Diamond Diehards

Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy take a look at the World Series odds and the MLB team over-unders as pitchers and catchers report! The guys also took time to remember the late Tim McCarver. For reference, they used https://www.thelines.com/odds/world-series/ to locate the odds. This episode streamed live Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 on the Facebook Group, so if you have not become part of the communi...

Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy bring you football for this one, as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle it out in Super Bowl 57 in Arizona. The guys bring you the preview in their own, special Diehards way, so enjoy this last bit of football chatter before pitchers and catchers report! You know the guys always get around to talking baseball, too, and Dawg didn't disappoint wi...

Riz nearly scored a trip to the Super Bowl! Joe Rizzo is joined by "The Dawg" Jeff Healy to talk about his near miss on Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo's legendary Super Bowl trivia contest in this special episode of Diamond Diehards. Riz got to the fourth and final question before bowing out. Find out why he might end up being the answer to a trivia question himself! We also talked a little Hall of F...

Scott Rolen made the Hall of Fame, whether you like it or not. Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy give the opinions from all sides of the aisle, and bring some sense into the Hall of Fame arguments, exactly a year after they did a similar episode when "Big Papi" David Ortiz was the lone electee by the writers. Please check out FMS Graphics (https://www.fmsgraphics.com) for all your print and prom...

Dan Good is the author of the Ken Caminiti book "Playing Through the Pain" and he joined Joe Rizzo to talk about it. Dan and Riz went over some of the interesting specifics of the book, which is by Abrams Press and can be found along with his other works at DanGoodStuff.com. You can follow Dan on Twitter, where his handle is @DGood73. Good also talked about his career as a ghostwriter, went throug...

Carlos Correa somehow ends up back in Minnesota, Trevor Bauer and Trevor Story grab headlines, and the Dodgers got their shortstop in Miguel Rojas as a big week of MLB's Hot Stove continued. Joe Rizzo and Jeff Healy jumped on Diamond Diehards to talk about it all. The episode streamed live on Facebook and the guys interacted with the group. Join the Facebook group to be part of the action when the...

Tragedy struck on the field as the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. The immediate and sustained outpouring of emotion and support united the country. In the aftermath, it created many questions about the entire situation, from player safety to event management. Joe Rizzo and Jeff Healy talked about Hamlin and the entire si...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the National League West teams. The guys covered the division champion Los Angeles Dodgers, NL runners-up San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the National League Central teams. The guys covered the division champion St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, br...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the National League East teams. The guys covered the World Series runner-up Philadelphia Phillies, 2021 champion Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Miami Marlins and Washi...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the American League West teams. The guys covered the World Series champion Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland A's and Texas Range...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the American League Central teams. The guys covered the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins, breaking it dow...

Our annual Strat-O-Matic Ratings Extravaganza is a six-episode series, broken down by division. In this episode, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy are joined by Strat-O-Matic insider Jerry Milani to review the fielding ratings for the American League East teams. The guys covered the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, breaking it down by pos...

It has been a free agent frenzy to remember throughout baseball, and especially on the coasts. Aaron Judge is back with the Yankees, Brandon Nimmo returns to the Mets, Jacob deGrom is off to the Texas Rangers and Justin Verlander moves into his spot. That's just the tip of the iceberg in a scorching hot stove as the player movement, dollar figures and years of commitment have come at a frenzied pa...

Joe Rizzo brought on NY Times Best-Selling author Jeff Pearlman to talk about his new masterpiece, "The Last Folk Hero - The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson" in a lively half-hour episode. First off, buy the book because you're gonna love it. Listening/watching this show ought to convince you, anyway. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Folk-Hero-Life-Jackson/ Riz and Jeff dove into the making of the book and...

Ray Montgomery has season tickets and a front-row seat to the Shohei Ohtani & Mike Trout Show as the bench coach for the LA Angels of Anaheim. Ray joined Joe Rizzo on Diamond Diehards to talk about what he is witnessing first hand and gives amazing insight into the daily doings of Ohtani and Trout. He took Riz through the losing streak that cost manager Joe Maddon his job and gave Phil Nevin an op...

John Miedreich is the Executive VP of Baseball Operations for Baseball United (www. BaseballUnited.com), a new venture that is bringing the game to Dubai, the Middle East, India, Pakistan and South Asia. Miedreich joined Joe Rizzo to explain the depth of the venture, the goals and the organization. When we see the first MLB player finally come from this region, we can go back right here to underst...

The Yankees crashed and burned in getting swept out of the 2022 ALCS by the Houston Astros, so Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy took a few days to digest everything and write their epitaph. Fans always have strong opinions about changes that they want, but Riz & Dawg explain how things will shake down and why. The upstart Philadelphia Phillies were the last team into the playoffs and are within...

Moments after the New York Yankees held off the Cleveland Guardians in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the American League Division Series, Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy jumped on Facebook Live to bring you the instant reaction. The Yankees move on to meet the Houston Astros in the ALCS, while the NLCS kicked off with Game 1 in San Diego, where the fifth-seeded Padres hosted the sixth-seeded Phi...

The Mets flamed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. Joe Rizzo & Jeff Healy were there for the final inning live, and shared their instant reaction. Riz & Dawg languished as the Mets' 2022 season faded away. What happened and why? What will the future might bring? The guys broke down the Wild Card round and looked ahead to the ALDS & NLDS matchups (NYY-CLE, HOU-SEA, SD-LAD, PHI-ATL). The...

Aaron Judge is the undisputed single-season home-run king in the American League after hitting his 62nd home run, and Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy bring you their thoughts on his amazing season, plus their high-value playoff predictions on the latest episode of Diamond Diehards. The episode streamed live on Facebook and the guys interacted with the group. Join the Facebook group to be part...

The New York Mets had an epic collapse to cede the NL East to the Atlanta Braves, much to the chagrin of (Downward) Dawg, and Aaron Judge heads to Texas to try and sling more homers to grab hold of the single-season record on the latest episode of Diamond Diehards. Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy got together to break it all down, figuring out the reasons the Mets could not handle the Braves f...

Aaron Judge is the REAL single-season home-run king, Albert Pujols defies Father Time to move past 700 homers, the Mets and Braves battle for NL East supremacy and Shohei Ohtani signs for $30 million as Joe Rizzo and "The Dawg" Jeff Healy bring you Diamond Diehards. Riz & Dawg streamed it live during the historic games of Judge's home-run chase. They managed to contain themselves to hit the other...

Joe Rizzo & "The Dawg" Jeff Healy discuss the Dodgers clinching of the NL West, Aaron Judge's amazing season and a whole lot more on Diamond Diehards! The Rundown: -Veteran of the Day -Playoffs: #2 Seed Better? -Dodgers clinch; Must-win WS? -Concern About Mets? -Judge vs. Maris, Triple Crown -Goldschmidt Triple Crown? -Wainwright-Yadi 325 starts Please check out FMS Graphics (https://www.fmsgraphi...

Joe Rizzo & "The Dawg" Jeff Healy came atcha live as the Mets visited the Yankees in the final regular-season game of the 2022 Subway Series. The guys jumped on a few minutes before gametime and hung around until the fourth inning. Lively chatter! The Rundown: ~Veteran of the Day ~Subway Series ~No deGrom or Cole ~Legit World Series preview? ~Jordan Montgomery=Cy Young? ~Tatis apology, shoulder su...