02/06: Stottlemyre Joins Diamondbacks
Posted by: Patrick
From February 1:
And today:
Kind of a shame, really. For whatever is thought about Mel, we won 4 titles while he was pitching coach and he was a career Yankee that had a pretty good go at it (164-139, 2.97 ERA, 6th all time for the Yankees in wins, 3rd in innings, 6th in strikeouts, 3rd in games started, 8th in complete games and T2nd in shut outs).
"I had a nice talk with (GM) Brian Cashman but basically he said he had nothing for me," Stottlemyre said yesterday. "I was a little surprised and disappointed, but I don't have any hard feelings. I just decided I'd move on." ...
"I would have gone to spring training if I had heard from Cash earlier," said Stottlemyre. "He apologized for being so late to call, and said he was putting me on a list to be submitted for George Steinbrenner's approval.
"I would have gone to spring training if I had heard from Cash earlier," said Stottlemyre. "He apologized for being so late to call, and said he was putting me on a list to be submitted for George Steinbrenner's approval.
And today:
Mel Stottlemyre is headed to the desert. The former Yankees pitching coach has taken a job with the Diamondbacks as an organizational pitching instructor.
Kind of a shame, really. For whatever is thought about Mel, we won 4 titles while he was pitching coach and he was a career Yankee that had a pretty good go at it (164-139, 2.97 ERA, 6th all time for the Yankees in wins, 3rd in innings, 6th in strikeouts, 3rd in games started, 8th in complete games and T2nd in shut outs).
