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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz was joined once again by Jeff "Dawg" Healy and they jumped into the 1952 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Spoiler alert, the Yankees won in seven games. Riz and Dawg started with Game 7, but could not resist looking back deeper into some of the key moments in the series when they were examining the performance of beloved Dodgers star Gil Hodges. Hodges was a borderline MLB Hall of Famer, probably the most borderline ever, considering how close he continually came, including consideration from the Veterans Committee, without getting in. While there are always plenty of numbers to digest for these types of arguments in baseball, the guys talked about the things that can be overlooked, especially so many years after the era in which a player competed. For some comparison, Riz related a story about the red-hot documentary "The Last Dance" featuring NBA legend and former minor-league baseball washout Michael Jordan, with regard to rival Isiah Thomas. Riz & Dawg are set to talk about Jordan some more down the line, once the documentary covers his Airness' time with the Birmingham Barons of the American Association. We value your feedback, appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Follow Riz: https://twitter.com/@RearNakedChoke Follow Dawg: https://twitter.com/@JeffHealy8 Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz was joined once again by Jeff “Dawg” Healy and […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz was joined once again by Jeff “Dawg” Healy and they jumped into the 1952 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Spoiler alert, the Yankees won in seven games. Riz and Dawg started with Game 7, but could not resist looking back deeper into some […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Or at least he did until getting interrupted by a bout with COVID-19. Riz came back on the air after a week off and talked with Dawg about his story, and his time in isolation away from the family. He still has a little time left before he can rejoin the population, but so far has fared pretty well. The guys had chatter about the latest Strat simulation numbers, and went over the games and the standings while trying to add some flair to what would have been Jackie Robinson Day around the majors. After Riz's Coronavirus recount, the guys turned to MLB and tried to figure out what kind of plans might work when the games return to the field. How long could the regular season be? What kind of playoffs could be contested? Could a March Madness idea actually work on the diamond? We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/ New York Sports Day: NYSportsDay.com Follow Dawg: https://twitter.com/@JeffHealy8 Follow Riz: https://twitter.com/@RearNakedChoke

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Or at least he did until getting interrupted by a […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Or at least he did until getting interrupted by a bout with COVID-19. Riz came back on the air after a week off and talked with Dawg about his story, and his time in isolation away from the family. He still has a little time left before he can rejoin […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Where it seems there is none, he's taking the Strat-O-Matic simulation of the 2020 MLB season as seriously as if it's happening in real life. If you're tired of hearing of Coronavirus and COVID-19, then this is your solace for about a half hour (sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less) a day. Riz, who has brought you an episode every single day since the season started, gave you the scores and highlights from a full Monday slate of baseball, with the spotlight on young white Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez and Royals lefty Danny Duffy. Could Jimenez battle for the Triple Crown this season? Riz also paid tribute to Hall-of-Famer Al Kaline, who died April 6. Kaline was a legend for the Detroit Tigers, and finished in the top three of the MVP voting three times, with a couple of near misses to Yankees catchers. The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Where it seems there is none, he’s taking the Strat-O-Matic […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Where it seems there is none, he’s taking the Strat-O-Matic simulation of the 2020 MLB season as seriously as if it’s happening in real life. If you’re tired of hearing of Coronavirus and COVID-19, then this is your solace for about a half hour (sometimes a little more, sometimes a […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Where it seems there is none, he's taking the Strat-O-Matic simulation of the 2020 MLB season as seriously as if it's happening in real life. If you're tired of hearing of Coronavirus and COVID-19, then this is your solace for about a half hour (sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less) a day. Riz, who has brought you an episode every single day since the season started, gave you the scores and highlights from a full Sunday slate of baseball, and went in-depth into the standings. Could the Padres possibly play the Indians in the World Series in 2020? Well, that might be worth a futures bet if you give any credence to how Strat handled the first 16th of the simulated season. So close your eyes, drift away, and let yourself imagine there is BASEBALL. We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/ New York Sports Day: NYSportsDay.com

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Where it seems there is none, he’s taking the Strat-O-Matic simulation of the 2020 MLB season as seriously as if it’s happening in real life. If you’re tired of hearing of Coronavirus and COVID-19, then this is your solace for about a half hour (sometimes a little more, sometimes a […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball, even when it appears there is none to be had. The Strat-O-Matic simulation continues and we have been with you every single day thus far to talk about it. For this episode, there was a little less stress on the games and more on the kids, as Joe's sons Dominic and Xavier joined in as co-hosts. The Rizzos talked about major league baseball and social media, and then they covered what it's like to be a teenager going through the pandemic in 2020. The hang stayed centered mostly on baseball, and how its general absence has made the kids a little less likely to pick up the ball and gloves and have a catch, or do anything baseball related after online school is complete. Dominic and Xavier also gave advice to fellow kids who might be listening to this alongside a parent, and it's not just about staying inside and playing video games! We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/ New York Sports Day: NYSportsDay.com

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball, even when it appears there is none to be had. […]

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball, even when it appears there is none to be had. The Strat-O-Matic simulation continues and we have been with you every single day thus far to talk about it. For this episode, there was a little less stress on the games and more on the kids, as Joe’s sons Dominic […]

