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
course difficult forget guess last
It's been really difficult the last month, ... I guess I didn't forget what went on during the course of the year. I never wavered from my decision.
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.
hopefully
We're not out of this thing. We're hopefully going to go get two from Billings and see what happens,
basically bit felt interfere thinking
I didn't let it interfere with the way I did my job, ... I felt it (wore) a little bit on my thinking on the field. Basically that's why I made the decision.
certainly extra fill groups satisfy separate
I would certainly fill them in with a lot of the extra stuff, ... Sometimes you have to satisfy two separate groups of people. It shouldn't be that way.
almost assume bad bothered close control fired higher lost nerve obviously seen words
Nobody's ever had the nerve to say to me, 'You stink' or you had a bad year. ... But I've seen it in the papers. Not in those words ... but that obviously comes from higher up. That's out of my control and that hasn't bothered me, but unfortunately it bothered, uh, I still (think) it's (why) we lost Zimmer. After all, I almost got fired in the midseason. I don't know (how close it was). I only know what was said and (written), but I would assume it was probably pretty close.
against hard tries
I think, maybe, at times, he tries a little too hard against them.
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.
change help somebody time
I think it's time for somebody new, ... I've been here 10 years. They obviously, probably, are going to want to make a change anyway. I'll help them out a little bit. This is one change they don't have to make. I'm making it for them.
best
I think it was very unprofessional. When you're getting your butt kicked, sometimes you have to take it the best you can.
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.
ate laugh
It ate at me for a while, ... but I laugh at that, too.
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.
guys perfect spend time
Most guys probably give up before they spend enough time to perfect their skills.