Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). Justin Turner was diagnosed positive with COVID-19 during the series-ending sixth game of the World Series on Oct. 28. He was forced to leave the game and instructed to quarantine, which he did until the Dodgers clinched the trophy. He missed the initial celebration but then joined his teammates on the field in celebration.

Riz & Dawg talked about the situation, which immediately took headlines away from the World Series finale, in this Diamond Diehards episode. They guided their way into the off-season, looking ahead to what is coming in the next few months.

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The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg,

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions, and the guys were on live for the final few innings all the way through the post-game.

Riz & Dawg appeared to have rallied the Dodgers, who trailed 1-0 until the guys started the Facebook Live session that prompted a two-run rally. They told stories as the game evolved and reacted to the big moments. It's a great listen even if you knew what happened in the game, and if you missed some of the finer details then this is a good way to catch up.

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The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg, was USAF Capt. Shannon Corbeil. Shannon served in the Air Force as an intelligence officer. She has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Intelligence. She continues to serve veteran causes. Shannon is a Pin Up for Vets Ambassador who helps support our Greatest Generation and other hospitalized vets through visits and fundraising.

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). They went live during the NLCS Game Seven between the Dodgers and Braves, jumping on during the Seventh Inning Stretch and stayed all the way through until the end, when the Dodgers completed their dramatic 4-3 victory.

In the meantime, the guys talked about how they somehow plan on being in Arlington, Tex., for the World Series, and the amazing baseball season that was so in doubt for a long time. Riz recalled the April show that put us on the map where Dawg talked him through the experience with COVID and how we went from dreaming about ANY baseball game to a pair of epic League Championship Series matchups that were preceded by great playoff series and a pretty awesome regular season of 60 games.

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg, was late Fordham baseball coach Dan Gallagher, who was a US Navy vet during the Korean War. Coach Gallagher guided the Rams for 21 years, producing seven titles and 500 wins, which is second all-time for the winningest college baseball program in history (yes, it's Fordham). It led to Riz & Dawg discussing some Fordham baseball stories that you most likely did not know. If you watched the livestream, Riz had the Fordham baseball field for his background. Bravo Zulu, Coach Gallagher.

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). They went live during ALCS & NLCS games. They observed how the Rays are changing the game with players like Randy Arozarena, and tried to determine who might be the best position player on Tampa Bay. Riz made a bold prediction about Game 4 of the NLCS, and the guys burst into the hot stove talk, especially regarding catchers like JT Realmuto and Gary Sanchez.

Where was Riz This Day 42 Years Ago? Go get a Reggie Bar, listen and find out because you will not believe it!

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The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg, was LCDR Ross Nix, in honor of the US Navy;s 245th birthday. LCDR Nix was a naval aviator, C-2 jet pilot, then helped transition Navy to CMV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. He also helping to roll out MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker aircraft to Navy carriers. He recently graduated with his MBA from UC Berkeley and working at Amgen after 12 years of Navy service. Bravo Zulu.

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). They went live during the decisive fifth game of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, hours after the announcement of the death of Whitey Ford. Riz put it all on the line and watched the Yankees get eliminated, giving The Dawg some solace after he watched the Mets go down time after time during episodes this season. They recapped the key points of the game and the series, broke down the Astros and how they got to the ALCS yet again, and looked at the paths of the Dodgers and Braves, who meet in the NLCS.

Are these playoffs legitimate? The guys give their answers, but you might want to especially hear their live reactions to some questionable umpiring. Was that enough to make them switch over to Game 5 of the NBA Finals? You might be surprised at the answer (actually, you won't be). Since it was a big day with all of this going on, there was a lot of Mike and the Mad Dog talk and homage going on. Mike Francesa did the final segment of Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo's show on Sirius XM earlier in the day, and it helped provide some memorable Diamond Diehards moments. There was also an influx of new names popping in to view the live stream, prompting Riz & Dawg to attempt to speak a little Spanish.

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg, was Ford, the late Yankees legend and Hall-of-Famer. Ford began his career with the Yankees in 1950, won nine games that year, then enlisted in the military during the Korean War. He served as a private in the signal corps at Fort Monmouth. He played 20 games as a pitcher and 20 as an OF while in the Army. His service lasted two years, after which he returned the Yankees, where he played until 1967. Ford has been quoted as saying, "Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week."

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards). They recapped their selections from the epic first round of the playoffs that was just completed, and remembered late Cardinals legend Bob Gibson.

Riz & Dawg reviewed each of the eight series from the first round, then they dove into the forthcoming ALDS and NLDS. They re-racked their picks for this round and gave the "why" for each along the way. There also was a listener question of Gibson vs. Koufax if you could pick either for a 7th game that grabbed the guys' attention. They also threw out some speculation on where Trevor Bauer will end up next season. And they addressed the question of the potential legitimacy of a Marlins World Series title, should one be in the offing.

