Gregg Olson, 1989 AL Rookie of the Year, On Cancer, Curveballs, Unwritten Rules & Sticky Stuff

Joe Rizzo brings you baseball. In a podcast about baseball and about life, Riz & "The Dawg" Jeff Healy welcomed 1989 AL Rookie of the Year Gregg Olson to the show to tell his important story and harken back to his great career as one of the preeminent closers of his time. Olson explained the details of his recent prostate cancer diagnosis and how it came seemingly from out of nowhere, with no family history and being in otherwise excellent health. He explained his story, and in sharing his message gave the many reasons why anyone out there should get tested. Then it was on to brighter things. Riz threw some interesting stats at Gregg about his career, leading to discussions about current hot-button topics like the unwritten rules of baseball and the sticky stuff pitchers have been using to increase spin rates. Gregg also revealed what he would have patented from his playing days, as he was way ahead of his time! There was talk of radar guns, Randy Johnson and Nolan Ryan, and what those flamethrowers would be throwing today. Since he is a closer, Gregg closed out the episode with a short story for Diehard Dads. Dawg kicked it off with Veteran of the Day. It was Navy Captain Paul "Puck" Esposito, a friend and colleague of Gregg's at Auburn. He served and deployed numerous times throughout his career. He accumulated over 4,300 flight hours in his distinguished career. Please check out our sponsor, FMS Graphics (https://www.fmsgraphics.com), for all your print and promotional needs. Just give 'em a shot. After all, they gave US a shot! We welcome SportsMapz to the team in this episode as well! Check them out at SportsMapz.com. It's a great way to show support for your team, with a cool piece of art for your home or office. We need you to subscribe to the podcast! Please hit the SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW button from wherever you get your podcasts. And check out DiamondDiehards.com! Interact: Website: https://DiamondDiehards.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@diamonddiehards? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diamond-diehards Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiamondDiehards Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiamondDiehards Instagram: https://instagram.com/DiamondDiehards Watch, Listen Subscribe: iTunes: https://apple.co/2JzUd5e Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2KPgZq9 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3pBAvFE Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DiamondDiehards Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/diamonddiehards Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3rBzVt7