myre died Sunday from "complications of multiple myeloma http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-chad-bettis-jersey , a type of blood cancer for which he had been treated for many years," according to Richard Goldstein of the New York Times.Stottlemyre died in a Seattle hospital. He was 77.Mark Feinsand FeinsandHal Steinbrenners statement on the passing of Mel Stottlemyre: ag1RW6OuMlStottlemyre was a five-time All-Star, finishing his career 164-139 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 1,257 strikeouts in 11 seasons (1964-74), all with the Yankees. He pitched 152 complete games and notched 40 shutouts.He made just three postseason appearances (all in 1964), however, as his career started the season before an 11-year playoff drought for the Bronx Bombers.After his playing career, Stottlemyre remained in the game as a pitching coach, working for the New York Mets (1984-93), Houston Astros (1994-95), Yankees (1996-05) and Seattle Mariners (2008). He won four World Series titles with the Yankees and the 1986 title with the Mets.David Cone dcone36He was more than a great pitcher and fantastic pitching coach. He was a father figure and touched so many in a positive way. We lost a great man. RIP Mel StottlemyreJoel Sherman Joelsherman1Saddened to learn of the passing of Mel Stottlemyre. A nice, honest man. His pitchers so respected him because he was not a fair weather coach. He would ardently defend a Cone, Gooden or Pettitte in their tough moments. And the players felt his loyalty and sincerity. #RIPBuster Olney Buster_ESPNMel Stottlemyre was rich in the trait that separates great baseball coaches: Relentless empathy. I remember the day he told reporters Kyle Freeland Jersey , in his stoic manner, about his cancer diagnosis -- back in 2001. His handling years and years of illness was remarkable.Former Yankees manager Joe Torre released a statement (h/t Don Burke of the New York Post):"I am sorry to hear of Mel's passing. Mel was a role model to us all and the toughest man I have ever met. Sometimes a manager hires a friend to be their coach, but with Mel, as with [Don Zimmer], he was my coach who became a dear friend and someone who became very special to me. I send my deepest sympathies to his wife Jean, boys Mel JrTodd as well as the entire Stottlemyre family."Retired relief pitcher Mike Stanton, who played under Stottlemyre for six-plus seasons with the Yankees, called Stottlemyre a "wonderful man.""When I think about the time I had with Mel, there's nothing but pleasant thoughts," he said, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. "He had a great sense of humor. Even when he wasn't feeling well, he always had a positive word. He was always very upbeat and looking to help. He's going to be sorely missed. This one hurts." HOUSTON (AP) — Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber insisted Friday’s loss had nothing to do with his playoff woes last season.It just looked that way, a lot.A year after he was hit hard in a pair of postseason starts, it happened all over. The Houston Astros tagged him for three home runs and roughed up the Indians 7-2 in Game 1 of the AL Division Series.“I don’t think they’re related http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-chad-bettis-jersey ,” Kluber said. “I don’t think that the starts from last postseason had any bearing on today. I just made a few mistakes to the wrong guys.”Kluber’s performance followed a strong regular season in which he won a career-best 20 games, posting a 2.89 ERA across an AL-leading 215 innings.Last season, Kluber went 18-4 with an MLB-best 2.25 ERA in the regular season to earn his second AL Cy Young Award. In the playoffs, however, Kluber’s ERA jumped to 12.79 in two starts after he allowed nine runs and four homers in two ALDS tries against the New York Yankees.Kluber has enjoyed success at this time of year, too, nearly pitching the Indians to the 2016 championship. Cleveland hasn’t won the World Series since 1948, and was counting on Kluber to take them far.Like the right-hander, Indians manager Terry Francona also said Kluber’s 2017 postseason was unrelated to his 2018 playoff debut.“Last year has nothing to do with today,” Francona said. “They’re a good team. He made a couple mistakes. They made him pay for it.”When asked if he believes Kluber is healthy, Francona — seemingly surprised by the question — replied: “Kluber? Oh, yeah.”Kluber struggled with his location early, hitting two batters after plunking only three in the regular season. But he didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning when Alex Bregman homered. After walking Yuli Gurriel, Kluber gave up two-out singles to Tyler White and Josh Reddick that produced another run.George Springer led off the fifth inning with a 402-foot homer. Two pitches later Ryan McMahon Jersey , Jose Altuve also connected, sending a drive a drive to the Crawford Boxes in left field that put Houston up 4-0.“I really just left the ball elevated over the plate and picked the wrong three guys to do that to,” Kluber said. “You’ve got to be able to keep the ball in the ballpark in these games.”Marwin Gonzalez chased Kluber with a single in the fifth inning. In 4 2/3 innings, Kluber allowed four runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.Kluber faced the Astros twice this season, both in May. In the first start in Houston, Kluber gave up two runs and six hits and struck out 10 in seven innings of a 5-4 win. Six days later, he held the Astros scoreless in 6 1/3 innings in an 11-2 loss.“We have a lot of respect for him and we all know how good he is,” Altuve said. “We all were aware of that. Sometimes when you’re facing a guy like him, the only thing you can control is to swing the bat. That was our mindset. We were pretty good since the first pitch and good things happened today.”Astros manager AJ Hinch said finding success against Kluber meant staying patient and capitalizing on mistakes.“He’s not an easy guy to center up, so you’ve got to be disciplined about what side of the plate you’re going to pick and which of his pitches that move all over the place that you’re going to focus on,” Hinch said. “And don’t miss the one or two or three mistakes he might make from time to time.”