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day, delivered by Dawg, was late Yankees legend and Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra. Yogi joined the Navy in 1943 at age 18 and served on a rocket-launching boat on D-Day, after which he spent nearly two weeks shooting down enemy planes. He later served in a second assault on France and received a medal from the French government. Some 60 years later, he received the Lone Sailor award from the U.S. Navy Memorial. (h/t: https://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/famous-veteran-yogi-berra.html)

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards) and broke down how the Milwaukee Brewers somehow reached the MLB playoffs despite never spending a day over .500 during the 60-game season. In an absolutely insane week in sports, Riz & Dawg streamed during Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals, which the Tampa Bay Lightning won to take the Cup, and while the Kansas City Chiefs beats the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Game of the Year. Plus the NBA Finals between the Heat and Lakers are about to get under way as MLB hits the post-season.

But it's (almost) all about BASEBALL on Diamond Diehards, so the guys broke down every series and every team in the tournament. They also put themselves on the line and predicted the entire bracket. Their selections were very different, but somehow each picked their champion from the same first-round series! Listen to find out which one.

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day was late St. Louis Cardinals Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial. Musial was drafted into service in 1944 and called to duty in January 1945. Musial was assigned to a ship repair unit in Pearl Harbor, but still found time to play baseball in the Navy's on-base league. After 15 months of service, Musial was released from service as a seaman first class in March of '46 (h/t https://www.mlb.com/cut4/stan-musial-joins-us-navy-in-1945/c-157059718)

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards) and broke down the new TV deal between MLB and Turner Sports. Dawg showed off his copious note-taking talents and reviewed the best parts of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's interview with Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, with Riz jumping in to expound on some of the more interesting parts. There was also the interaction with the commenters on Facebook Live, with Uncle Paul and Love Amores getting extra attention.

Riz forced Dawg to do a "Who's In & Who's Out" for the final four playoff spots in the National League. Riz also revealed his selections, and they were not the same. The key is the five-game "Suds" series in St. Louis between the Cardinals and the Brewers (hence the title: Playoffs on Tap; get it?).

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day was USMC vet Megan Martine, a Pin Ups for Vets Ambassador. Megan served from 1995-2002. Pin Ups for Vets is a nonprofit organization that donates equipment and visits veterans in VA hospitals. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/pinupsforvets/.

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards), as the scramble for the final four spots in the National League playoffs was going full-force. The standings were changing during the show, and Riz & Dawg laid out where things stood plus figured out how the mad scramble over the weekend might turn out. It was not just them reading back some article - they injected some real thought into what fans might expect based on what we have seen thus far this season. If you have been catching up on previous episodes, you'll see that many of the things Riz & Dawg talked about came true in some way.

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day was Mountainside, NJ’s own Brigadier General Tim McLaughlin, currently Assistant Adjutant General NJ Army National Guard. He commanded the 42nd Regional Support Group and the 117th CSS Battalion. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (three times), Army Commendation Medal (three times), Iraq Campaign Medal (two times) and Global War on Terror Service Medal.

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Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. Riz and Jeff "Dawg" Healy did the show on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards), just after news broke that the MLB playoffs will be played in bubbles after the initial round at teams' regular stadiums. The AL will play in California cities Los Angeles and San Diego, while the NL will be Texas-style in Houston and Arlington, where the World Series will be conducted in the Rangers' new stadium (without the Rangers on the field). Riz & Dawg found some intriguing angles as to how it could work to the advantage of some teams.

The other big news Sept. 15 was the agreement of a deal between the current Mets ownership and Steven Cohen, who should have control of the franchise by the end of 2020. Cohen figures to be among the richest owners in North American team sports, but the guys explained the scenarios where he would be inclined to spend big bucks and where he would not. They also examined why pundits are incorrectly assuming that Cohen will make the Mets the highest-payrolled team in MLB.

The NFL started over the weekend to much less fanfare than usual. What were Dawg and Riz watching while the pigskin was flying around empty stadiums? You might be surprised the find the answer. At this point in the show, Uncle Paul and some of the other regulars began to pick up steam on the Facebook Live comments, and that pushed the show into a different direction, which including the addressing of the massive western wildfires that have spurned ashen skies throughout the continent. It prompted Riz & Dawg to send the Bat Signal out for Tim Tebow!

The guys continue to do more shows live, and are looking to move forward to also get it on YouTube, Twitch and other outlets, so keep an eye out for that and give us feedback. We want to know what you prefer!

The Veteran of the Day was US Army CPT Davis A. Gilvary of the 82nd Airborne. He is the late father of longtime Fordham crew member Jane Gilvary.

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