Full count : the education of a pitcher / David Cone and Jack Curry.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781538748848 (hardcover) :
- 1538748843 (hardcover)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.357092 CON | Available | 36748002440347 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential New York Times bestselling memoir for baseball fans everywhere.
"There was a sense about him and an aura about him. Even when he was in trouble, he carried himself like a pitcher who said, 'I'm the man out here.' And he usually was." -- Andy Pettitte on David Cone.
To any baseball fan, David Cone was a bold and brilliant pitcher. During his 17-year career, he became a master of the mechanics and mental toughness a pitcher needs to succeed in the major leagues. A five-time All-Star and five-time World Champion now gives his full count -- balls and strikes, errors and outs -- of his colorful life in baseball.
From the pitchers he studied to the hitters who infuriated him, Full Count takes readers inside the mind of a thoughtful pitcher, detailing Cone's passion, composure and strategies. The book is also filled with never-before-told stories from the memorable teams Cone played on -- ranging from the infamous late '80s Mets to the Yankee dynasty of the '90s. And, along the way, Full Count offers the lessons baseball taught Cone -- from his mistakes as a young and naive pitcher to outwitting the best hitters in the world -- one pitch at a time.
Includes index.
A Mets and Yankees All-Star pitcher shares lessons from his seventeen-year career, detailing his passion, frustrations, and strategies, and offering stories from the memorable teams he played on.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction: A Reflection (p. 1)
- Chapter 1 Maniacal on the Mound (p. 5)
- Chapter 2 When the Going Gets Tough (p. 20)
- Chapter 3 Start Me Up (p. 38)
- Chapter 4 $47 Paychecks and Sleeping on the Floor (p. 59)
- Chapter 5 Kansas City, Here I Come (p. 80)
- Chapter 6 Let's Go Mets (p. 96)
- Chapter 7 The Dance with Catchers (p. 133)
- Chapter 8 The Man in Blue Is Lurking (p. 160)
- Chapter 9 Under Pressure (p. 177)
- Chapter 10 No Tipping Allowed (p. 194)
- Chapter 11 Setting Up Hitters (p. 207)
- Chapter 12 The Pitching Lessons Never End (p. 227)
- Chapter 13 The Yankees Universe: 1995-1997 (p. 246)
- Chapter 14 Life in Yankeeland: 1998-2000 (p. 275)
- Chapter 15 Anatomy of an Inning (p. 308)
- Chapter 16 The Day I Was Perfect (p. 322)
- Chapter 17 The Baseball Fix (p. 332)
- Extra Innings
- Winning the Battle with Bonds (p. 347)
- Nothing but Fastballs for Cal (p. 350)
- Manny Being Manny (p. 354)
- Intimidated by Gwynn (p. 357)
- Prime Time (p. 360)
- Epilogue: Cone's Clinic (p. 363)
- Acknowledgments (p. 371)
- Index (p. 375)
- About the Authors (p. 387)