Joe Rizzo was joined once again by Jeff "Dawg" Healy from the Fordham Crew for this episode, covering the MLB slate for April 3, 2020, based on the Strat-O-Matic simulation. Riz & The Dawg broke down the surprsingly compact seven-game Friday slate in depth just as if it had happened on a real field and not a digital one. They gave some good inside stuff for the Strat-Heads as always, and injected some humor into the mix as we sit in our homes and deal with the effects of the Coronavirus. Dawg even talked about the possibility he might join Twitter (pro tip: you can actually find him on the Facebook Group). We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/ New York Sports Day: NYSportsDay.com Jon Miller, Dave Flemming Broadcast Giants Strat-O-Matic Home Opener: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6OAfMKlzY

Joe Rizzo was joined once again by Jeff “Dawg” Healy from the Fordham Crew for this episode, covering the MLB slate for April 3, 2020, based on the Strat-O-Matic simulation. Riz & The Dawg broke down the surprsingly compact seven-game Friday slate in depth just as if it had happened on a real field and […]

Join Joe Rizzo as he navigates the 2020 MLB season the only way he can - by living the Strat-O-Matic simulation like it's 100% real. Riz recapped the highlights from April 2, which included the Nationals raising their World Series banner and Stephen Strasburg showing the form that made him the MVP of the Fall Classic. Jorge Soler has been a star of the simulation and he has Riz buzzing, plus the Yankees won their home opener in caveman fashion. The slate featured just 10 games on get-away day, but Riz was sure to inject references here and there for the Strat-heads. He is trying to not overdo it because we don't want to turn off Average Baseball Jane and Joe. We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards! The Chatter Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/@DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/@DiamondDiehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ Strat-O-Matic 2020 Simulation: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/2020-season-simulation/

Join Joe Rizzo as he navigates the 2020 MLB season the only way he can – by living the Strat-O-Matic simulation like it’s 100% real. Riz recapped the highlights from April 2, which included the Nationals raising their World Series banner and Stephen Strasburg showing the form that made him the MVP of the Fall […]

Joe Rizzo brings you simulated baseball like it's REAL, during the pandemic. Strat-O-Matic is doing a game-by-game simulation of the MLB season, and Riz is treating it like it's absolutely, positively 100% REAL. Listen, and believe. Live through the ups and downs of your favorite team, follow the trends, stats and (made-up) stories that make America's Pastime so dear to our hearts. In the April Fool's episode, Riz was not in a joking mood, nor was most of the rest of the world. So for the second straight show, he stuck to baseball, recapping each game with such vivid detail that when you listen back to this in a few years you would not be able to tell if the games were simulated or happened on the field. The buy-in is key, and the more you do, the more you should like the show. If you're a fan of any of the California teams except the Dodgers, then this episode worked out well for you, since the Angels, Giants and A's were the featured games, and there was a good win by the Padres that Riz recounted. He also injected references here and there for the Strat-heads, but is not overdoing it because we don't want to turn off Average Baseball Jane and Joe. We value your feedback, and appreciate you hitting the subscribe button, taking a moment to give a five-star rating, and maybe even write a nice review. We are all about the niceness over here at Diamond Diehards!

Joe Rizzo brings you simulated baseball like it’s REAL, during the pandemic. Strat-O-Matic is doing […]

Joe Rizzo brings you simulated baseball like it’s REAL, during the pandemic. Strat-O-Matic is doing a game-by-game simulation of the MLB season, and Riz is treating it like it’s absolutely, positively 100% REAL. Listen, and believe. Live through the ups and downs of your favorite team, follow the trends, stats and (made-up) stories that make […]

Joe Rizzo brings you the last slate of games from the 8,000-day March, as Corey Seager, Madison Bumgarner and Max Kepler starred. Riz took a different approach for this one, breaking down each game and flying through them like the highlight reels you might see on MLB Network (sans video highlights because this is a simulation, people!). Since all the teams were in action, your favorite team is covered at least in some part in this episode dedicated to inclusivity. You're a Phillies fan? We gotcha covered. Rockies? Sure, there's talk about Nolan Arenado's performance on the virtual field and his potential for digital locker room disgust.

Joe Rizzo brings you the last slate of games from the 8,000-day March, as Corey Seager, Madison Bumgarner and Max Kepler starred. Riz took a different approach for this one, breaking down each game and flying through them like the highlight reels you might see on MLB Network (sans video highlights because this is a […]

Joe Rizzo gets you ready for another indoor month, talking about the Strat-O-Matic simulation like it's real life. Jorge Soler was the biggest star on Monday, March 30, with three homers and six RBI while going 4-for-5 to lead the Royals in Detroit. Rafael Devers hit his fifth homer for the Red Sox, while Trevor Story hit his fourth and fifth for the Rockies as they knocked the Dodgers from the ranks of the unbeaten. But it's not always just about the simulation, it's also about baseball stuff. Riz took a segment to bring The Raja, Rogers Hornsby, back to life, thanks to a serendipitous rabbit hole he went down on Facebook. You never know what lies in store on Diamond Diehards, but that's baseball!

Joe Rizzo gets you ready for another indoor month, talking about the Strat-O-Matic simulation like it’s real life. Jorge Soler was the biggest star on Monday, March 30, with three homers and six RBI while going 4-for-5 to lead the Royals in Detroit. Rafael Devers hit his fifth homer for the Red Sox, while Trevor […]