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RIP Jerry Grote

70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭
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Hard news to get today. Grote was so integral to the Mets transformation into a WS winner.

He will be missed.



Dave

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  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Starting catcher for the Miracle Mets who began his career with the Houston Colt 45s…

    mint_only_pls
  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,991 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Johnny Bench once said of Jerry Grote, "If Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base." That's quite high praise from the GOAT catcher.

    The Mets won their first World Series in 1969. I'm sure most Mets fans would agree that probably wouldn't have happened without Jerry Grote behind home plate.

    RIP

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • Kepper19Kepper19 Posts: 335 ✭✭✭

    @stevek said:
    Johnny Bench once said of Jerry Grote, "If Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base." That's quite high praise from the GOAT catcher.

    The Mets won their first World Series in 1969. I'm sure most Mets fans would agree that probably wouldn't have happened without Jerry Grote behind home plate.

    RIP

    Johnny must have been talking about defense...Grote's offensive numbers sure were below average

  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another Met, Pat Zachary, passed this week too.

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