Diamond Diehards

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 Fo...

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 cov...

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 ra...

Joe Rizzo makes baseball come to life with the help of old buddy and fellow WFUV (Fordham) alum Jeff "Dawg" Healy. This is the most in-depth review of the games through four days of Strat-O-Matic's amazing simulated MLB season. For Strat-heads, this one will be extra special, because there is a lot of chatter about rolling on pitchers' cards to create rallies, noting time and again where it happen...

Joe Rizzo is joined by PR expert and Strat guru Jerry Milani (@GBPackJerry) to talk about some of their history together playing Strat-O-Matic, including the Hall of Fame 2000 season in which they went head-to-head for the title, in an at-bat that came down to Goose Goslin vs. Sandy Koufax. Jerry is like the Joe House to Riz's Bill Simmons, but this is the Fordham version. They sprinkled in the St...

Joe Rizzo is back with the second day of the Strat-O-Matic 2020 baseball season simulation, and the stars were a couple of SoCal infielders and Rafael Devers (again). Rizzo examined why Devers' former teammate, Mookie Betts, could possibly never play a game for the Dodgers after MLB and the MLB Players Association ironed out some details about how service time and other important off-the-field iss...

The original welcome to Diamond Diehards. Joe Rizzo explains Strat-O-Matic, and breaks down the amazing simulation designed to give the Diehards their fix during the pandemic. Riz goes over the Opening Day games, including the top star. Follow on twitter & Instagram @DiamondDiehards, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Diamond-Diehards-109019707412614.