Diamond Diehards: Birthday Boy Riz Welcomes WNSP's Dave Schultz to Talk Buffalo Baseball, Minor League War Stories

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball, this time on his birthday! Riz wanted to celebrate his birthday by bringing on longtime friend Dave Schultz, who is the program director and host of afternoon drive show The Game Plan on WNSP 105.5 FM in Mobile, Ala. Riz & Dave have flown in the same circles for nearly 30 years, starting at the Baseball Winter Meetings at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach in 1991. That is where the minor league war stories began, and they were aplenty for the episode. Dave is originally from Syracuse, NY, and explained why the Blue Jays using Buffalo as their home city for the pandemic has extra meaning to him. It has a connection to his first job in Baseball, where he was in Wichita, Kan., in the Texas League. Riz had Dave recount his stops all through the minors and also his radio and career posts, where he has recorded a long history of success. In addition to being Riz's birthday, it also was the anniversary of Dave moving to WNSP, where you often can hear Riz do guest spots about MMA (and maybe some baseball ones sometime in the future). For the Veteran of the Day, Riz asked Dave to choose. Thus, this show is for Judge Jack Schultz, who happens to be Dave's father. Judge Jack Schultz enlisted in the Army following high school graduation in January 1945. He was stationed at Fort Lewis outside of Seattle. Following an honorable discharge, he hitched-hiked back across the country. The Chatter Links: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/229752454881954/ DD Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiamondDiehards DD Instagram: https://instagram.com/DiamondDiehards Riz Twitter: https://twitter.com/RearNakedChoke Riz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joerizzomma/ Dawg Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffHealy8 Dave Schultz Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveWNSP Listen to WNSP: http://wnsp.com/wordpress/