Mel Stottlemyre
Mel Stottlemyre
Melvin Leon "Mel" Stottlemyre, Sr.is an American former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, and coached for 23 seasons. He is a five-time MLB All-Star and five-time World Series champion, as a coach...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 November 1941
CityTexas County, MO
addition arm erratic good great saw throwing time today
I saw him today for the first time throwing BP. He's got great arm strength. He was a little erratic today command-wise. Obviously, he's got good stuff. I think he's going to be a great addition for them.
manager
I laughed, ... My first thought was 'What about Joe?' To congratulate the other team's manager and not Joe?
leave people satisfy sets
I would tell him what it's like and I wouldn't leave anything out, ... You've got to satisfy two sets of people here and it shouldn't be that way.
proud
I'm as proud of him for that as anything he's done. He emptied the tank.
obviously somebody time
I think it's time for somebody new. I've been here for 10 years, and they obviously want to make some changes.
huge means
That's a huge number. We went through a lot this season. This one, without question, is the sweetest. This one means a lot to me.
bust course difficult easily enjoyed forget guess guys last seeing
It's been real difficult the last month, ... I've really enjoyed being here, seeing guys bust their tails. It's a difficult decision, but I guess I didn't forget easily what went on over the course of the year. I never wavered on my decision.
left rest sure
How can I say this? I'm not sure I'm going to retire. That's all I can say. When I said that, I left off the rest of the story.
ate laugh
It ate at me for a while, ... but I laugh at that, too.
depending forth until
I'm not going to say anything until the end, but I've made my decision. And I'm not going to teeter back and forth depending on how we finish. I know what I'm going to do.
decision rather
I'd rather it be my decision than theirs.
sure
I'm not sure I'm going to retire, ... there are other options.