Melancon finds off-the-field calling a world away

What sets Pirates closer Mark Melancon apart from the masses is that he has an unusual perspective, one that he strives to bring to life each day. He knows that if he does lose, which doesn’t happen often, it’s not the end of the world. Never was this more apparent to Melancon than last offseason, when he and his wife, Mary Catherine, took the trip of a lifetime.