offers clubhouse stories from some of the biggest names in Major League Baseballβhitters, managers, and teammates like Joe Torre, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Pete Rose, and Bernie Williams. Remember, OβNeill, ever the perfectionist, was the type of hitter who believed that pitchers didnβt ever get him out. For that incredible reason and so many others, Swing and a Hit is essential reading for any baseball fan.
- 6” W x 1.2” H x 9” D
- Written by Paul O’Neill and Jack Curry
- 272 pages




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