I was really sorry to hear over the weekend that John Marzano, the big-league catcher/turned Philadelphia radio and TV sports commentator, had died suddenly at the age of 45.
I first knew of Marzano as a backup catcher with the Red Sox in the late '80s, and he later played for Seattle as well. After retiring, he returned to his native Philly and began appearing on both Comcast SportsNet and WIP; last year he left 610 in order to take a job with Major League Baseball's new web venture.
Marzano's last appearance was on Daily News Live on Thursday; I guess it's still available on demand from Comcast.
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 21, 2008 04:25 PM