Jerry Grote doing color for Round Rock Express

Wow I never realized Grote unretired after 3 years!  Details here or below.  Meanwhile..

Speaking of Grote, he was the catcher when Tom Seaver struck me out. Really.

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Former Major Leaguer Jerry Grote has been named Round Rock Express radio color analyst, club ownership announced Tuesday. Grote, who joined Express broadcaster Mike Capps in the booth for several home games last season, will be a permanent fixture for all home broadcasts and some road broadcasts this season.

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Is Chris the King of Piazza?

Chris asks…

Too late to enter the King of Piazza with a full run at the title?

Over 3000 Mets/Dodgers Cards in binders, 50 Marlins Cards (Across the top of jerseys)
A dozen rookies, 3 jerseys, 1 shirt from when I was 14 (23 now), A Plaque I made when I was younger with Piazza Marlins photos and cards, 5 Action Figures, 3 XL Headliners (Mets, Marlins, Dodgers), and the most depressing part of my collection—

A ticket to a Marlins Pirates game on my birthday to see my favorite player on my favorite team Just days after being traded to my favorite team…..ON MAY 23, 1998. I didn’t know he was traded until I got the unsettling sight of watching Greg Zaun behind the plate for 9 innings.

Boy did I cry like a little —well…you know the rest. I was 10, so what!

Soo—too late to qualify, lol. Email me if anything. Thanks Shannon!
Chris