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
guys perfect spend time
Most guys probably give up before they spend enough time to perfect their skills.
happiness leave leaving sound
I'm leaving happy. It may not sound like I am. Zimmer didn't leave happy. In that sense it's much different.
bottom chance rotation
The bottom end of our rotation has a chance to be tremendous.
conscious great hard kept mean running stolen worked
They worked real hard at that. Jorge Posada does a great job. It's been a two-way thing. (The pitchers) are very conscious of their running game. It doesn't mean they're not going to get stolen bases, but we've kept them from running wild.
conscious great hard kept mean running stolen worked
They worked real hard at that, ... Jorge Posada does a great job. It's been a two-way thing. (The pitchers) are very conscious of their running game. It doesn't mean they're not going to get stolen bases, but we've kept them from running wild.
conversation minutes sit understand
Nothing I would like more than (to) sit down 30 minutes for a conversation with him. He'd probably understand how I feel. That won't happen.
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.
giving options percent time until
I'm not giving you anything that's 100 percent until after the season, when I have time to really think about it. There are some options out there.
manager
I laughed, ... My first thought was 'What about Joe?' To congratulate the other team's manager and not Joe?
laugh laughter
I'm over that. It did for a while. I laugh at that, too.
good problem
I have no problem with George, ... He's been very good to me.
sure
I'm not sure I'm going to retire, ... there are other options.
sure
I'm not sure I'm going to retire. That's all I can say. But there's another part of that.
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.