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Results for tag: Paul O'Neill
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Posted by:
Jack Curry
on Aug 8, 2014 at 05:56:58 PM
![]() But the image of O'Neill that lingers with me more than any other has nothing to do with his hits, slides or explosions. It has everything to do with his disdain for losing. When I think of O'Neill, I remember him sitting in front of his locker after a loss, his elbows resting on his knees, his hair flaring in 13 directions and a scowl decorating his face. In those moments, O'Neill looked as unapproachable as a 300-pound bouncer who just ![]()
Posted by:
Jack Curry
on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:56:08 AM
Before some of the O’Neill acolytes explode, relax. This doesn’t mean Youkilis and O’Neill are exactly the same player with the exact accomplishments. Of course, they’re not. What it means is that Youkilis and O’Neill share the same style for playing baseball with an intensity that’s visible to everyone and with an approach that chases perfection. “He expects to get a hit every time up,” Joe Torre often said while trying to explain some of O’Neill’s ...![]()
Posted by:
Jack Curry
on Jun 20, 2010 at 11:07:53 AM
Paul O’Neill wears two gold wedding bands on his left hand. The thicker band is his. The thinner band belonged to his father. It is something O’Neill has worn since Charles, his Dad, passed away almost 11 years ago. During the 2000 World Series, I interviewed O’Neill as he walked out of Shea Stadium after Game 4. The Yankees were one win away from clinching their third straight championship, but I didn’t want to ask O’Neill about baseball. I wanted to ask him how much he was thinking about his father, who had died during the 1999 World Series.
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