[Lefty Noob]

Former Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres died Sunday at the age of 75.

According to the Associated Press, "The left-hander was picked for four All-Star games and was the first Most Valuable Player in World Series history. He became a hero to every baseball fan in Brooklyn when the Dodgers ended decades of frustration by beating the Yankees to win the World Series." No cause of death was released.

Former Brooklyn Dodgers star Johnny Podres dies - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

[EmpireWF]

He truly is a baseball hero to the Brooklyn fans who remain in New York.

R.I.P. Podres.

I like this tidbit from that story, "As the story goes, Podres told his teammates to get him just one run and the Dodgers would win Game 7. They got him two, and the franchise celebrated its first and only championship while playing in Brooklyn.

Years later, Podres was uncertain he made such a brash statement."