Paul Siebert News Today

Jerry Grote, the starting catcher for the 1969 Miracle Mets, is a team icon, a favorite of Hall of Fame pitchers and fans sitting up in the Bob Uecker seats

Harness racing’s Hall of Fame owner-breeder Bill Weaver and I were very great friends. We shared an office in Freehold, New Jersey and had countless conversations about the sport and its future. Weaver, of course, became one of the most influential breeders in harness racing and became very well-known and respected, especially after his two-year-old