Dave Blatz - 3rd from the left - celebrating GOLD at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico with Team Canada Men's Baseball Team.

We make it a priority to celebrate the successes of people in southeastern Manitoba. Athletic therapist Dave Blatz was our special guest on today's AM1250 Morning Show, so, we had a chance to congratulate him on his gold medal win!! You see, Dave has been the trainer with the National Mens' Baseball team since 2002 and they just beat the USA to win gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico! What a thrill!! With all the work that trainers do on elite athletes and all the time they have to talk -- a special relationship is formed between athlete and trainer -- never mind, much of the time, the athlete's ability to play depends on their trainer keeping them in top shape. That's what Dave Blatz does and he shared that it was a pretty emotional win for them all. Through all the ups and downs, that group has been together, which made the win even more special. Dave is also the head therapist for the Olympic Soccer program in Canada and has been working with the National Rowing team as well... we will certainly hear from Dave at more "Games" in the future. Congratulations!