Bloom: Mel Stottlemyre remembered as a strong man, not just pitcher or coach
From SABR member Barry Bloom at Forbes.com on January 15, 2019:
The last time I saw Mel Stottlemyre was nearly four years ago at Yankee Stadium. It was the day the New York Yankees surprised him by unveiling individual plaques in Monument Park honoring him and Willie Randolph.
The pair both wore No. 30 and played for the ballclub in different eras.
Because of the insidious cancerous disease that ultimately killed him on Monday, it was touch and go that Mel would even be... Читать дальше...