Sunday, January 20, 2008

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

Former Brooklyn Dodger Spending the Weekend in Yakima KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA
George Shuba is a former outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. As much as he is known for his achievement on the diamond, he is even more famous for shaking ...

Johnny Podres Dead at 75: Pitcher Hurled the Brooklyn Dodgers to ... Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
Johnny Podres, the former major league left-hander who won the Brooklyn Dodgers their sole World Series title by pitching a shutout against the Yankees in ...

Rachel Robinson: No juice for Jackie New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Jackie broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers nearly 61 years ago, on April 15, 1947. "He was an athlete who really felt (sports stars) ...

Dodgers World Series star Johnny Podres laid to rest SI.com - USAPORT HENRY, NY (AP) -
Johnny Podres, who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series championship in 1955, was remembered Thursday as a ...

Johnny Was No One-Trick Pony Podres Did Much More Than Clinch ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
“For those of us fortunate to have been alive during that exciting time in Brooklyn Dodgers history, Game 7 of the 1955 World Series was one for the ages, ...

Brooklyn hero Podres dies at 75 SI.com - USAGLENS FALLS, NY (AP)
-- Johnny Podres, who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series title in 1955, died Sunday at the age of 75. ...

Ruth, Koufax, Aaron ... O'Malley Daily Pennsylvanian - Philadelphia,PA,USA
"He didn't want to leave New York, but after 10 years of dealing with aging Ebbets Field, he began to consider a move elsewhere. ...

Remembering Johnny Podres Yarmouth Register - Yarmouthport,MA,USABy joe burns
Johnny Podres, the man who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their first and only World Championship, died Sunday, Jan. 13, in Glen Falls, ...

DODGERS GREAT JOHNNY PODRES DIES redbankgreen - Red Bank,NJ,USA
We thought some baseball-loving redbankgreen readers might like to see this photo of Johnny Podres, the great Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who yesterday in ...

Johnny Podres, 75; pitched Dodgers to first World Series championship Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
AP file photo Catcher Roy Campanella, left, celebrates the Brooklyn Dodgers' 8-3 victory in Game 3 of the 1955 World Series. The win began a comeback from a ...

Phillies fondly remember Podres Phillies.com - USA
A four-time All-Star, Podres pitched in the Majors for 15 years with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres, ...

Podres' area legacy is secure Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA
Harris, a junior in high school, met Podres at his house, where he showed photos of the Brooklyn Dodgers' heyday. Then they moved to the mound. ...

Mark Tomasik: Baseball and history Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) - Vero Beach,FL,USA
Here’sa sample: • In November 1947, Buzzie Bavasi, then an aide to Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, was sent to Vero Beach to determine ...

Phillies - Pupils bought Podres' pitch Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Podres earned national attention when, in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series, he pitched a shutout to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers past the mighty New York ...

Voices From Past Are Echoing Today New York Times - United States...
Barber would inform his audience in Brooklyn, where there were precious few pea patches, but we got the point that the Dodgers were disrupting order. ...

Monday, January 14, 2008

Johnny Podres dead at 75

Dodgers hero Podres dies National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Johnny Podres, who won the clinching game in the Brooklyn Dodgers' only World Series victory, died Sunday night. He was 75. Podres passed away at Glens ...

Former Brooklyn Dodgers star Johnny Podres dies New York Post - New York,NY,USA
GLENS FALLS, NY (AP) Johnny Podres, who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series title in 1955, died Sunday at the age of 75. ...

Johnny Podres, Series Star, Dies at 75 New York Times - United States
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Johnny Podres, who became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955, when he pitched them to ...

Obituaries in the News The Associated Press -
Johnny Podres GLENS FALLS, NY (AP) — Johnny Podres, an All-Star who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series title in 1955, has died. ...

MLB Wire Notes Brooklyn star Podres dies Seattle Times - United StatesBy Seattle Times news services NEW YORK
— Johnny Podres, who became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955, ...

Pitcher who won Game 7 of Brooklyn Dodgers' only World Series ... Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
Johnny Podres, who became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955, when he pitched them to their only World ...

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

Indian River County's deal is with the Oriole Tot Holmes (subscription) - Gothenburg,NE,USA...
Fort Myers is the nearest to the west, 140 miles away. The Dodgers have held spring training in Vero Beach since 1948, when they still played in Brooklyn.

Dodgers' days in Vero Beach are numbered Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
But for owner Bobby McCarthy, it marks the beginning of the end for the Dodgers in Vero Beach. Jan. 25 — that's the day former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher ...

FDNY Says Child Sparked Brooklyn Blaze That Killed Firefighter NY1 - NY,USA
Lieutenant John H. Martinson suffered injuries while fighting a two-alarm fire at the Ebbets Field Houses in Crown Heights that caused him to go into ...

Funeral Being Held For Firefighter Killed In Line Of Duty NY1 - NY,USA
Martinson died Thursday night while fighting a fire at the Ebbets Field Houses in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. Investigators say a six-year-old ...

Luck turned to tragedy for fallen Bravest New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
So the neighbor up in 14M took to rubbing Lafortune's tummy when they chanced to encounter each other in the Ebbets Field Apartments in Brooklyn. ...

Dodgers Scandals and Recoveries Past Tot Holmes (subscription) - Gothenburg,NE,USA
Carl Erskine, Oisk to those that knew him in Brooklyn, threw so many dandy curves that he developed a bad, bad arthritic elbow. He pitched in terrible pain. ...

Brooklyn club's guest lived baseball history Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
Shuba, now 83, was a former outfielder and left-handed hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played seven seasons with the team, including three World Series, ...

Where Once Brooklyn Triumphed, a Tragic Scene New York Times - United States
By MANNY FERNANDEZ It has been 50 years since the Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field on Sept. 24, 1957. For residents of the Ebbets ...