Jerry Grote

WOMEN IN SPORTSSir:In the Sept. 29 issue of SI a male sports executive commented on the slow progress of women sports executives in a male-dominated society as well as the fact that most people in the sports world...

Catchers and home-plate umpires are almost certainly the oddest of all sport's odd couples. Crouching and sweating together beneath layers of padding and suffering like bruises from foul tips and curves in the dirt,...

•Joe Torre, on catchers: "Most people don't understand catchers. For example, Jerry Grote is a catcher who hits. Johnny Bench is a hitter who catches. There is a big difference."