It was October 4, 1955 and it was the happiest day of my young life: my beloved Dodgers had finally beaten the hated Yankees and won their first championship in the World Series.
In those days, men wore suits and ties to the games. In the photos, you can see them in the left field corner of Yankee Stadium as little Sandy Amoros makes that game-saving catch off Berra's bat, preserving Podres' shutout. Pucker-faced Podres, who had already won Game 3 by the score of 8-3, had brazenly announced to his teammates before the final game that all he'd need was one run and he'd do the rest. Well, Gil Hodges, my favorite player, got him two and the '55 Bums went into history on that 2-0 shutout. At the end, when Pee Wee Reese threw out Elston Howard to end the game, all the Dodgers exploded with emotion and so did I. It had been a long time coming with many heart-breaking Series losses to the Yankees in the late Forties and early Fifties.
Dodger hero Johnny Podres just died and I hope that he's in Dodger Blue Heaven. That would beat the Hall of Fame hands down.
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I wish I could have lived back then. not to often do I see the love of the game from todays players, but I do know that the love of the game still lives in some of them and many fans. It is something that that I hope will live on for ever...
chears to another year of dirt grass bats balls and game saving ceatches