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Full count : the education of a pitcher / David Cone and Jack Curry.

Cone, David, 1963- (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1538748843
ISBN: 9781538748848
Physical Description: viii, 387 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

[Table of contents]. Introduction: a reflection -- Maniacal on the mound -- When the going gets tough -- Start me up -- $47 paychecks and sleeping on the floor -- Kansas City, here I come -- Let's go Mets -- The dance with catchers -- The man is blue is lurking -- Under pressure -- No tipping allowed -- Setting up hitters -- The pitching lessons never end -- The Yankees Universe: 1995-1997 -- Like in Yankeeland: 1998-2000 -- Anatomy of an inning -- The day I was perfect -- The baseball fix -- Extra innings. Winning the battle with Bonds -- Nothing but fastballs for Cal -- Manny being Manny -- Intimidated by Gwynn -- Past time -- Epilogue: Cone's clinic.