Baseball Yankees legend Mel Stottlemyre passes away at 77 by Chris Passarelli January 14, 2019 A longtime favorite Yankee passed away today at the age of 77. Mel Stottlemyre, one of the most underrated Yankees of all time, passed away on Monday morning after a long 20 year battle with bone marrow cancer. Stottlemyre went 164-139 with a 2.97 ERA and was considered one of the best pitchers on the Yankees during their championship dry spell in the mid to late 60’s. Stottlemyre was a coach for the Mets from 1985 to 1993, and was a stable in the Yankees bullpen from 1996 t0 2005. It’s no coincidence that Mel was the pitching coach for Doc Gooden, Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell, Ron Darling, David Cone, Andy Pettitte, El Duque Orlando Hernandez, etc. You get the point, but the man was a genius. Joe Torre’s right hand man was a fan favorite for both the Mets and Yankees and one of the most respected minds in baseball. He battled hard for 20 years and put up a hell of a fight against cancer. He will be missed by all baseball fans, and will be remembered very fondly. Rest In Peace Mr. Stottlemyre. Post Views: 891 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsMel StottlemyreNew York MetsNew York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Yankees set to hit arbitration with Severino Somerset Patriots Sign Atlantic League All-Star Luis Cruz