In his first season as manger of the Frederick Keys, Joe Oliver is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.
Oliver was a catcher for seven Major League teams over the course of a 19-year professional career. He chats with Greg Swatek about his time with the Cincinnati Reds, which included winning a World Series in 1990.
He recounts his game-winning hit in Game 2 of that World Series off of Dennis Eckersley, the Hall of Fame closer for the Oakland Athletics, the toll of playing a grueling position like catcher took on his body and what it was like to play for an eccentric owner like Marge Schott of the Reds.
Oliver also share why he wanted to get into managing after a lengthy absence away from the game to be with his family and what he likes about this current Keys team.
Prior to that, FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy joins Greg to talk about his love of baseball.